International efforts to tackle climate change suffered a major setback when Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris agreement aimed at curbing rising temperatures. Can the European Union, which has restated its commitment to the pact, play a global leadership role to effect change?
Climate change
Tackling global warming
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
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
Heat stress in Europe
The forecast does not bode well: The number of days on which heat can damage human health is likely to increase sharply in the coming years and decades. This slider helps to compare predicted developments in the periods 1971-2000, 2031-2060 and 2070-2099.