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Fossil fuel companies claim to invest in renewables. But is it really helping the energy transition?

Thursday, october 9, 2025

• 11:00 AM

Fossil fuel companies are involved in very few renewable energy projects, a new report reveals.

Solar energy named the world’s cheapest power source: What it means for Europe

Wednesday, october 8, 2025

• 6:01 AM

Solar energy is now so cheap it costs as little as €0.023 to produce one unit of power, a new study has found.

As cocoa production in Liberia fosters mass deforestation, campaigners urge Europe to act

• 12:36 AM

Cocoa production is fueling illegal deforestation in Liberia, new investigation reveals.

Incidents between orcas and boats off the Portuguese coast continue to rise. What's behind them?

Tuesday, october 7, 2025

• 6:01 AM

Curious about the rudder, orcas have increasingly approached ships over the last five years.

EU ministers test positive for PFAS in their blood, despite forever chemical phase-outs

• 6:00 AM

PFAS were found in the blood of all the EU ministers sampled, the tests found.

Rising sea levels threaten over 100 million buildings. Where does Europe stand?

Monday, october 6, 2025

• 1:01 PM

Fossil fuel emissions need to be ‘curbed quickly’ to prevent millions of buildings from becoming a regular flood risk.

German city crowned Europe’s green capital for ‘strong commitment’ to climate change

• 9:40 AM

The city came top thanks to its scores for air quality, water, noise, climate change adaptation and its circular economy.

Athenians embrace urban beekeeping, hosting hives on rooftops to support local ecosystems

• 5:01 AM

Nikos Chatzilias extracted 500 kilograms of honey this year from approximately 1.2 million bees, spread out across 30 hives on 7 rooftops.

Obsolete electricity grid triggered blackout in Portugal and Spain, experts reveal

Friday, october 3, 2025

• 3:40 PM

A power blackout in April left 60 million people in the Iberian Peninsula without power. Experts cited cascading overvoltage as the cause, affecting vital services in Spain and Portugal.

Fixing diets could cut farming emissions by 15% and avoid 15 million deaths a year, report finds

• 8:53 AM

9 min

Scientists warn that without major changes to what we eat, climate targets will be missed.

Solar became the EU’s main source of electricity for the first time this June

Thursday, october 2, 2025

• 2:43 PM

For the first month in history, solar energy was the main source of electricity generated in the EU.

Famed conservationist and chimpanzee friend Jane Goodall dies at 91

Wednesday, october 1, 2025

• 6:50 PM

14 min

While living among chimpanzees in Africa decades ago, Goodall documented the animals using tools and doing other activities previously believed to be exclusive to people and also noted their distinct personalities.

Arnold Schwarzenegger downplays Trump and backs Vatican initiative to 'terminate' global warming

• 7:46 AM

His Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative is one of the backers of the Vatican conference, which is being held at the Holy See’s newly inaugurated environmental educational centre.

European imports of Russian shipped gas send €8.10bn to Moscow’s coffers – report

Tuesday, september 30, 2025

• 1:53 PM

2 min

Belgium, France and Spain were the main LNG importing countries from 2022 to June 2025, according to a new Greenpeace study.

Audit reveals 'serious weaknesses' and delays in Cyprus's water management plan

• 12:22 AM

The audit calls for urgent action as water management failures persist.

More than half of EU's waters in poor ecological state – EEA report

Monday, september 29, 2025

• 3:36 PM

EU green leaders warned about the degrading water status following the presentation of the latest environmental report published by the EU environment agency.

EU energy systems vulnerable to heatwaves, droughts and rising cooling needs, EEA says

• 2:25 PM

Future energy demand for cooling is expected to increase more in southern EU countries, such as Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain.

Scientists shocked to find marine life thriving on World War II explosives in the Baltic Sea

Saturday, september 27, 2025

• 6:03 AM

German waters alone contain about 1.5 million metric tonnes of dumped weapons, mostly from the two world wars in the 20th century.

Cyclone Gabrielle hits Portugal's Azores causing damage to homes

Friday, september 26, 2025

• 1:10 PM

With the Azores archipelago lying outside the region of warm tropical water, which acts as its fuel, it is somewhat rare for cyclones to reach the Portuguese islands.

California wildfire report points to lack of resources and outdated policies

• 10:36 AM

The fires in January took the lives of 30 people and burned down thousands of homes in and around Los Angeles.

COP30: EU set to double 'fairness' payments offer for climate transition – leak

• 10:05 AM

Bloc is set to push for double financing on climate adaptation by the end of the year, according to an official document from ongoing talks.

