European leaders vow to boost North Sea wind energy production
Nine European countries have pledged to scale up wind power generation in the North Sea to further climate goals and move away from dependency on Russian fossil fuel supplies.
Fast-warming Europe risks more summer droughts: monitor
Glaciers melted during Europe's hottest recorded summer in 2022, with the EU's climate observatory warning the phenomenon could repeat as the continent warms at nearly twice the global rate
Sun, wind power make record 12% of world electricity: survey
Solar and wind energy surged to make a record 12% of the world's electricity in 2022, a climate think tank calculated -- though coal remained the leading source globally.
EU deal to nearly double renewable energy by 2030
The EU agrees a deal to almost double the share of renewables in the 27-nation bloc's energy consumption by 2030 amid efforts to become carbon neutral and ditch Russian fossil fuels.
Dreaming the impossible dream: the 1.5C climate target
In the realm of climate diplomacy, it's the the 80-to-1-odds Kentucky Derby winner, the low-budget multiverse fantasy that came out of nowhere to sweep the Oscars: 1.5 degrees
Europe in crossfire of US-China economic rivalry
The economic confrontation between the US and China has put Europe in the crossfire, with Washington's plan to boost green industries threatening to cause collateral damage to a key ally
‘Threat multiplier’: How climate change affects health
Deadlier than Covid, or even rivalling cancer? Researchers have been increasingly attempting to calculate the effect climate change will have on health if the world does not act quickly to reduce carbon emissions.
Heatwaves could kill 90,000 Europeans per year by 2100: EEA
If nothing is done, heatwaves could lead to the deaths of 90,000 Europeans each year by the end of the century, according to a warning from the European Environment Agency
Growing concern over unseasonal warm spell in Europe
October morning temperatures topping 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) in Spain may have brought cheer to the tourists, but they are provoking concern among environmentalists
Europe’s fiery summer: a climate ‘reality check’?
Wildfires and storms. Rivers at record lows. Parched crops withering in the fields. For many Europeans, this year's scorching summer means climate change is increasingly hard to ignore.