Italy's extreme drought mirrors climate in Ethiopia as climate change creates 'whiplash' of extremes
15 Nov 2023
Climate change is creating a "whiplash effect", with drought-prone areas flooding and wet areas drying out. Researchers say it is having a devastating effect on millions living in poverty.
One city’s race to ‘solarise everything we possibly can’
Thu 18 Sep 2025
Bordeaux is quickly transforming itself into France’s top solar-powered city, banking on innovations like transparent panels that preserve its historic architecture.
Europe’s summer of extreme weather caused €43bn of short-term losses, analysis finds
Wed 17 Sep 2025
Greatest damage from heat, drought and flooding done in Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Bulgaria.
EU considers faster Russian oil and gas exit after US pressure
Mon 15 Sep 2025
The European Union is considering a faster phase-out of Russian fossil fuels as part of new sanctions.
Why mega-polluters have little to fear from the European Central Bank and its new climate policy
12 Sep 2025
The European Central Bank plans to raise borrowing costs for climate offenders – but a new FTM analysis shows that big polluters such as Shell will barely feel it.
A revolution is sweeping Europe’s farms: Can it save agriculture?
12 Sep 2025
Momentum is building for regenerative agriculture, a set of approaches that could help farms to weather the changing climate and make them more profitable.
EU split over climate target, deal next week in doubt, draft shows
11 Sep 2025
European Union countries are split over how ambitious to make their new climate change target, putting into doubt plans to strike a deal next week, their latest compromise proposal showed on Tuesday.
Most EU carmakers on track to meet emission targets: study
10 Sep 2025
Almost all European carmakers are on track to meet EU emission targets after winning a reprieve this year as electric vehicles (EV) sales pick up, a study showed.
India is selling Russian oil products to EU at record rate before ban kicks in
10 Sep 2025
From January new EU sanctions will prohibit the import of petroleum products refined from Russian oil in third countries.
Italy’s renewable energy delays could miss EU carbon emission goals: report
10 Sep 2025
Italy may struggle to meet its carbon emission reduction commitments due to delays in renewable power generation and energy storage systems, according to Reuters, based on a recent study conducted by Edison and TEHA Group.
Economy, security crowd out climate as EU citizens’ top concerns
9 Sep 2025
Economic concerns have overtaken energy autonomy in the latest EU survey of public opinion, with climate action slipping further down the list as defence emerges as the top priority.
