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Leak: EU to target clean-up of 'forever chemicals' in water strategy

The European Commission plans to support large scale efforts to clean up forever chemicals as part of its upcoming water resilience strategy, acknowledging the widespread threat of water pollution and the need for technological innovation to address it.

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Europe ‘lagging’ behind on human rights by not recognising right to healthy environment, experts say

There is now a robust legal framework to tackle serious environmental crimes, but experts say the Council of Europe missed a chance to protect human rights.

Red meat and cars mean French men have a 26% higher carbon footprint than women, study says

Food and transport account for half of the average French person’s carbon footprint.

Mardi 13 mai 2025

Europe’s electricity grid is outdated and risks derailing fossil fuel phase out, report finds

Over 1,700 gigawatts of renewable energy projects across 16 countries are stuck in the queue to be connected to the electricity grid.

Dutch NGO hits Shell with fresh legal challenge - and the impact could be ‘enormous’

“Shell will not stop of its own accord,” says the director of Milieudefensie, which has enjoyed previous legal success against the oil giant.

Lundi 12 mai 2025

‘Leo will follow Francis’: Catholics in the Amazon hope new pope will protect the rainforest

Amazon Catholics say the new pope is needed at COP30 in Brazil later this year.

Vendredi 9 mai 2025

How poaching caused over 100 vultures to die in mass poisoning in South African national park

Vultures are key to wildlife ecosystems because of the clean-up work they do, feeding on the carcasses of dead animals.

‘Major loss’: Trump administration to axe database tracking cost of climate-fuelled extreme weather

For decades, the database has tracked hundreds of major events across the country, including destructive hurricanes, hail storms, droughts and freezes.

Jeudi 8 mai 2025

Animal rights activists fear mass euthanasia of stray dogs in Türkiye after new top court ruling

Animal rights advocates have claimed that many street animals were indiscriminately killed after the passage of the law last August.

Mardi 6 mai 2025

EU sets 2027 as deadline to phase out all Russian energy, including LNG

Imports of Russian oil, gas and nuclear materials must stop by 2027 at the very latest, Brussels has proposed in a new ambitious strategy.

Europeans want homegrown renewable energy over fossil fuels from Trump or Putin, poll confirms

People in Europe believe their countries should prioritise investment in domestic renewable energy over imported fossil fuels.

Lundi 5 mai 2025

Discounts, jobs and better services: Can community engagement create real support for renewables?

Most Europeans support the shift to renewable energy, but translating that into support for actual projects on the ground isn’t easy.

Vendredi 2 mai 2025

‘A surprising debasement’: Trump administration sues four states over climate lawsuits and laws

The ‘highly unusual’ lawsuits have raised concern over states’ abilities to retain the power to take climate action.

Jeudi 1 mai 2025

Europe’s top 10 most polluting airlines revealed in new report calling for carbon market review

Expanding the scope of key legislation would not only curb plane emissions, but could generate billions for the green transition, new analysis shows.

Mardi 29 avril 2025

EU governments discuss action on disinformation over climate policy

Environment ministers discussed on Tuesday how to counter disinformation and propaganda targeting the EU's climate and environmental policies, less than 24 hours after a catastrophic power cut in Spain and Portugal gave wing to precisely the kind of fake

Fact check: Did wind and solar really cause Portugal and Spain’s mass blackout?

Investigations are ongoing into what went wrong with the electricity system, which impacted some 60 million people.

Lundi 28 avril 2025

European Commission questions legality of US seabed mining plans

The EU executive “deeply regrets” President Trump’s decision to promote deep-sea mining in international waters, joining a chorus of voices questioning the legality of Washington’s latest bid to secure supplies of lithium, rare earth metals and other crit

Landmark ruling should encourage more cities to ban fossil fuel ads, campaigners urge

The general health interests of citizens are worth more than the commercial interests of advertisers, the court said.

Sycamore Gap: Two men charged with felling beloved tree go on trial in northern England

The tree was far from Britain’s biggest or oldest, but when it was mysteriously felled in 2023, it caused disbelief and heartbreak for many across the country.

