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German court dismisses RWE climate case but opens door to others

The Peruvian famer's climate case could pave the way for others looking to hold polluters liable for past emissions.

Climate

Five year climate forecast projects more record-breaking heat

Scientists warn of record heat, rising extremes, and a growing risk of surpassing key global warming thresholds by 2030.

Europe News

Why nuclear energy is making a comeback across Europe

Belgium has scrapped its nuclear phase-out law, joining a growing number of EU nations reconsidering atomic energy as part of their climate strategies.

Green News

Climbers and climate change putting Everest at risk, Nepal

11 tonnes of garbage, four dead bodies and a skeleton were removed from Everest during the last climbing season.

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Europe News

EU to deploy 650 firefighters to wildfire high-risk zones

Since the beginning of the year, more than 166,000 hectares have been burnt across the 27 member states, nearly three times the average recorded over the same period between 2003 and 2024.

Eco-Innovation

Europe’s carbon capture and storage strategy off to a rocky start

High costs, local opposition and technical issues threaten the viability of the EU’s multi-billion euro gamble on CCS to decarbonise heavy industry.

Green News

Positive environmental stories from 2025

Eco anxiety is very real, so we share this year's most uplifting stories to prove there’s hope for our climate.

Green News

Penguin guano could be slowing climate change in Antarctica

Penguin excrement releases ammonia that helps form clouds over Antarctica, possibly slowing climate change in the region.

Climate

Experts predict up to 19 named storms this Atlantic hurricane season

A normal season has 14 named storms, seven of which strengthen to hurricanes and three power up further to major hurricanes.

Green News

6 key EU food imports exposed to biodiversity loss and climate change

Climate finance is not a form of altruism, the researchers argue. Rather, it is essential to Europe’s food security.

Green News

UK scientists alarmed by sudden surge in sea temperatures this spring

UK waters are up to 4°C above normal in a marine heatwave that may offer an early warning of extreme summer heat.

Nature

Clownfish shrink to survive heat waves as climate change warms oceans

Scientists observed this behaviour in Papua New Guinea, where warming oceans and bleaching sea anemones forced the fish to cope with extreme conditions.

Green News

Could Arctic clouds explain why climate models keep failing?

Researchers have also warned that even limiting global warming to 1.5°C won’t save our polar ice sheets.

Nature

One of Earth’s rarest trees threatened by climate change and goats

Known for their mushroom-shaped canopies and the blood-red sap that courses through their wood, the trees once stood in great numbers.

Europe News

Valencia flood survivors share experiences with EU officials

'The presidents of the EU institutions were very eager to listen to us,' said the representatives of victims associations.

Green News

Catholics in the Amazon hope Pope Leo will protect the rainforest

Amazon Catholics say the new pope is needed at COP30 in Brazil later this year.

EuroVerify

Fact-checking claims about the UK's geoengineering experiments

New government-funded trials to test ways of reflecting sunlight to tackle climate change have been met with misleading claims and conspiracy theories.

Green News

US to stop tracking cost of extreme weather fuelled by climate change

For decades, the database has tracked hundreds of major events across the country, including destructive hurricanes, hail storms, droughts and freezes.

Climate

Wildfire smoke is killing hundreds of people in the US every year

It is one of the first studies to isolate the effect of climate change on mortality, and shows how far-reaching wildfire smoke events can be.

Living

How more trees in cities could have saved 400,000 lives in Europe

‘Expanding greenness’ could save millions of lives, a comprehensive new study finds.