Prix Pictet 2025: Chilean artist Alfredo Jaar wins prized photography and sustainability award

• 12:45 AM

23 min

The Prix Pictet photography and sustainability award might be the world's only accolade where there are no real losers. However, Chilean artist Alfredo Jaar's haunting series, The End, was judged by the jury to be a 'clear warning of things to come'.

Why Portugal and Spain are the most vulnerable European countries to blackouts

Thursday, september 25, 2025

• 1:00 PM

The general blackout on 28 April could be a recurring scenario due to limited connections to the continental power grid, according to a new study.

China announces landmark pledge to cut carbon emissions but experts say it is 'too timid'

• 8:05 AM

10 min

Around 100 nations, responsible for about two-thirds of the world's emissions, gave plans or some kind of commitments to further curb fossil fuel emissions and fight climate change at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.

Planetary health check reveals oceans have breached critical acidification boundary

Wednesday, september 24, 2025

• 4:06 PM

More than three-quarters of planet Earth’s life support systems are no longer in the safe zone, experts warn.

EU countries agree to dilute rules on water quality standards

• 11:20 AM

2 min

Green groups regret lax environmental standards on pharmaceuticals, voluntary monitoring and late compliance dates from the political agreement reached on the Water Framework Directive’s revision.

Trump calls climate change a 'con job' as leaders of drowning nations watch at the UN

• 7:36 AM

11 min

Trump called renewable sources of energy like wind power a “joke" and blasted the UN's climate efforts.

Commission claims IT glitch forced second delay to EU deforestation rules

Tuesday, september 23, 2025

• 2:47 PM

EU executive blames IT failure for the second delay in implementing the Deforestation Regulation.

Countries’ fossil fuel plans risk derailing efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C, report warns

Monday, september 22, 2025

• 11:57 AM

A new report highlights how governments’ fossil fuel production plans contradict climate commitments.

COP30: EU countries dodge 2035 climate targets with statement of intent

Friday, september 19, 2025

• 9:23 AM

After lengthy negotiations, EU countries haven't agreed on a 2035 target to present at the United Nations next week.

Sweden and Finland move to safeguard bioenergy production

Wednesday, september 17, 2025

• 2:12 PM

Nordic PMs asked the European Commission to allow flexibilities under EU forest rules.

Toxic ammunition is rotting away in the Baltic Sea. Germany wants to recover it before it’s too late

• 11:04 AM

10 min

Approximately 1.6 million tonnes of WWII munitions lie on the seafloor, leaking toxic compounds that are contaminating marine life and threatening the Baltic ecosystem.

Climate change tripled death toll from European heatwaves this summer, study says

• 5:05 AM

12 min

Experts say just a few degrees of extra heat can be the difference between life and death for thousands of people.

EU countries wrangling over 2035 climate target ahead of COP30 - leak

• 4:31 AM

EU countries have pushed back a decision on 2040 targets from a ministers' meeting this week to a leaders' summit in October, but they are also at odds over key 2035 goals which must be determined before COP30 meets in Brazil in November.

Europe faces billions in economic losses from summer heatwaves, droughts and floods, study warns

Monday, september 15, 2025

• 10:14 AM

9 min

Experts have revealed how extreme weather events are already reshaping Europe’s economic landscape.

Dogs, cats and hedgehogs: How pets and animals are helping with climate communication

Sunday, september 14, 2025

• 6:09 AM

An eco-family of hedgehogs, a sun-shy cat, and cuddly pet dogs are among the fresh new ways to raise awareness of extreme weather and climate change. Jeremy Wilks reports from the European Meteorological Society annual meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

‘You’re poisoning my child’: How Mamme No PFAS helped expose Italy’s PFAS pollution scandal

Saturday, september 13, 2025

• 5:01 AM

13 min

The former managers of chemical company Miteni received prison sentences after being found guilty of water pollution in northeast Italy. What does this mean for other PFAS cases in Europe?

EU decision on 2040 climate target to be delayed, diplomats say

Friday, september 12, 2025

• 4:01 PM

At stake is the review of the EU’s Climate Law, which sets course for the EU to become climate neutral by 2050, but also called for a 2040 climate target to be set in stone.

EU to speed up phase out of Russian energy amid US pressure

Thursday, september 11, 2025

• 3:51 PM

Bloc turns to the US to secure energy supply, but critics worry the EU is shifting dependencies and diverting from the bloc’s climate goals.

Small businesses exempt from EU’s tax at the border

• 12:51 AM

Lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to support SMEs' exemptions under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism's simplification review.

Austria’s push to scrap nuclear from taxonomy snubbed by EU court

Wednesday, september 10, 2025

• 3:36 PM

The lawsuit was filed against the EU executive in October 2022.

