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Climate-resistant grapes? Spanish winemakers revive ancient varieties

1 Mar 2023

The ads – tucked in the corners of local newspapers and directed at winemakers – began turning up across Catalonia in the 1980s. “If you know where to find any uncommon grape varieties, please get in touch,” they read.

Less roast pork, more lentils needed to reach Denmark's climate targets - govt adviser

1 Mar 2023

Danes should replace two-thirds of their meat intake with vegetables and other plants as part of efforts to reach the country's ambitious climate targets by the end of the decade, the government's independent adviser said on Tuesday.

By adding timber to old buildings, Stockholm is expanding sustainably

28 Feb 2023

A three-storey red brick building has stood in Stockholm’s southern neighborhood of Hammarby Sjöstad since 1928. Once a hosiery factory, the Trikåfabriken building is the oldest remnant of the area’s industrial past.

German court rejects farmer's climate suit vs Volkswagen

27 Feb 2023

A German court on Friday rejected a farmer's bid to force automaker Volkswagen to end the sale of vehicles with combustion engines by 2030.

Austrian children take Government to court over climate change

23 Feb 2023

A dozen minors filed a lawsuit with Austria’s top court Tuesday seeking to force the government to ensure their constitutional rights are protected by taking tougher action against climate change.

EU carbon hits record 100 euros as cost of polluting soars

22 Feb 2023

The price of permits on the European Union’s carbon market hit 100 euros (NZ$171) per tonne for the first time on Tuesday, a milestone that reflects the increased costs that factories and power plants must pay when they pollute.

Heat from an Amazon data center is warming Dublin’s buildings

22 Feb 2023

Cities are capturing heat emitted by computer servers and using it to warm everything from government buildings to college dorms.

Taxing farming vital for Denmark's climate target: govt adviser

21 Feb 2023

Denmark should aim to reduce beef and dairy production by levying an emissions tax on farming of 750 Danish crowns (NZ$172) per tonne in order to reach its ambitious climate targets, the government's independent adviser says.

EC proposes additionality rules for renewable hydrogen

14 Feb 2023

The European Commission (EC) proposed on Monday detailed rules to define what constitutes renewable (green) hydrogen in the EU, underlining the necessity of connecting electrolysers to newly-added renewable power generation only.

EU organics organisation warns of 'greenwashing' of food products

14 Feb 2023

Greenwashing misleads and confuses consumers, misdirects investments and policy and undermines serious regenerative actors, the European umbrella organisation for organics said.

Invisible solar panels "finally allow cultural heritage to access solar energy"

13 Feb 2023

Italian company Dyaqua, which has developed a way to produce solar panels so that they resemble the barrel clay tiles common on the roofs of buildings in Italy, has said the technology is important for the sustainable redevelopment of historical sites.

Denmark awards first-ever contracts for carbon storage offshore

7 Feb 2023

The Danish government said Monday it awarded contracts for carbon capture and storage to three major energy companies in its first-ever pursuit of the sequestration technology.

Europe steps up climate change adaptation in wake of floods and heatwaves

3 Feb 2023

Europe's recent extreme weather events, such as heatwaves, droughts and floods, have underlined the urgent need to prepare the continent for the worsening effects of climate change.

Dutch flood memories unleash new climate fears

31 Jan 2023

Seventy years after the worst natural disaster to strike the Netherlands, Chiem de Vos, seven at the time, still hears his neighbour's desperate cries of "My children are drowning!" ringing in his ears.

EU plans restrictions on climate-wrecking fishing method

31 Jan 2023

EU countries will be required to reduce the harmful impacts of fishing on sensitive species and their habitats, under a draft EU biodiversity plan seen by Euractiv.

Climate activists block main road into The Hague

30 Jan 2023

Hundreds of climate activists blocked one of the main roads into The Hague on Saturday, defying attempts to prevent their protest that have sparked concerns about restrictions on the right to demonstrate in the Netherlands.

NGO sues German government for failing climate targets in transport and buildings sectors

25 Jan 2023

Environmental lobby group Friends of the Earth Germany is suing the German government for missing its emission reduction targets in the buildings and transport sectors.

German transport minister rejects autobahn speed

24 Jan 2023

German transport minister Volker Wissing has renewed his rejection of a general speed limit on the country’s autobahns after a report found that the measure could save almost three times more emissions than previously thought

‘World first’ carbon capture plant for smelters opens in Norway

24 Jan 2023

A carbon capture pilot for smelters – billed as a ‘world first’ – has been officially inaugurated in Rana, Norway.

Swiss Microlino reboots bubble car with electric model

23 Dec 2022

Two Swiss brothers are seeking to put their country back on the carmaking map by reviving a 1950s motoring classic with an electric twist.

Facing an energy crisis, Germans stock up on candles

22 Dec 2022

The candle boom began during the pandemic, after the government imposed lockdowns and Germans began spending a lot more time at home. The industry expected the boom to end once the nation opened back up, Thomann says. "But then the war (in Ukraine) started."

Most EU countries sceptical about 45% renewable energy goal: document

20 Dec 2022

France, the Netherlands, Ireland, and several other EU countries are reluctant to back a European Commission proposal to boost the EU’s renewable energy objective for 2030 in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine, EURACTIV can confirm.

EU reaches landmark deal to bolster carbon market

19 Dec 2022

The European Union reached an agreement to strengthen and expand its flagship carbon market, endorsing the centrepiece of the European Green Deal strategy that aims to make the EU’s economy climate-neutral by mid-century.

If Europe's carbon tariff works, consumers might not even notice it

16 Dec 2022

Climate policy is redrawing the blueprint of global trade, putting up new walls between the markets for high-carbon and low-carbon manufactured goods.

