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- Ministers accused of blocking plans to ban burning of UK peatlands Sun, 20 Sep 20, 4:33pmFailure to protect fragile moors habitat fans doubts about the government’s green credentials
- Green groups save the coal underground but destroy the forest above Wed, 9 Sep 20, 4:23amBuilding the future one log at a time. Thanks to climate activists, coal deposits underground are safe but Europe’s old forests are being converted to industrial plantations and wood pellets Pierre Gosselin of NoTricksZone...
- France's 'big green recovery plan' not big enough for campaigners Thu, 3 Sep 20, 11:51pmA third of €100bn post-Covid package to be used for greener future, but critics say it falls short
- French PM says jobs and green economy at heart of Covid recovery plan Fri, 4 Sep 20, 12:15amJean Castex unveils €100bn plan aimed at returning France to pre-pandemic economic strength
- Only one in 10 utility firms prioritise renewable electricity – global study Tue, 1 Sep 20, 1:00amVast majority of world’s electricity companies remain heavily invested in fossil fuels
- Norway plans to drill for oil in untouched Arctic areas Wed, 26 Aug 20, 10:42pmCritics say plan for fields off Svalbard threatens ecosystem and relations with Russia
- Agtech startup iFarm bags $4M to help vertical farms grow more tasty stuff Fri, 21 Aug 20, 1:00amVertical farming technology provider iFarm has bagged a $4 million seed round, led by Gagarin Capital, an earlier investor in the startup. Other investors in the round include Matrix Capital, Impulse VC, IMI.VC and several...
- Tessa Khan: ‘Litigation is a powerful tool in the environmental crisis’ Sun, 16 Aug 20, 10:00pmWhen a court in the Netherlands ruled its government’s actions unlawful, it inspired others to hold big polluters to account
- World’s largest nuclear fusion project begins assembly in France Tue, 28 Jul 20, 7:00pmProject aims to show clean fusion power can be generated at commercial scale
- France's oldest nuclear reactor to finally shut down Sun, 28 Jun 20, 4:34pmEnvironmentalists have welcomed news that the 43-year-old Fessenheim reactor will close, nine years after it was first planned
- European VC firm Pale Blue Dot plans to fund 40 ‘planet-positive’ startups Wed, 17 Jun 20, 3:21amPale Blue Dot, a newly outed European venture capital firm focused on climate tech, announced this week the first closing of its debut fund at €53 million...
- Swappie bags $40.6M to sell more secondhand iPhones across Europe Tue, 16 Jun 20, 5:00pmFinland-based Swappie has closed a €35.8 million ($40.6M) Series B to expand into new markets in Europe. The ecommerce business refurbishes and resells used iPhones, taking care of the entire process from testing and repairing...
- Volkswagen launches home EV charging system sales ahead of ID.3 vehicle deliveries Sat, 13 Jun 20, 4:35amVolkswagen has started to sell a home-charging device as the automaker prepares to bring its new ID family of electric vehicles to market. The ID.3 is the first electric vehicle under the ID label and will only be sold in...
- Backlash grows over Greek energy deregulation law Thu, 11 Jun 20, 5:00pmCampaigners fear damage to protected regions by companies exploiting their resources
- Russia to use anti-tank shells in attempt to put out oilfield fire Sat, 6 Jun 20, 3:35amMilitary called in to fire artillery rounds at wellhead in Siberia that has been ablaze for nearly a week