Vrijdag 14 november 2025
Donderdag 13 november 2025
World has 'virtually exhausted' its carbon budget as fossil fuel emissions reach all-time high
• 14:18
6 min
New research warns that keeping global warming under 1.5°C is 'no longer plausible'.
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'COP of truth': Countries commit to tackling climate disinformation at UN climate summit
• 07:04
6 min
It is the first time states have formally committed to information integrity and fighting back against climate disinformation.
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Woensdag 12 november 2025
Rising electricity demand drives urgent need for diverse, resilient energy, IEA says
• 00:48
9 min
Renewable energy, led by solar power, will grow faster than any other major source in the next few years, the annual outlooks says.
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UN COP30 climate report says sustainable cooling essential to cut emissions and save lives
• 00:37
6 min
Emissions from cooling are set to double by 2050 without the introduction of more sustainable practices, according to the report.
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Dinsdag 11 november 2025
Urgent reforms needed in Cyprus water management as audit highlights serious shortcomings
• 14:50
4 min
In the midst of a water scarcity crisis, the Audit Office found weaknesses in the management of reserves.
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Have China’s carbon emissions peaked? New analysis shows they haven’t risen in 18 months
• 13:17
7 min
China’s emissions flat or falling over last 18 months, according to new analysis
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COP30: Brazil promotes largest Indigenous participation in history of the conference
• 11:33
9 min
Brazil invested in a number of initiatives and programmes to strengthen the representation of Indigenous peoples. Around 3,000 Indigenous people are expected to attend the 12-day summit in Brazil’s Amazon city of Belém.
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Maandag 10 november 2025
COP30: EU backs global carbon market alliance to crack down on CO2 emissions
• 11:41
5 min
The European Union and Brazil urged other countries to embrace mechanisms that put a price on carbon and develop carbon markets to finance global climate action. Critics argue the decision could undermine domestic climate ambition and jeopardise financing
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The landmark Paris Agreement set a path to slow global warming but the world has not stayed on it
• 09:18
11 min
Record heat waves and deadly weather disasters have punctuated a decade of missed climate targets.
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Biggest polluters skip COP30 for Europe to pick up climate tab
• 06:01
8 min
Leaders of the United States, China and India, the world's three biggest polluters, won't attend the COP30 in Brazil as the European Union promises to stay engaged but faces financing hurdles at home.
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Zondag 9 november 2025
Vrijdag 7 november 2025
Germany promises support for Brazil's tropical forest protection scheme at UN climate talks
• 20:07
8 min
The Tropical Forest Forever Facility seeks seeks to leverage investments into €108 billion that can be used to pay 74 developing countries for every hectare of forest they conserve.
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World's biggest spiderweb home to more than 110,000 spiders discovered on the Albanian-Greek border
• 11:27
6 min
This is the first evidence of colonial behaviour in two common spider species and probably represents the largest spider web in the world.
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What is COP30, why does it matter and who will be at this year’s UN climate talks?
• 09:07
10 min
The annual climate conference will take place in Belem, Brazil, from 10 November to 21 November.
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Donderdag 6 november 2025
Commission unveils nearly €3bn to scale up green fuels for aviation and maritime transport
• 14:56
5 min
The plan to step up financing for sustainable fuels in shipping and aviation by 2027 comes as the bloc is falling short of decarbonising heavy transport by 2050.
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AI can now forecast European heatwaves weeks in advance. Here’s how it works
• 14:33
6 min
The researchers trained their AI on reconstructions of ancient climates from the year 0 to 1850.
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Woensdag 5 november 2025
Breath of relief as EU commits to CO2 reduction climate goal ahead of COP30
• 16:07
4 min
After months of political impasse, EU environment ministers backed the revision of the EU's climate law, paving the way for a decision on the global 2035 climate target to be presented next week at COP30.
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EU ministers break deadlock on CO2 emission cut by 2040 amid political pressure
• 00:20
9 min
After months of political impasse, the revision of the EU's climate law was backed with significant flexibilities for member states to hit the 90% emissions reduction by 2040. Now the European Parliament needs to have a say on the bloc's climate target.
