Top advisers say EU should ban solar geoengineering โฆ for now
The bloc’s scientific advisers say the EU should push for an international treaty regulating the controversial technologies.
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China must now lead global warming fight, UN climate chief says
The U.S. has traditionally taken a key leadership role, but Donald Trumpโs return has thrown that into doubt.
Israel to Trump: It would be โbetterโ to stay in the Paris Agreement
Middle East conflict has been inescapable at the COP29 climate talks.
US โlikelyโ to pledge new climate target, says White House
Donald Trump’s return raised doubts over whether the Biden administration would still produce the plan ahead of a February deadline.
Trumpโs return provokes worry, not shock, at world climate talks
Beneath the brave words at the president-electโs victory were real worries that action will stall without the United States.
Why Trumpโs 2nd withdrawal from the Paris Agreement will be different
The president-elect could act faster this time.
Why Trumpโs 2nd withdrawal from the Paris Agreement will be different
The president-elect could act faster this time.
Optimistic EU climate chief: We will talk to Trump
‘I can actually see a range of topics where we can have a fruitful discussion,’ EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra told journalists.
2024 will be worldโs hottest on record, EU scientists say
The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said that from January to October, the average global temperature had been so high that 2024 was sure to be the world’s hottest year.
Climate world absorbs a reality theyโd hoped to avoid: Trump is back
Green stocks wobble as officials rush to respond and activists brace for the unknown. ‘It’s going to suck,’ one said.
Trumpโs in. Hereโs what it means for Europe.
From energy and trade to finance and defense, hereโs how Donald Trumpโs second presidency will impact EU policy.
Spanish floods demonstrate urgent need to adapt and protect
The catastrophe that has struck Spain, a consequence of global warming and the delay in adaptation policies, should come as a powerful warning at a time when political ecology is weakening and climate-related demands are receding.
Floods in Spain: ‘If global warming continues at its current rate, many areas of the Mediterranean will be uninhabitable’
In an op-ed for ‘Le Monde,’ geographer Magali Reghezza warns of major risks posed by climate inaction: Each additional tenth of a degree exponentially increases hydroclimatic extremes.
Love Trump? Hate MAGA? Where to escape if your team loses the US election.
We’ve pulled together a handy list of European safe spaces if you need to eject from America after Tuesday’s vote.
Devastating Spanish floods kill 51 people
Torrential rain has lashed Spain with Valencia bearing the brunt of catastrophic flooding.
Russia hampering climate data collection in the Arctic, Nato warns
Military alliance says accurate modelling of global warming is being hit as part of misinformation campaign
World on track for catastrophic 3 degrees Celsius warming, UN warns
Current plans and policies will lead to global temperatures rising between 2.6C and 3.1C this century, a new report finds.
โWeโre running out of timeโ: UN warns of 3.1C temperature rise
Paris agreement target of 1.5C of global warming โwill be gone in a few yearsโ without action, agency says
This possible Trump adviser says electric cars, walkable cities and even talking about climate change are harmful
Former Ambassador Carla Sands focuses on energy issues at the America First Policy Institute, a Trump-aligned think tank.
Pro-Ukraine pledges proving too contentious for EU-Gulf summit, leak shows
A draft joint statement seen by POLITICO shows Gulf states rejecting a unified call to cease aid for Russia and crack down on sanctions evasion.
Europeโs medical schools to give more training on diseases linked to climate crisis
New climate network will teach trainee doctors more about heatstroke, dengue and malaria and role of global warming in healthMosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria will become a bigger part of the curriculum at medical schools across Europe…
World fails first review of COP renewable energy goal
A dramatic spending surge is needed to course correct, the International Renewable Energy Agency warned.
How scientists pinpoint climateโs โtelltale signsโ on Hurricanes Milton and Helene
POLITICO discussed the emergence of attribution science and the human fingerprints on Helene and Milton with Gabriel Vecchi, a Princeton University professor of geosciences.
Champagne house Taittinger brings bubbles to Kent countryside
The famous label releases its first cuvรฉe of sparkling wine from vines planted in the region of South East London. As global warming progresses, wineries are springing up all over the English countryside.
How the Trump-Vance platform could win or lose
Donald Trump never stops talking about immigration, trade and the economy. Those policy areas have animated all three of the former presidentโs campaigns for the White House, and he often finds ways to morph other topics into border security, tariffs, taxes and inflation when heโs riffing on the campaign trail. And for years โ amid [โฆ]
UK energy policy: 20 people to lobby at Conservative conference
LONDON โ The Conservative Party โgot trounced in the polls,โ ex-Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho admitted earlier this month. After 14 years controlling Westminsterโs levers of power, voters dumped the Tories unceremoniously from office overnight in July. And yet โ the party is already regrouping, jumping on energy bills and cost-of-living as one basis for a [โฆ]
Biden on his climate legacy: โWe did itโ
The president celebrated his environmental successes and took aim at former President Donald Trump.
