Europe

Climate scientists troubled by damage from floods ravaging central Europe

Today 10:30am - Experts say they are unsurprised at the intensity of extreme weather but say the damage wreaked shows how unprepared the world is.

'Catastrophe' as deadly floods hit Central and Eastern Europe

Tuesday - The Austrian province surrounding Vienna has been declared a disaster area, as torrential rain caused by Storm Boris continues to wreak havoc across Central and Eastern Europe.

Von der Leyen moots nature credits market to avert ecosystem collapse

Tuesday - The European Commission is considering a market-based system to encourage farmers and industry to conserve nature and restore lost biodiversity by putting a price on ecosystems.

The Hague to ban fossil fuel ads from January

Tuesday - Other cities have moved against fossil fuel advertising, but The Hague is the first to enact binding legislation, as a number of jurisdictions worldwide crack down on publicity for fossil fuels and high-emissions sectors.

Germany’s ongoing €4.5 billion carbon offset fraud: “It is possible that we are dealing with a case of serious environmental crime here”

11 Sep 24 - German authorities’ action is “too little, too late” says whistleblower.

Italy’s Southern Islands drought made 50% more likely by climate change, study finds

10 Sep 24 - Sardinia and Sicily have been experiencing “exceptional” drought conditions intensified by climate change, leading to water shortages and severely compromising agriculture.

Former VW chief goes on trial nine years after 'dieselgate'

6 Sep 24 - Former Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn appeared in court on fraud charges over the so-called dieselgate scandal.

EU faces lawsuits over emissions rules, 'green' label for planes

29 Aug 24 - Environmental campaigners have taken the European Commission to court, seeking to force Brussels to upgrade its emissions rules for 2030 and, in a second case, scrap rules that label some planes as...

Heat deaths in Europe may triple by end of the century, study finds

26 Aug 24 - Countries in south most at risk, with rise likely to outstrip fall in cold-related deaths if global heating hits 3C or 4C.

Von der Leyen threads the climate needle to keep her job

23 Jul 24 - The German politician has secured a second term as European Commission president with a political program carefully designed to woo both conservatives and environmentalists.

Greece shuts Acropolis, two firefighters killed in Italy as southern Europe swelters in a heat wave

19 Jul 24 - A heat wave across southern Europe forced authorities in Greece to close the Acropolis for several hours and two firefighters died while putting out a fire in the Basilicata region in southern Italy.

The story of a heat death

18 Jul 24 - David went to work in his new job on a French building site. By the end of the day he was dead. What can David Azevedo’s story tell us about the threat increasingly extreme weather poses to human...

How Denmark plans to tax agriculture emissions to meet climate goals

12 Jul 24 - Denmark is on its way to introducing a world-first tax on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture in 2030.

Ireland's greenhouse emissions lowest in 30 years

12 Jul 24 - Greenhouse gas emissions in the Republic of Ireland are at their lowest level in 30 years, according to the latest figures.

Using Toyota's hydrogen car as the Paris Olympics official vehicle 'will damage reputation of 2024 Games'

12 Jul 24 - More than 120 scientists, academics and engineers call for switch to battery electric vehicles, arguing that fuel-cell cars are ‘not a viable net zero solution’.

New EU Parliament less supportive of green agenda, documents show

11 Jul 24 - The next European Commission will no longer be able to rely on a broad consensus among lawmakers in support of ambitious climate change policies, draft documents showed.

French election sparks relief for scientists, hope on climate change reform

10 Jul 24 - Following a second round of voting in a snap election, France's left-wing New Popular Front has secured a leading plurality of seats in parliament.

How Europe’s conspiracy influencers went from COVID-19 to the climate

8 Jul 24 - Conspiratorial narratives about climate action have entered the mainstream all over Europe.

Wildfire emergencies declared in Russia’s Far East

4 Jul 24 - Authorities in Russia’s Siberian and Far East republics of Tyva and Sakha (Yakutia) have declared states of emergency due to summer wildfires raging across the regions.