Now playing Next Green News Euroviews. Can historic landmarks like the Eiffel Tower ever be truly green? It's generally assumed that old historical buildings are likely inefficient, use more energy, and are maintenance-intensive. However, the Eiffel Tower is an example I’d like to highlight, proving this doesn’t have to be the case, Cristina Gamboa writes. 18/03/2024
Now playing Next Climate Euroviews. Extreme weather is worsening our food supply Children shouldn’t be dying from malnutrition. We can nourish everyone alive, and every child being born, every second, for the rest of our collective time on this planet, Matt Freeman writes. 16/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News Euroviews. Long duration storage is an imperative for industrial decarbonisation Europe's industries are diverse, and so are its energy needs. But the common thread binding them is the need for sustainable, reliable, and cost-effective secure energy solutions, Julia Souder writes. 14/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. European leaders ‘outpaced’ by increasing risk from climate change The situation is already critical as climate change leads to increasingly frequent and severe flooding, drought and rising sea levels. Without urgent action by governments and EU leaders the impact is likely to become 'catastrophic' over the coming years, the European Environment Agency warns. 11/03/2024
Now playing Next Climate Euroviews. Climate change remains worse for women — but it doesn’t have to be International Women's Day is an opportunity to highlight how, unless significant action is taken, climate injustices towards women will only continue, Salomé Lehtman writes. 08/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News Euroviews. Deregulating green policies jeopardises Europe's competitiveness Of course, more needs to be done to promote European industry. But retreating from the vision of the Green Deal is not the answer, Mats Engström writes. 07/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News Euroviews. Indonesia’s approach to green transition needs European buy-in Only through holistic national strategies, underpinned and underwritten by the international community, we can achieve a truly just and sustainable global green transition. Our European partners are a much-needed friend in that process, Azis Armand writes. 04/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News Euroviews. Starmer’s green pledge U-turn is the latest environmental tragedy Starmer's flip-flopping means the UK risks more years of Tory rule, the rise of extremism and the legitimisation of the far-right — now a dangerous mainstream force in Europe — as well as the devastation of our planet, Isabel Schatzschneider writes. 28/02/2024
Now playing Next Green News Euroviews. The European Investment Bank is not a leader in the green transition As president, at a minimum, Calviño must commit to consulting people impacted by EIB projects as part of their design and either ensuring or providing remedies for negative environmental and social impacts of its investments, Sutharee Wannasiri writes. 27/02/2024
Now playing Next Kenya Euroviews. A Trump win would see Africa (and the world) spiral into climate hell Trump's election victory would see a return to policies that led to a whopping 110 million Africans facing humanitarian and environmental crises today. But what happens in Africa will not stay in Africa, Nathaniel Mong’are writes. 27/02/2024
Now playing Next Green News 'Belief in consent’: UK climate activists could lose key defence Five XR protesters could be the last to use the statutory defence, after the government asked the Court of Appeal to review it. 21/02/2024
Now playing Next Green News Euroviews. Blackout fatigue threatens our climate change resilience We might never have the tech to tame a tempest, but we know about the hazards that trigger power outages and now we have the capability to manage them in granular detail, Taco Engelaar writes. 12/02/2024
Now playing Next Climate Can Warsaw become climate neutral by 2050? The mayor of Poland’s capital, Rafał Trzaskowski, has ambitious goals for climate neutrality in Warsaw 10/02/2024
Now playing Next Green News Euroviews. Not all carbon credits are created equal A failure of carbon markets now would slow humanity's path to net zero emissions and derail financial innovation in other ecosystem services, María Mendiluce writes. 09/02/2024
Now playing Next Green News Past 12 months exceeded critical 1.5°C threshold for first time The global average temperature in January 2024 was 1.6°C above pre-industrial levels for the month, meaning the planet has breached the 1.5°C benchmark for the past 12 months. 08/02/2024
Now playing Next Climate Euroviews. Europe’s clean industrial strategy demands more strategic investment A competitive clean industrial strategy is not just a necessity; it is a strategic imperative. And as such, it requires the financial means to be delivered, Hernan del Valle writes. 06/02/2024
Now playing Next Health news The way humans evolved may be stopping us from solving climate change While studying human evolution to find solutions for the growing climate crisis, researchers found a mix of encouraging and depressing results. 29/01/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Euroviews. What’s the beef with alternative proteins? As the European Green Deal enters a critical phase, a major effort is needed to help alternative proteins take off and play their part in delivering EU food and climate security, Nusa Urbancic, Pieter de Pous, Dustin Benton and Nico Muzi write. 23/01/2024
Now playing Next Green News Euroviews. Seeds can turn into roots of our fight against climate crisis By collaborating more closely together, the public and private seed sectors can unlock new, creative solutions that may, in fact, deliver the goal of ending hunger against all odds, Michael Keller writes. 23/01/2024
Now playing Next Business Euroviews. We cannot let a skills gap slow down green transition opportunities By providing the right opportunities and training, current workers will benefit from new opportunities and younger generations will not only inherit a better climate but also the means to thrive, Ignacio Galán writes. 18/01/2024