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Zaterdag 1 november 2025
Vrijdag 31 oktober 2025
Greece still buries nearly 80% of its waste despite billions spent and bins everywhere
• 13:01
7 min
The waste problem is particularly critical in Athens and the wider area of the Greek capital.
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EU countries split over polluting credits for European industry in Green Deal pusback
• 11:35
9 min
Negotiations for pollution credits in 2040 climate neutrality goal could further water down the EU’s Green Deal in favor of European industry. A formal decision by environment ministers is due November 4.
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Should we expect more monster storms like Hurricane Melissa as the planet warms?
• 09:02
6 min
Experts estimate that Melissa was about 10 per cent stronger because of climate change.
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Donderdag 30 oktober 2025
Greece announces €2.5 billion plan to tackle drought and secure water supply
• 13:53
5 min
Climate change and the drought "threaten" Athens with water scarcity for the first time in 30 years. The emergency plan aims to avoid this.
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Spanish photographer captures world's first ever white Iberian Lynx on camera
• 09:01
6 min
The genetic anomaly testifies to the good progress of the Lynx pardinus conservation plans in the two countries of the Iberian Peninsula, after releases began in 2011 when the species was on the verge of extinction.
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Fossil fuel projects face stricter scrutiny after Europe’s top human rights court ruling
• 07:05
5 min
The case worked its way through European legal systems for nearly a decade before the ruling.
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Woensdag 29 oktober 2025
Dinsdag 28 oktober 2025
Maandag 27 oktober 2025
Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica and Haiti, meterologists warn
• 10:24
4 min
Expected to make landfall in Jamaica on Monday evening or Tuesday morning, Hurricane Melissa is forecast to become a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest storm on record for the Caribbean island nation,
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Europe’s water crisis: How waste is ‘amplifying’ the climate crisis and costing millions
• 06:01
6 min
Europe’s ‘strained’ energy and water system could slash GDP by up to eight per cent in high-income countries.
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Vrijdag 24 oktober 2025
EU lawmakers plead UN body to go hard on wildlife trafficking by 2030
• 14:56
5 min
More data, better traceability schemes and stepping up enforcement are some of the measures backed by lawmakers to tackle wildlife trafficking ahead of the UN convention in Uzbekistan.
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Plant and animal extinctions slow but experts warn human activity still poses ‘significant’ risks
• 10:39
6 min
Researchers have warned that the findings should not be used as a ‘carte blanche’ for destructive human behaviour.
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Trump administration finalises plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling
• 10:04
6 min
The Trump administration has approved plans to open Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, rekindling fierce debate between economic interests and environmental protection.
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Donderdag 23 oktober 2025
PETA UK asks Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant to change his name to ‘Robert Plant Wool’
• 08:30
2 min
November is Plant Wool Month, which raises awareness for "cruelty-free, sustainable plant wools and the innovative designers using them.”
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France and Spain back 2035 diesel and petrol car ban, letter reveals
• 00:28
4 min
In a letter sent to EU leaders, Paris and Madrid state that the target must be kept, but ask for "made in Europe" incentives to help the struggling automotive industry.
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EU produces 35.3kg of plastic packaging waste per person each year: Which country recycles the most?
• 00:04
5 min
In 2023, the EU generated 79.7 million tonnes of packaging waste in Europe, equivalent to 177.8kg per inhabitant.
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Woensdag 22 oktober 2025
Mosquitos found in Iceland for the first time following record-breaking temperatures
• 11:06
3 min
After the species was identified near Iceland’s capital, Antarctica remains the world’s only mosquito-free haven.
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EU environment ministers again delay decision on climate goals before COP30
• 10:21
12 min
EU talks will continue on two key climate targets — 2035 and 2040 — ahead of the upcoming COP30 summit in Belém, Brazil.