MEPs vote for report pushing auto sector to recycle of end-of-use parts

Tuesday, september 9, 2025

• 3:49 PM

New law incentivises more sustainable design, recycling, and reuse of car parts while reducing waste and raw material dependency.

Sami reindeer herders in Sweden face cultural collapse amid mining and climate threats

Monday, september 8, 2025

• 10:50 AM

11 min

Europe’s largest rare earth deposit could cut off Sami reindeer migration routes.

EIB invests €17.5m to boost electric vehicle charging network across Greece and Cyprus

• 12:00 AM

Funding supported by InvestEU will add 2,200 new EV chargers by 2029, boosting green mobility across Greece and Cyprus.

Algae grown on dairy effluent cuts mineral fertiliser use by 25%, scientists say

Friday, september 5, 2025

• 6:54 PM

Researchers are developing bio-based fertilisers that reduce pollution, save energy and could curb Europe’s reliance on Russian imports. One promising solution: algae grown on wastewater.

Worst drought in decades threatens Syria's fragile recovery from years of civil war

• 8:15 AM

12 min

Experts say rainfall has been declining for decades in Syria, where a fledgling government is trying to stitch the country back together following 14 years of civil war.

Trump plans to block two Iberdrola wind farms off Massachusetts coast

Thursday, september 4, 2025

• 10:28 AM

2 min

President Donald Trump plans to block two Iberdrola wind farms off the US coast, a new step by the president in his fight against renewable energy.

Vatican puts Pope Francis's ecological preaching into practice with vocational farm centre

Wednesday, september 3, 2025

• 8:18 AM

The Vatican's first-ever vocational school aims to offer on-site training in sustainable gardening, organic winemaking, and olive harvesting.

Study finds Europe’s red squirrels may cope better with global warming than expected

• 6:00 AM

Habitat loss, food, disease and competing species appear to have a greater impact on the species.

Meet the experts sailing to 26 Greek islands to protect endangered Mediterranean monk seals

Monday, september 1, 2025

• 9:28 AM

18 min

For about two months, Luke, Suzanne, Nora, John and Aran have sailed the Aegean and Ionian to inform locals, visitors and tourism operators about the threats monk seals are facing.

Unions warn of ‘woefully low’ firefighter numbers as EU faces record wildfires

• 5:01 AM

More than one million hectares burned in Europe in the summer of 2025. Despite the growing threat, unions warn that firefighter numbers remain 'woefully low', urging investment in staffing, prevention and civil protection.

Birdwatchers flock to Colombia and South Africa- so why are Venezuela and DRC being left behind?

Sunday, august 31, 2025

• 5:00 AM

8 min

While birdwatching tourism explodes in countries like Colombia and Costa Rica, places like Madagascar and Bolivia are seeing far fewer bird lovers.

14-year-old boy confesses to deliberately starting several fires in Portugal, police say

Friday, august 29, 2025

• 12:17 AM

Police say the boy said he was frustrated because of poor results in school and faced difficulties in socialising with his peers.

Five-million-year-old fissure discovered off Portugal could explain Lisbon's major earthquakes

Thursday, august 28, 2025

• 2:28 PM

A fissure in the tectonic plate 200 kilometres off the coast of Cabo de São Vicente (Sagres) may be the cause of major Lisbon earthquakes, like the one in 1755.

Poland to build Europe’s first of its kind small-scale nuclear power plant in Włocławek

• 10:56 AM

Poland’s first small modular nuclear power plant, or SMR, will be built in Włocławek, energy company Orlen announced on Thursday, the first project of its kind in Europe.

Trump reports distort science to justify rollback of key climate protections, experts warn

Wednesday, august 27, 2025

• 12:05 AM

15 min

From sea ice mix-ups to wildfire distortions, scientists say the reports misled on climate dangers.

Tourists in Malta are supporting climate change research by sharing holiday photos of the coast

Tuesday, august 26, 2025

• 1:56 PM

The CoastSnap project helps track how climate change is impacting coastlines through community photo contributions.

China races to build the world's largest solar farm to meet emissions targets

Friday, august 22, 2025

• 10:08 AM

9 min

New data shows china's carbon emissions fell in early 2025, raising hopes the country may have peaked ahead of its 2030 target.

Wildfires devastate nearly 10,000 km2 in 2025 with Spain and Portugal hardest-hit

Thursday, august 21, 2025

• 2:36 PM

Spain's civil-protection chief warned that the fires continue to pose a direct threat to populated areas, while Defence Minister Margarita Robles described "airborne action" as difficult because of thick smoke.