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Climate change
Climate change fallout: Champagne producer inaugurates vineyard in England
Est. 4minFar from its native Champagne, prestigious French wine house Taittinger on Thursday inaugurated its new vineyard in south-east England, where climate change is making it increasingly easy to grow grapes.
Extreme weather is worsening Europe’s food supply
Est. 4minLast year was the hottest on record, and scientists worry this year will be worse. Thunderstorms in Europe destroyed 9.1 billion euros in assets, while the U.S. also experienced twenty-eight separate weather and climate disasters throughout 2023 costing at least one billion dollars a piece. Again, the most ever. It’s not hard to see a trend.
Europe on fire: Wildfire trends in the EU and how to prevent them
As climate change leads to higher average temperatures and more erratic rainfall, Europe is predicted to experience an increase in the scale and duration of its wildfires.
EU’s 3 billion trees by 2030 goal: where we stand
In May 2020, the European Commission published its biodiversity strategy, which included the aim to plant three billion new trees by 2030 to help tackle climate change and create jobs.
INFOGRAPHIC: After COP26, world is still on track for drastic global warming
As the dust settles on the COP26 climate summit, many are left wondering whether the fanfare of pledges made in Glasgow will make any tangible difference to global warming.
Five years after Paris: Where does Europe stand on climate change?
Five years on from the Paris Agreement, the EU is predicted to miss the 1.5°C global warming target and the bloc's fair share of carbon emissions reduction, according to independent research.
Finance for climate action is rising, but still a long way to go
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC (SR15), an additional 1.5% in global investment is needed to limit the global average temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Yet, if already under …
Energy and climate scenarios 2050
The EU has set a long-term goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by 2050. But getting there will be a huge challenge that will require a transformation of our energy system.
Waste no water – The essential role of nickel
Water is a fundamental human need. By 2025, the World Bank has estimated that water demand will exceed supply by 40% as the world’s growing population requires more water.
Nickel recycling
Recycling nickel is an important factor in nickel life-cycle and an important contributor to global sustainability.
INFOGRAPHIC: EU agricultural emissions: On the table
In 2012, agriculture was responsible for over 10% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the EU. Meat production is a significant factor.
Coal’s golden era over, says IEA
Est. 4minGlobal growth in coal demand ground to a halt last year for the first time in two decades, but India and Southeast Asian countries are keeping the dirty power burning despite calls to switch to cleaner energy, the IEA said on Friday (18 December)
Parliament establishes committee of inquiry into Dieselgate scandal
Est. 4minThe European Parliament voted Thursday (17 December) to launch a committee of inquiry into the Volkswagen emissions scandal, with a mandate to investigate the failures of the European Commission and member states to enforce EU legislation.
Jaguar to enter world of electric motorsport
Est. 4minJaguar has announced that it will contest the next season of Formula E, as the race to develop more efficient and affordable electric cars gears up.
INFOGRAPHIC: The COP21 decisions at a glance
On 12 December, world governments concluded a historic international agreement to fight global warming at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris.
‘Significant behaviour shifts’ needed to cut transport emissions
Est. 3minReaching the European emissions reduction targets will require citizens to change their driving habits and embrace alternative modes of transport, according to a new report by the EAA. Our partner Journal de l'Environnement reports.
VW may have used EU funds illegally
Est. 2minThe European Commission's anti-corruption division has opened proceedings against Volkswagen. The company could have used EU funding for illegal research. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Bristol pledge to become carbon neutral by 2050
Est. 4minAmidst the clamour of the success achieved at the Paris summit, the European Green Capital city of Bristol has made a bold pledge to accelerate its already-ambitious climate targets and pursue complete carbon neutrality by 2050. EURACTIV's partner edie.net reports.
Alpine region vexed by traffic sees light at end of tunnel
Est. 3minThe Brenner Pass between Austria and Italy is suffering under the weight of congestion, as more and more heavy traffic rolls into the Alpine valley. After the jubilation at the COP21 summit in Paris, the Tirol region hopes that traffic will be limited. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Germany’s faltering coal-exit ambitions
Est. 3minHow and when Germany will say goodbye to fossil fuels remains ambiguous. Berlin intends to present its 2050 climate protection strategy before summer 2016. EURACTIV Germany reports.
The Green Climate Fund’s not-so-green partners
Est. 5minThe first projects of the Green Climate Fund have been approved. But the Fund's credibility has been tarnished by agreements with commercial banks involved in coal projects, like Deutsche Bank. EURACTIV France reports.
Environment MEPs rebuff member states on diesel emissions
Est. 3minThe European Parliament's Environment Committee voted yesterday evening (14 December) to reject a controversial proposal from the European Commission, and member states, on new emissions testing standards for diesel cars.
COP21 hailed as shining example of French diplomacy
Est. 4minEstablishing a consensus on climate change between 195 countries was an enormous challenge. France’s diplomats have been universally congratulated for their considerable achievements at the COP21. EURACTIV France reports.
Coal lobby chief: COP21 means ‘we will be hated like slave traders’
Est. 6minEXCLUSIVE / The coal industry's European lobbying association has said that the landmark deal to cap global warming at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris means the sector “will be hated and vilified, in the same way that slave traders were once hated and vilified".
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