Climate change made heat and dryness that fueled Iberian wildfires 40 times more likely
Mon 8 Sep 2025
The extremely hot, dry and windy conditions, which fueled one of the Iberian Peninsula’s most destructive wildfire seasons in recorded history, were 40 times more likely due to climate change, according to a study.
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Economy, security crowd out climate as EU citizens’ top concerns
Tue 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.
EU drafting plans to prevent circumvention of carbon border tariff
Fri 5 Sep 2025
The European Commission will propose measures this year to prevent countries from dodging its carbon border tariff, as some in Brussels fear Chinese firms could reshuffle their trade to avoid the levy.
Welcome to Europe’s future Carbon Valley
Thu 4 Sep 2025
Industrial clusters in Europe’s heartland look to carbon capture and storage to turn CO2 from climate liability into a commercial resource.
EU’s record wildfire emissions highlight threat to forest carbon sinks
1 Sep 2025
As carbon emissions from forest fires spike in Europe, experts warn that wildfires pose a growing risk to national efforts to meet climate goals.
‘Plastic Cup’ competitions are cleaning up rivers in Hungary
1 Sep 2025
Afloat on DIY boats, teams of volunteers have removed over 450 tons of plastic waste from the Danube and its tributaries.
Tesla sales plunge 40% in Europe as Chinese EV rival BYD’s triple
1 Sep 2025
Sales of Tesla cars in Europe plunged in July, in the company’s seventh consecutive month of declines, while Chinese rival BYD saw a monthly surge.
Apple Watch not a 'CO2-neutral product,' German court finds
28 Aug 2025
Apple can no longer advertise its Apple Watch as a "CO2-neutral product" in Germany, following a court ruling on Tuesday that upheld a complaint from environmentalists, finding that the U.S. tech company had misled consumers.
World's first commercial carbon storage facility begins operations, injecting CO2 deep under North Sea seabed
28 Aug 2025
The world's first commercial service offering carbon storage off Norway's coast has carried out its inaugural CO2 injection into the North Sea seabed.
EU wildfires hit new record as flames scorch area larger than Cyprus
25 Aug 2025
The area burned this year has exceeded the 1 million hectare mark for the first time since records started in 2006.