UK energy policy: 20 people to lobby at Labour conference
Who to look out for in Liverpool this weekend.
Summer of 2024 was world’s hottest on record, EU climate change monitor says
The world is emerging from its warmest northern hemisphere summer since records began, the European Union’s climate change monitoring service said on Friday, as global warming continues to intensify. The exceptional heat increases the likelihood that …
Summer of 2024 was worldโs hottest on record, EU climate monitoring service says
The world is emerging from its warmest northern hemisphere summer since records began, the European Union’s climate change monitoring service said on Friday (6 September), as global warming continues to intensify.
Keir Starmer channels JFK for his climate โmoonshotโ
Are Labourโs ambitions for delivering clean energy an inspired example of ‘mission thinking’ โ or one more doomed big idea?
Republican fight over green subsidies heads toward a boiling point
The partyโs leaders may soon have to decide whether to preserve at least parts of the Democratsโ climate law.
Water emergency action now a summer ritual in the Mediterranean
Greek, Italian and Spanish islands reliant on rationing, tankers and desalination as global warming and tourists sap reserves
Musk might be the only person Trump listens to on climate
The billionaire Tesla CEO has Trumpโs ear. Hereโs what he might tell the former president about rising temperatures, clean energy and making money.
Second hottest July breaks 13-month record streak, EU scientists say
Last month was the second hottest July for the planet on record, breaking a 13-month period when each month was warmest, which had been in part fuelled by the warming El Nino weather pattern, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday.
Wildfires: The prevention tactics the EU must focus on
Wildfires are once again raging in the south of Europe. With rising temperatures and global warming, wildfires have become a prominent issue for Europe, particularly in the summer, showing that the need for effective prevention and management is critic…
World recorded hottest day ever on 21 July, monitor says
Sunday 21 July was the hottest day ever recorded, according to preliminary data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, which has tracked such global weather patterns since 1940.
Fossil fuel extraction compatible with climate action, says COP29 host Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani presidency made that claim while presenting a flurry of initiatives for the Baku summit.
Von der Leyen threads the climate needle to keep her job
It was a love fest today. The green fights begin tomorrow
Pragmatism over principle: Europeโs Greens adapt to surviveย
The group is ditching some of its ambitions as it prepares to back conservative Ursula von der Leyen atop the EU executive.ย
Canada takes step to acquire up to 12 submarines to guard Arctic
Canada, looking to shore up its defense of the Arctic, is moving ahead to acquire up to 12 submarines and has started a formal process to meet with manufacturers, the defense ministry said on Wednesday (10 July).
2024 could be worldโs hottest year as June breaks records
Last month was the hottest June on record, the EU’s climate change monitoring service said on Monday (8 July), continuing a streak of exceptional temperatures that some scientists said puts 2024 on track to be the world’s hottest recorded year.
The Strange Future After a Second Trump Term
The dollar will decline, Europe will rise, and Asia will nuclearize.
EU leaders ditch call to prepare for โnew realitiesโ of warmer planet
The European Environmental Agency found Europe unprepared for climate change risks such as floods and heatwaves.
Nobody even noticed the Toriesโ biggest legacy
Five years ago this week, in the teeth of the Brexit wars, an outgoing Tory prime minister was looking for a legacy. Theresa May settled on net zero โand now itโs on Labour to keep that target alive.
Inside Nigel Farageโs Reform party
As Reform has nosed ahead of the Conservative in the polls, Aggie Chambre goes inside Nigel Farageโs party and asks if he will could actually achieve his takeover of British politics. Starting in January, when Aggie first asks Farage if heโs planning to return to frontline politics, she tracks the partyโs journey from small start-up [โฆ]
Swiss parliament snubs European court climate ruling
The lower house of the Swiss parliament voted on Wednesday (12 June) to reject a ruling ordering Switzerland to do more to combat global warming in a move that could encourage others to resist the influence of international courts.
Over-reliance on gas delays G7 transition to net-zero power
G7 countries have only 10 years left to act on their commitment to reach net-zero emissions power systems.
Southern Germany battles floods as experts say Berlin will miss climate targets
Scientists dispute governmentโs claim that 2030 goal will be met.ย
Climate change, housing are citiesโ top challenges ahead of European election, mayors say
Local leaders want EU to fund affordable housing, sustainable mobility and adaptation to climate change.
