Green homes are a building trend of the future, as the public can discover at a "bio-climatic" demonstration house at the Futuroscope theme park nears Poitiers, France.
We look at the rise of the Green Party during the European elections. So is it the economic crisis, frustration with mainstream parties or a growing climate consciousness that has lead to this unexpected wave of support?
Industrialized countries are still far short of pledging the cuts in heat-trapping greenhouse gases demanded by scientists, complained Yvo de Boer, the UN's top climate official.
In The Week in France: The French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand has released his film "Home", a cry for help to save the planet. Also, ecology parties' results in the European elections and the D-Day commemorations.
Will Barack Obama's presidency help make the USA a greener place? We have an all-American show, with reports on green cars, green jobs and green dating.
Political parties campaigning in Europe's parliamentary elections are exploiting new Internet tools -- from Facebook to Twitter -- in order to raise interest in the poll. Also in this edition, the launch of "Home" the new eco-blockbuster.
French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand's film "Home" in being simultaneously launched in 123 countries on World Environmental Day. Depicting the effect of human activity on the environment, the multi-venue movie will be free to watch.
Today, it's possible to design clean fashion with ethical objectives. FRANCE 24 meets new designers promoting sustainable glamour, including a young jeweller who uses ethically-extracted gold from northwestern Colombia.
180 nations are meeting in Bonn to discuss the first draft of a new global warming treaty. The draft includes several conflicting proposals to reduce carbon emissions, pointing to tough negotiations ahead.
In "La Ressourcerie" in Paris, everything you would normally throw away is recycled and transformed into useful or decorative objects. Here, nothing is lost and everything is transformed.