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‘Fighting for nature’: How rewilding efforts are helping Ukrainian soldiers and families heal
• 06:00
7 min
Amid Russia’s invasion, rewilding efforts have emerged as a ‘much-needed symbol of resilience’ for Ukraine.
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Dinsdag 21 oktober 2025
Sustainability to shape the EU’s first-ever tourism strategy
• 16:57
4 min
With Europe facing record visitor numbers and rising climate risks, the plan aims to balance economic growth with environmental protection and community well-being.
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EU aims to curb plastic pollution with new rules targeting nightmare spills of tiny pellets
• 14:31
6 min
EU takes aim at tiny plastic pellet pollution with new regulations
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Will the EU's climate goals be affected by Washington's trade war?
• 11:10
10 min
US pressure and Chinese restrictions on rare earth metals are disrupting EU supply chains, challenging the bloc's climate goals and increasing dependency on foreign resources.
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New Delhi blanketed by thick smoke after Diwali fireworks causing hazardous levels of air pollution
• 10:42
4 min
Firecrackers filled the air with smoke and fine particles that mixed with seasonal pollution and stagnant weather conditions.
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Maandag 20 oktober 2025
EU energy ministers back Russian energy ban from 2028
• 14:09
4 min
EU ministers voted a European Commission proposal to ban Russian energy products but landlocked countries like Hungary and Slovakia will be exempt over concerns linked to supply security.
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Sea levels are rising faster than at any time in the last 4,000 years. Here’s why
• 10:25
4 min
Melting glaciers and thermal expansion are driving the ‘acceleration’ of sea level rise to record levels.
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International deal to reduce emissions from shipping sinks after US-led opposition
• 00:28
7 min
The US, Saudi Arabia and other petro-states led pushback against the world’s first carbon tax for shipping.
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Zondag 19 oktober 2025
Donderdag 16 oktober 2025
‘Simply scandalous’: Report exposes how factory farming worsens world food waste
• 13:45
6 min
Farmland the size of Mexico could be freed up if we stop feeding grain to factory-farmed animals, says NGO.
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European Heritage Awards 2025: Protectors of the past honoured in Brussels
• 13:37
18 min
Dozens of cultural heritage workers have been hailed as heroes in Brussels this week for their work preserving a broad range of projects, from a glacier archaeology programme in Norway to the restoration of Antwerp City Hall in Belgium and the Puerta de A
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Climate change in the Arctic: How melting ice is causing Greenland to ‘shrink’
• 06:01
3 min
Prehistoric changes and accelerating climate change are ‘shrinking’ Greenland and causing it to drift, new research warns.
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Woensdag 15 oktober 2025
Dinsdag 14 oktober 2025
Renewables are now the world’s biggest source of electricity. Is it enough to stop climate change?
• 17:30
4 min
Record-breaking progress on renewable energy alone will not prevent global warming from exceeding 1.5℃, a new report warns.
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‘Forests are non-negotiable’: World off course to meet 2030 deforestation pledge
• 11:12
6 min
Global forest loss is 63 per cent off 2030 targets as finance and policy pledges fall behind.
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Vrijdag 10 oktober 2025
Donderdag 9 oktober 2025
Woensdag 8 oktober 2025
Solar energy named the world’s cheapest power source: What it means for Europe
• 06:01
4 min
Solar energy is now so cheap it costs as little as €0.023 to produce one unit of power, a new study has found.
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As cocoa production in Liberia fosters mass deforestation, campaigners urge Europe to act
• 00:36
4 min
Cocoa production is fueling illegal deforestation in Liberia, new investigation reveals.
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Dinsdag 7 oktober 2025
Incidents between orcas and boats off the Portuguese coast continue to rise. What's behind them?
• 06:01
5 min
Curious about the rudder, orcas have increasingly approached ships over the last five years.
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EU ministers test positive for PFAS in their blood, despite forever chemical phase-outs
• 06:00
5 min
PFAS were found in the blood of all the EU ministers sampled, the tests found.
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Maandag 6 oktober 2025