Azerbaijan president: COP29 wonโt stop us investing in โgod-givenโ gas
President Ilham Aliyev used a Berlin climate speech to push for major foreign investments to boost its natural gas exports to Europe.
How a second Trump presidency could tear Europe apart
The former presidentโs return would cement a shift in the U.S. as a fact that can no longer be ignored.
‘The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the Swiss government’
They call themselves “the Senior Women for Climate Protection”. After losing their case in their home country, these Swiss women have finally secured a landmark win. The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the Swiss government, which the …
Top Europe court to issue landmark climate verdicts
Europe’s top rights court is Tuesday (9 April) to decide in three separate cases if states are doing enough in the face of global warming in rulings that could force them to do more.
Europe’s top rights court to rule on landmark climate change cases
Europe’s top rights court is Tuesday to decide in three separate cases if states are doing enough in the face of global warming in rulings that could force them to do more.
Think tank estimates French climate adaptation to cost โฌ5-20 billion per annum
The French think tank I4CE revealed on Friday (April 5) the first French’s climate adaptation costs estimates. At European level, the subject is still struggling to gain acceptance.
Tony Blair seeks climate role at COP29 in Azerbaijan
The former PM’s interest highlights the contradictions for the powerbrokers and consultants running U.N. climate talks.
Why we must de-risk and embrace regenerative farming
Healthier, more sustainable food systems are integral to climate-neutral ambition โ and flagship EU law is essential to support farmers in transition to low-carbon, high biodiversity and fairer farming practices.
Europe must quicken green efforts after election, EU climate chief says
The bloc should โfocus just as much and probably moreโ on climate in the coming years, Wopke Hoekstra told POLITICO.
5 things we learned from the EUโs big (and first) climate risk report
Farming must change. Diets must evolve. Southern Europe is at risk. And disaster looms if EU leaders donโt act after Juneโs elections.
10 ways a second Trump term could be more extreme than the first
From nationwide abortion bans to classroom culture wars, assaults on climate science and political weaponization of the military, his return to the White House could make Trump 1.0 seem tame.
Methane could make or break the worldโs global warming limit. Where in Europe is it leaking most?
A Guardian investigation has revealed methane leaks that threaten net zero targets and human health.
โCathedrals of historyโ: How ancient sea sponges give worrying clues about global warming
Temperature records of deep-sea sponges could indicate that climate change is accelerating faster than we thought.
Fixing our broken food systems: The $10T question
“We have come to the end of the road,” leading climate economist warns.
EU climate chief rebuts business fears that green policies hit competitiveness
Wopke Hoekstra says measures to tackle global warming should not undermine industry
EU conservatives are fueling far right with Green Deal crusade, Spainโs deputy PM warns
โThey tried to emulate the far right to avoid the far right. At the end, everybody goes towards the far right,โ Teresa Ribera told POLITICO.
EU heavyweights urge โambitiousโ 2040 climate targets โ breaking silence
The appeal comes despite a rising climate policy backlash and has backing from countries like Germany, France and the Netherlands.
Better snow at Davos but lower down the mountain climate change takes its toll
Faster rate of global warming in Europe than the global average is leading to water insecurity
Good news, and nuclear fight: 2023 in EU energy and environment
As global warming continues to break new records, Euractiv readers were hungry for good news the energy and environment front. Here’s our round-up of the most read stories of 2023.
Germany and EU face a new trilemma
The green transition and economic security are complimentary phenomena that can create a positive feedback loop.
The price tag of COP28โs renewable energy pledge
POLITICO crunched the numbers and found that while the renewable energy vow is within reach, hitting the energy efficiency goal will be harder.
Climate summit makes โhistoric progressโ โ but the world still canโt quit oil
The contradictions in nationsโ attitudes toward fossil fuels were at the forefront of the talks in Dubai.
Trump who? Republicans in Dubai try to carve out their own climate agenda.
GOP lawmakers came to the U.N. climate summit to promote a vision that champions U.S. fossil fuels and nuclear energy while acknowledging the need to cut carbon. Itโs unclear how much that will matter if the former president regains the White House.
Saudi-led fight against COP28 deal shows โpanic,โ German climate envoy says
The OPEC oil cartel and Saudi Arabia are leading a push against any climate deal that would cut down fossil fuel production.
John Kerry warns UK and Germany against โbusiness as usualโ on climate
“Nobody should be going backwards,” Kerry told POLITICO. “We must meet the Paris goals.”
Record more than 2,000 fossil fuel lobbyists at COP28 talks: NGOs
A record almost 2,500 fossil fuel lobbyists have been accredited for UN climate talks in Dubai, as negotiators wrestle with calls to end all new oil, gas and coal projects to curb global warming, campaign groups said Tuesday (5 December).
