Europe News Baking Balkans as heatwave set to sizzle parts of southeast Europe Temperatures are predicted to rise as high as 43 degrees celsius 28/07/2021
world news Europe's central bank will allow higher inflation to hit climate goals The bank said it would do more to take the impact of climate change into its monetary policy, saying that global warming could have “profound implications” for price stability. 08/07/2021
The Cube Facebook must do more to fight climate change denial, campaigners say A 40-page study alleges that climate change misinformation is being systemically spread by Facebook. The social media giant denies the claims. 13/05/2021
France Macron proposes French constitutional referendum on climate change The French president said the referendum would be on whether to amend the constitution to reflect the fight against climate change and protecting the environment. 15/12/2020
The Cube Europe's autumn 'the hottest on record amid world's warmest November' Sweden and Finland broke national records while Norway had its joint warmest November since records began in 1900. 07/12/2020
world news Sweden leads climate action ranking while Hungary and Slovenia lag The EU ranks 16th in the annual Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) — an improvement from last year's 22nd position. 07/12/2020
Uncovering Europe Denmark's dilemma as North Sea oil tests its green credentials Denmark leads the way in Europe when it comes to climate-friendly policies. But lucrative North Sea oil is testing its green credentials. 22/10/2020
Europe News EU has 'lost time, not momentum' on climate goals, says Commissioner While the pandemic has affected almost all aspects of daily life in Europe, the European Commission claims the crisis has not diverted them from their ambitions to become carbon neutral by 2050. 22/10/2020
Europe News Coronavirus downturn helps accelerate move to green economy, says ECB "The fact we have this downturn does create some room for accelerating what needed to happen anyway: the green deal and digitisation," said the ECB's chief economist Philip Lane. 21/10/2020
Europe News EU climate law explained: Europe's plan to hit carbon net-zero The EU wants the world's first climate law in place to tackle climate change, but a battle is brewing over how much emissions should be reduced by 2030 to hit green goals. 07/10/2020
world news Western Europe bracing itself for sizzling summer temperatures Spain, Portugal, Italy and France are all set to see the mercury rising from Thursday. 29/07/2020
Estonia Campaigners take Estonian government to court over new shale oil plant Friends of the Earth Europe accuse the Estonian government of "gambling on the failure of international climate agreements, a continued dependence on fossil fuels and the subsidising of the declining oil industry". 16/06/2020
world news New Copernicus study tells story of climate change in record year While last year was the warmest year on record for Europe, this was closely followed by 2014, 2015 and 2018. 22/04/2020
Germany Germany says it will not grant asylum to 'climate refugees' More than 25 million people are forced to move every year around the world because of the effects of climate change. Experts are divided as to whether they should be granted refugee status. 13/02/2020
France Give me Green Deal funds or I'm not backing budget warns EU chief The EU Commission President called for compromise as groups of member states including "Friends of Cohesion" and "Frugal Five" battle it out over what they should pay and receive. 12/02/2020