Teenage climate change protest [video]
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‘We skipped our lessons to teach you one’, students protest climate policies (Updated)
Hundreds of students protested on Friday outside the ministry of energy against climate change and the use of natural gas that is expected in 2021...
Climate-change protesters poised to kick off global wave of street marches
As world leaders begin arriving for a summit at the United Nations on accelerating action to address climate threats, adults are planning to join students in an...
When it comes to climate Jonathan shouldn’t give up on the big things
By Gwynne Dyer Jonathan Franzen has finally seen the light. Unfortunately, it has blinded him. The distinguished American novelist and essayist has a piece in...
Protesters vow to go ahead with Heathrow disruption despite arrests
Climate-change activists have vowed to go ahead with plans to disrupt Heathrow with drones on Friday morning, despite the arrest of five of their members...
Agriculture minister announces massive tree-planting drive
Between November and next February more than 70,000 trees will be planted, Minister of Agriculture Costas Kadis announced after the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. “The...
We need to challenge climate change doubters before it’s too late
By Patricia Scotland Imagine a London where the entire subterranean region is engulfed with dirty water. Crammed train carriages that once barrelled along 249 miles...
Cypriots’ positive view of EU rises, climate change not a major concern
A new Eurobarometer survey released on Monday shows Cyprus is the EU member state where the positive image of the EU has increased the most....
Cabinet approves climate change budget
An action plan and budget for the tackling of climate change was approved on Wednesday by the cabinet. Of the approved budget of €550,000 for...
Focus on climate change, waste management says minister
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Monday his ministry had put climate change research, urban waste management and farmers’ compensation to the top of its...
Mothers march against climate change (updated, photos)
On Mother’s Day, marked around the world on Sunday, Mothers Rise Up-Cyprus held a protest march from the House of Representatives to the Presidential Palace...
Do ‘mechanical trees’ offer the cure for climate change?
By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK, April 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A Dublin-based company plans to erect “mechanical trees” in the United States that will...
Youth to protest outside parliament over climate change
Youth for Climate Cyprus will be staging another demonstration outside parliament on May 3 to protest what they say is the government’s ‘inaction’ on climate...
More demos planned over climate inaction
After worldwide demonstrations by teenagers to demand action on the planet, which included Cyprus, Youth for Climate Cyprus have announced a further protest outside Parliament...
Cyprus Institute secures €30m for climate-change programme
The Cyprus Institute (CyI) has secured €30 million in funding to investigate climate change in the EMME (Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East), it was...
Air pollution linked with psychotic episodes in UK teens
High levels of air pollution in England and Wales have been linked with psychotic experiences in teenagers, such as hearing voices and intense paranoia, scientists...
Wildfires blaze across unseasonably hot, dry Portugal
Hundreds of Portuguese firefighters struggled on Wednesday to contain wildfires which erupted far earlier in the season than usual because of unexpectedly hot and windy...
Climate does not recognise political positions
By George Vassiliou CLIMATE change has dominated global headlines in recent years with weather-related tragedies affecting millions of people. As real as these tragedies have...
Solar and wind firms call the ‘Green New Deal’ too extreme
US solar and wind power companies may have the most to gain from the Green New Deal, an ambitious proposal backed by several Democratic presidential...
President raises climate, refugees at EU-Arab League summit
President Nicos Anastasiades said the ongoing meeting of the EU-Arab partnership is an important milestone, which highlights the acknowledgement that such strategic relations contribute to...