Saving the worldโs forests through carbon markets isnโt just โgreenwashingโ
The problems with forest carbon markets that have hit the front pages are very real. But they arenโt the full story.
WTF is the โGlobal Stocktakeโ? We explain the โheartโ of COP28
Confused about the term COP delegates keep throwing around? Weโve got you covered. Hint: Itโs critical to the future of humanity.
Open secret at climate talks: The top temperature goal is mostly gone
Researchers injected a sobering finding into global climate negotiations Sunday by saying the world will likely fail its most important warming test.
Climate action or distraction? Sweeping COP pledges wonโt touch fossil fuel use
World leaders departed the COP28 climate summit with a flood of declarations that raised concerns of greenwashing.
Kamala Harris at climate summit: World must โfightโ those stalling action
US vice president uses her international platform to polish her climate credentials โ but it comes with political peril.ย
Bidenโs EPA launches crackdown on planet-warming methane
The ruleโs 3 a.m. rollout was timed to coincide with the ongoing UN climate talks in Dubai.
How to watch the climate summit like an expert
Interested in the 200-nation effort to save the planet? Get used to squabbles about money and โphasing outโ versus โphasing downโ fossil fuels.
No pressure, Rishi: King Charles urges leaders to act as COP28 kicks off
The king warned global leaders at the climate summit that the world was entering ‘dangerous uncharted territory.’
Eye-catching climate donations put spotlight on China at COP climate talks
The oil-rich UAE aimed to slough off criticism about its role leading the U.N. climate talks with a $100 million pledge to aid poorer, climate-stricken countries.
Ahead of COP28, research shows the world far behind in climate fight
Ahead of this year’s COP28 climate summit in Dubai, UN agencies have released several reports offering updates on global progress in limiting climate change. This article sums up the most important findings.
Canada and the EU sign up to a ‘Green Alliance’ to slow global warming
A week before world leaders meet for the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, Canada and the EU have committed to more environmental pledges.
The king, the Cam and the PM: Britainโs COP28 identity crisis
King Charles III, David Cameron and Rishi Sunak will be jostling for prominence at the annual climate summit in Dubai.
The state of the planet in 10 numbers
A snapshot of the warming world, from sea level rise to fossil fuel subsidies.
Whoโs who at COP28
Biden and Xi will probably skip it, but the summit will have Lula, the pope and King Charles. And yeah, Rishi Sunak.
Anti-green backlash hovers over COP climate talks
War, a fossil fuel boom and populist revolts are sapping the optimism from the fight against climate change. And then thereโs Trump.
US-EU unity ruptures over climate damage payments
The transatlantic cracks will make negotiating against the likes of China and Saudi Arabia trickier at an upcoming climate summit.
Forests, nature and carbon removals in Europe
The European Union does not only want to slash its greenhouse gas emissions but also boost the amount of carbon it removes from the atmosphere in order to prevent drastic global warmingย โ and healthy forests have a big part to play in this.
This year โvirtually certainโ to be warmest in 125,000 years, EU scientists say
This year is “virtually certain” to be the warmest in 125,000 years, European Union scientists said on Wednesday (8 November), after data showed last month was the world’s hottest October in that period.
McKinsey & Company pushes fossil fuel interests as advisor to UN climate talks, whistleblowers say
The world’s top management consultancy McKinsey & Company is using its position as a key advisor to the UN’s COP28 climate talks to push the interests of its big oil and gas clients, undermining efforts to end the use of the fossil fuels driving globa…
Climateโs โCatch-22โ: Cutting air pollution heats up the planet
Air pollution, a global scourge that kills millions of people a year, is shielding us from the full force of the sun. Getting rid of it will accelerate climate change, according to six leading climate experts.
Global discord threatens COP28 climate talks, EU commissioner says
The need for agreement to tackle global warming is “higher than ever”, but it has never been harder as the geopolitical backdrop complicates international cooperation, the European Union’s climate chief said on Monday (30 October) ahead of next month’s…
Indigenous people and climate change: With the Inuit when the ice melts (2/4)
FRANCE 24 brings you the stories of the people who are on the front lines of climate change. From Kenya to Panama via Greenland and Australia, our reporters James Andrรฉ and Achraf Abid went to meet the Indigenous people who live in harmony with nature…
Life on Earth under โexistential threatโ: climate scientists
Climate change poses an “existential threat” to life on Earth, prominent scientists warned Tuesday (24 October), in an assessment on this year’s avalanche of heat records and weather extremes that they said are hitting more ferociously than expected.
Outrageous expenses, devastating scoops: One climate reporter mourns the death of another
John Vidal, who has died at the aged of 74, was a fearless advocate for justice for the planetโs most benighted.