Dimanche 27 avril 2025

Wildlife TV is taking off in Europe. These are the most captivating livestreams to watch now

From seasonal puffin shows to bear sanctuaries, wildlife streams remind viewers of the importance of conservation.

Samedi 26 avril 2025

Loos to loaves: How the ‘nervous wees’ of London Marathon runners are being turned into fertiliser

If scaled, urine from last year’s London Marathon could have fertilised enough wheat for 3,000 loaves of bread.

Vendredi 25 avril 2025

This ‘bone collector’ caterpillar eats trapped insects and wears their body parts

The ‘bone collector’ caterpillar may be older than the Hawaiian islands where it lives.

Jeudi 24 avril 2025

Scientists say they can now calculate the trillions in climate damage caused by fossil fuel giants

Experts believe the research could help bolster climate laws and make polluters pay for their role in global warming.

‘Fishing in the dark’: Spain accused of turning a blind eye to illegal fishing in West Africa

NGOs claim Spanish authorities are turning a blind eye to their fleets' activities in Senegal and Guinea Bissau.

Mercredi 23 avril 2025

UK government to ban use of ‘slave labour’ solar panels by new state-owned energy company

Campaigners have warned that Chinese slave labour is widespread throughout the renewables sector.

Mardi 22 avril 2025

Why fossil fuels are like renting a home - and solar panel imports soon pay for themselves

Ahead of the IEA’s summit on energy security this week, analysts are emphasising the benefits of solar and wind.

Firefighters battle massive fire at plastic landfill in central Czech Republic

Firefighters battled a massive fire at a plastic landfill in the Czech Republic on Monday, covering an area of at least 450 square metres.

Lundi 21 avril 2025

Science, compassion and Catholicism: How Pope Francis helped inspire global climate action

Pope Francis's legacy includes efforts to open the eyes of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics to the dangers of climate change.

Vendredi 18 avril 2025

Climate change is redrawing the global wine map. Here’s what it means for your future vintages

England already has a reputation for great sparkling wines, as climate change shifts the focus of wine production.

Jeudi 17 avril 2025

On thin ice: Why this legendary Dutch skating race may never happen again

In the 20th century, the Elfstedentocht could be expected to take place every four to five years.

Mercredi 16 avril 2025

Indigenous communities push back against Peru law change that could accelerate Amazon deforestation

It is being “falsely arguing” that the amendments are necessary to comply with the EU’s new forest regulations, campaigners warn.

Mardi 15 avril 2025

World’s most elusive squid? Scientists just filmed colossal squid alive for the first time

In January, the research team also captured a glacial glass squid on camera for the first time.

Renewed concern over direction of EU climate policy in wake of alarming 2024 weather report

Despite the ever increasing body of scientific and real-life evidence for the accelerating pace of global temperature rise, climate campaigners fear the EU executive is looking at ways to introduce loopholes before proposing a target to reduce Europe’s ca

Lundi 14 avril 2025

‘Fossil fuels in another form’: Plastic recycling rate stagnates at under 10%, report finds

Cutting down on the production of virgin plastics is essential, campaigners say, in the face of such low reuse rates.

Pumped up pollen: How climate change could be making your seasonal allergies worse

Studies that link worsening allergies in Europe with climate change and elevated concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere.

Elephant retirement home: This zoo in Spain is helping elderly animals to age gracefully

Ageing animals that cannot be reintroduced into the wild are being given specialised geriatric care at Barcelona Zoo.

Samedi 12 avril 2025

From airlines to trainers, this German NGO stops companies from greenwashing products

For three years, DUH has been taking companies to court for dubious advertising claims about climate neutrality.

Vendredi 11 avril 2025

Climate champion or catastrophe: Can AI ‘offset’ its own, growing emissions?

Data centre electricity demand is predicted will rise to around 945 terawatt hours by 2030, more than the entire electricity consumption of Japan.

La Niña has ended after three weak months. What does it mean for Europe’s weather?

Longer-term weather forecasts are more difficult to establish when the phenomenon is not present.

'Make America's showers great again': Trump reverses US water and energy saving measures

The standards were intended to make dishwashers, showerheads, refrigerators, laundry machines and toilets use less energy and water.

