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Ruth Wright

Ecotech

Farmers are earning 50% more thanks to solar-powered fridges

Renewable energy is saving crops from going to waste.

Earth News

Why Spain’s electricity bills have fallen during an energy crisis

Homes and business are benefitting from Spain's commitment to clean energy.

Climate

Alternatives to air con: Cheap and easy ways to cool your home

I moved to Sicily from the UK - here’s what I’ve learnt about keeping your home cool during a heatwave.

Nature

Venice Lagoon becomes surprise hit with pink flamingos

24,000 pink flamingos were spotted in the famous lagoon in 2025 - 6,000 more than in 2024.

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Earth News

Christian leaders call for ‘permanent tax’ on fossil fuel profits

“Europe holds a historic duty and opportunity to lead the transition to a new era away from fossil fuels”, say faith groups from across the EU.

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Portugal racing to prevent ‘a terrible summer’ of wildfires

The public are being asked to 'do their part' by clearing tinder from around their homes.

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France’s last captive orca whales to be moved to Spanish zoo

Wildlife charity Born Free say that at Loro Parque the captive orcas “would likely continue to be exploited for public entertainment and potentially for breeding”.

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EU’s Brazil meat ban targets the wrong problem, say NGOs

Inhumane farming is a bigger problem than antibiotics, experts say, after Brazil meat ban.

Climate

Boom in ‘last chance tourism’ is huge risk to fragile Antarctica

Trips to Antarctica “need to be regulated appropriately, as you would with any of the world’s sensitive and precious ecological sites,” says one expert.

Nature

Over 1,000 beagles seek forever homes after ‘landmark’ rescue mission

The rescue has been called a “landmark breakthrough for animal welfare”.

Earth News

6 key takeaways from Colombia fossil fuel phaseout conference

Europe dominated the Santa Marta fossil fuel summit. Here are the key takeaways.

Earth News

Happy ending? Stranded humpback whale is finally on his way home

Fans can track Timmy's journey in real time.

Earth News

Trump snubbed by gathering of global leaders in Colombia

"When the largest emitters have been present at the COP negotiations, they have pushed for a veto to prevent any discussion of the need to transition beyond fossil fuels," said the conference host.

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How renewables are helping EU avoid the ‘price of other people's wars’

"As long as we depend on oil and gas, we will continue to pay the price of other people's wars,” said French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu.

Climate

Treat fossil fuels like cigarettes to end addiction, experts say

Experts on the major wins they want to see from the Santa Marta fossil fuel phaseout conference.

Water

New UN water agency could be founded at Kazakhstan summit

The Regional Ecological Summit kicks off today in Astana.

Earth News

Japan reveals a new official name for ‘cruelly hot’ days

‘Kokushobi’ will be used in weather forecasts to warn that extreme heat is on the way.

Climate

‘Fossil fuelled war’ could give rise to a historic ‘climate reset’

Experts are calling on governments to ‘reduce the risk of every fossil fuel disruption turning into a global energy and economic shock’.

Earth News

EU countries to plan fossil fuel phaseout at Colombia conference

Energy crises could be a thing of the past if reliable, cheap and abundant clean energy is given precedence over fossil fuels.

Earth News

One of the world's rarest lizards almost wiped out by local mice

The entire global population lives in one five-acre wetland.

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