G7 sets out terms for global ‘climate club’

14 Dec 2022

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz presented the long-awaited terms for his ‘climate club’, a platform for countries wishing to protect the climate. However, it may be overshadowed by similar initiatives recently announced.

EU agrees on ‘carbon mechanism’ for industrial imports

14 Dec 2022

EU member states announced Tuesday the adoption of a mechanism that would bring the bloc’s industrial imports under environmental standards by charging for the carbon emissions linked to their production.

Air travel emissions in Norway are double the global average

14 Dec 2022

Emerging research suggests that greenhouse gas emissions from Norwegian air travel are twice as high as the worldwide average.

As EU finalises renewable energy plan, forest advocates condemn biomass

9 Dec 2022

As European Union policymakers move to finalise revisions to the Renewable Energy Directive in coming weeks, forest advocates continue calling for tougher regulations that would reduce the amount of woody biomass for energy used and slash the billions in EU subsidies that encourage the transformation of native forests into wood pellets for burning.

Swiss climate activists lament election of oil lobbyist

8 Dec 2022

Environmentalists in Switzerland criticized the election Wednesday of a top car and oil industry lobbyist to the country’s new government, calling it a “disaster for climate policy.”

The EU needs a whole-life carbon roadmap for buildings

7 Dec 2022

EU policymakers should deliver a comprehensive whole-life carbon roadmap in the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. A strong stance on whole-life carbon impacts would have the power to nudge national governments and industry towards decisive climate action, writes Zsolt Toth.

London exchange lists its first carbon fund

7 Dec 2022

The London Stock Exchange is launching its first fund on its Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM), which aims to channel funding to climate mitigation projects that generate carbon credits, it said in a statement Monday.

EU chief flags concerns about Biden’s ‘buy American’ climate plans

6 Dec 2022

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stressed the need to adjust EU state aid rules, argued for European funding for a European industrial policy, and insisted on upholding cordial relations with the US ahead of biannual consultations.

EU climate chief defends plans for 'carbon farming'

2 Dec 2022

The European Union's top climate official on Wednesday dismissed criticism from environmental groups over its proposal to incorporate carbon removal methods into its climate plans, insisting the plan won't undermine the bloc's efforts to tackle global warming.

Young Swedes take their country to court over climate inaction

1 Dec 2022

The Swedish capital is the birthplace of the international movement Fridays for Future, which has galvanized thousands of youngsters to skip school and march in the streets in protest against a lack of political action to stop global warming and recognize the climate crisis.

Europe's alpine villages producing their own power

1 Dec 2022

Small hydropower plants have long sustained remote communities in the Alps – but there is a growing debate over their environmental impact.

EU climate plan sacrifices carbon storage and biodiversity for bioenergy

30 Nov 2022

Incoming policies will cause the European Union to harvest more wood, shift one-fifth of cropland to bioenergy and outsource deforestation, analysis shows.

Europe to rely on carbon sinks to boost climate ambition

29 Nov 2022

The EU will increase its 2030 greenhouse gas reduction target thanks to a new law aimed at boosting the amount of carbon held in Europe’s nature, according to the EU’s climate chief Frans Timmermans.

Energy crunch dims Christmas holiday glimmer in Europe

29 Nov 2022

From Paris to London, officials in cities across Europe are limiting hours of holiday illumination, and many have switched to more energy-efficient LED lights or renewable energy sources as high energy prices bite consumers in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Climate change: Could centuries-old wheat help feed the planet?

28 Nov 2022

Could the key to feeding the world with a changing climate be hiding in a 300-year-old museum collection? That's one of the hopes of scientists combing through 12,000 specimens of wheat and its relatives held in the Natural History Museum's archives.

Civil disobedience only way to protest climate change: French activists

28 Nov 2022

While some climate activists have been throwing food at famous paintings, a French group has been shutting down roads. Their acts of civil disobedience have drawn anger and criticism, but they say it is the only way to get people to pay attention to what they see as an existential threat.

7 in 10 young people are worried about the climate crisis - but they also want to make a difference

25 Nov 2022

More than two thirds of children between the ages of seven and twelve are worried about climate change, a new survey reveals.

Switzerland passes law to require mandatory climate reporting

25 Nov 2022

Large Swiss companies and financial institutions will be required to disclose information on their climate-related risks, impacts and plans following new legislation passed.

EU’s carbon removal certification could be global trend setter after COP delay: expert

24 Nov 2022

If done well, the EU’s new certification for carbon removals, due on 30 November, could provide vital clarity for international discussions following a failure to agree on a key text for removals at the COP27 climate conference, according to Kathy Fallon, director of land and climate at the Clean Air Task Force.

The West will not act on climate change until it feels its pain: opinion

21 Nov 2022

If there is anything that has been true in the history of the world, it is that states, and especially Western states, rarely if ever act out of a sense of moral compulsion, when such acts could impose hardships back home. Look at the rhetoric around support for Ukraine following the Russian invasion as an example.

Turkey’s climate plan points to 32% rise in emissions by 2030

17 Nov 2022

Turkey pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 41% in 2030, compared with its business-as-usual scenario, according to a new climate plan submitted to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Environmental ruling hits Europe’s largest carbon sequestration scheme

4 Nov 2022

The Netherlands’ highest administrative court yesterday ruled that construction projects will in future have to take into account the amount of nitrogen they emit.

Temperatures in Europe have increased at more than twice the global average

3 Nov 2022

Temperatures in Europe have increased at more than twice the global average over the past 30 years – the highest of any continent in the world.

European parliament moves to mandate EVs by 2035

2 Nov 2022

The EU Parliament has agreed to a set of rules that will see an increase in the number of recharging and alternative refueling stations for cars, trucks, trains, and planes. This is part of the “Fit for 55 in 2030 package” which plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% come 2030.