Jeudi 10 avril 2025

‘One big backlash’: Why is a green shareholder activist group pausing its climate resolutions?

A “changing political landscape” and global trade tensions are partly to blame, according to the Netherlands-based group.

Not just social media: Report claims mainstream French media is spreading climate disinformation

A new study discovered dozens of climate lies being shared in French media, from renewable energy to EVs.

EU agrees to restore soils to health but stops short of setting legal targets

The state of Europe’s soil is often overlooked in the battle against climate change and ecosystem destruction, and in efforts to limit flooding and ensure food security. The EU has agreed to restore its heavily degraded land by 2050, but environmentalists

Ditching fossil fuels would improve energy security for most countries, new research finds

Trade-related risks to energy security decline on average by 19 per cent in net-zero scenarios.

Mercredi 9 avril 2025

Commission overruled as lawmakers extend microplastic controls to shipping

After a series of high profile spills at sea, MEPs and governments have agreed that new pollution controls must extend to maritime freight, despite opposition from the EU executive.

European premiere of Meryl Streep narrated film urging nature restoration

Filmmaker Matthew Brady tells Euronews why he wanted to bring a message of hope to the big screen – and how he persuaded Hollywood royalty Meryl Streep to narrate his award-winning documentary ‘Escape from Extinction – Rewilding’.

Nations debate historic first global carbon tax as shipping faces pressure to cut emissions

As nations of the world debate a historic global carbon tax on shipping, the US has waded in with threats of retaliation.

Europe’s largest meteorite impact crater is pumping out methane and nobody knows why

Methane emissions in Sweden’s Siljan Ring lakes are up to 300 times higher than expected, raising climate concerns.

Lego says new factory in Vietnam will make toys without without adding emissions to the atmosphere

It is hoped that the factory’s 12,400 solar panels and energy storage system will help set a precedent for more sustainable manufacturing in Vietnam.

‘Their determination is heroic’: Portuguese youth mount fresh climate lawsuit against government

A new lawsuit is being built to challenge the Portuguese government’s climate targets and plans by young veterans of climate litigation.

Mardi 8 avril 2025

MEPs reject renewed attacks on NGO funding in EU budget review

A parliamentary committee has voted down a raft of amendments from right-wing lawmakers seeking to incorporate sharp criticism of EU funding for non-governmental organisations into the discharge of the bloc’s 2023 budget.

Meet Zen, the border collie teaching rescue dogs as climate change compounds avalanche risks

When things go wrong, the only weapon Alpine rescuers have to search is dogs.

World surpasses 40% clean electricity with Europe leading as a 'solar superpower'

Heatwaves, AI and data centres are driving electricity demand to new heights. But clean power is up to the challenge, a new global review finds.

Lundi 7 avril 2025

European Commission slammed for 'opaque' funding of NGOs

The EU’s audit office has demanded greater transparency over EU funding contracts for non-profit civil society organisations, despite finding no evidence during a year-long probe of any wrongdoing by either NGOs or European Commission officials.

Scientists say human-caused pollution may be masking the true extent of climate warming

The findings will help develop more accurate climate models to predict future climate change.

Meet the teen duo that won this year’s Earth Prize Europe with their groundbreaking clean water tech

The European winners hope they can scale up their invention to tackle water pollution at its source.

Dimanche 6 avril 2025

Dying for a glass of wine? South African farm workers fight EU’s ‘toxic trade’ in pesticides

Pesticides deemed too dangerous for Europe continue to be made here and exported. South Africa’s farm workers have had enough.

Samedi 5 avril 2025

Russia continues December's Kerch Strait oil spill clean-up from two storm-stricken Russian tank

Russia continues its Black Sea clean-up operation in the Kerch Strait, after last December’s oil spill from two storm-stricken Russian tankers, according to Russian authorities.

Vendredi 4 avril 2025

Going round in circularity: Most Brits confused by sustainability language, survey finds

A third of consumers admitted to ignoring what brands say about sustainability because it confuses them.

Lundi 24 février 2025

Three years of war in Ukraine: ‘Environmental damage knows no borders’ as emissions rise to new high

Forest fires have contributed to a 31 per cent rise in emissions from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine over the last 12 months.