https://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:35:17 +0200 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:35:17 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png https://www.euronews.com https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/24/germany-to-abandon-fossil-fuels-by-2045-how-does-the-rest-of-europe-compare https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/24/germany-to-abandon-fossil-fuels-by-2045-how-does-the-rest-of-europe-compare Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:28:20 +0200 Germany has become the third country in Europe to unveil a national roadmap away from fossil fuels. But experts say targets still 'fall short'. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/24/night-time-grape-harvest-is-alentejo-estates-answer-to-extreme-heat https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/24/night-time-grape-harvest-is-alentejo-estates-answer-to-extreme-heat Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:16:27 +0200 More frequent heatwaves are changing how winegrowers work. In Alentejo, one of Portugal's hottest regions, an estate now harvests at night to improve working conditions. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/24/is-the-eus-electricity-diverse-enough-renewables-slips-year-on-year-despite-huge-solar-boo https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/24/is-the-eus-electricity-diverse-enough-renewables-slips-year-on-year-despite-huge-solar-boo Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:02:12 +0200 More than half of electricity generated in the EU came from renewable energy sources during the second quarter of 2026, new data shows. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/capturing-the-extremes-meet-the-photographer-that-calls-the-top-of-mount-fuji-home https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/capturing-the-extremes-meet-the-photographer-that-calls-the-top-of-mount-fuji-home Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:17:56 +0200 For most people, Mount Fuji is a destination. For Megumi Ueda, it has been a workplace and home for much of the past 17 years. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/el-nino-transforms-atacama-desert-as-thousands-of-hectares-burst-into-bloom https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/el-nino-transforms-atacama-desert-as-thousands-of-hectares-burst-into-bloom Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:03:38 +0200 Exceptionally heavy El Niño rains have awakened millions of seeds lying dormant underground, carpeting vast swathes of one of the planet's driest places with flowers. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/inside-turkiyes-masterplan-to-electrify-the-world-at-cop31-and-why-experts-arent-convinced https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/inside-turkiyes-masterplan-to-electrify-the-world-at-cop31-and-why-experts-arent-convinced Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:02:37 +0200 Türkiye says electrifying daily life can protect families and businesses from “volatile energy markets”. But could their plan keep us stuck in the fossil fuel era? https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/22/climate-change-has-created-a-meta-crisis-in-food-security-energy-and-the-economy-says-gree https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/22/climate-change-has-created-a-meta-crisis-in-food-security-energy-and-the-economy-says-gree Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:28:36 +0200 Emmanuella Doussis is the UNESCO Chair on Climate Diplomacy and Professor of International Institutions at the University of Athens. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/22/new-zealanders-pick-robin-brought-back-from-near-extinction-as-bird-of-the-year https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/22/new-zealanders-pick-robin-brought-back-from-near-extinction-as-bird-of-the-year Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:55:42 +0200 Despite only 350 remaining, the bird received 26,000 votes, with a record one in every 50 New Zealanders taking part in this year’s competition. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/21/how-fake-naxos-potatoes-and-modern-ambitions-are-threatening-the-future-of-a-world-renowne https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/21/how-fake-naxos-potatoes-and-modern-ambitions-are-threatening-the-future-of-a-world-renowne Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:07:17 +0200 Historic Naxos potatoes hold protected status, but young people on the island no longer want to be farmers. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/21/dirty-air-is-killing-europeans-and-costing-trillions-these-cities-prove-change-is-possible https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/21/dirty-air-is-killing-europeans-and-costing-trillions-these-cities-prove-change-is-possible Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:02:22 +0200 From London's ULEZ to Sofia's clean air zone, European cities are proving that cleaner air is achievable – but there's still much work to do. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/18/portugal-braces-for-rising-temperatures-and-possible-heatwave https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/18/portugal-braces-for-rising-temperatures-and-possible-heatwave Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:48:50 +0200 In Portugal, temperatures could climb close to 38°C in the Alentejo and the Tagus Valley, driven by an anticyclone positioned north of the Azores. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/18/greenland-and-antarctica-lose-12-trillion-tonnes-of-ice-since-1979 https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/18/greenland-and-antarctica-lose-12-trillion-tonnes-of-ice-since-1979 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:02:24 +0200 Ice loss began accelerating in the 1990s, according to a major scientific study. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/17/scotland-halts-new-hyperscale-ai-data-centre-approvals-amid-environmental-concerns https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/17/scotland-halts-new-hyperscale-ai-data-centre-approvals-amid-environmental-concerns Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:03:17 +0200 The move comes as Scotland sees a surge in proposed data centres linked to the global AI boom. More than 20 large facilities have been proposed, including one project in Fife, in eastern Scotland, that has been described as potentially the second largest in the world. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/17/moeve-starts-building-europes-largest-green-hydrogen-project-in-huelva https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/17/moeve-starts-building-europes-largest-green-hydrogen-project-in-huelva Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:26 +0200 The facility aims to produce around 45,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen a year, avoiding some 250,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions annually. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/17/most-waste-ends-up-in-landfill-this-scientist-finds-unexpected-ways-to-give-it-a-second-li https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/17/most-waste-ends-up-in-landfill-this-scientist-finds-unexpected-ways-to-give-it-a-second-li Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:02:33 +0200 Thermal conversion technology is being used to turn rubbish into products including vinegar, biochar and oil. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/16/eu-parliament-gives-standing-ovation-for-fallen-firefighter-as-von-der-leyen-promises-acti https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/16/eu-parliament-gives-standing-ovation-for-fallen-firefighter-as-von-der-leyen-promises-acti Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:58:16 +0200 The President of the European Commission centred climate early on in the speech, before mentioning AI or migration. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/16/the-silent-waste-of-greek-seas-thousands-of-concrete-blocks-lifted-from-seabed https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/16/the-silent-waste-of-greek-seas-thousands-of-concrete-blocks-lifted-from-seabed Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:02:08 +0200 Reducing them is the goal of the 'Fishing For Litter' programme, which has recovered more than 6,000 concrete blocks from the seabed since 2019. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/16/fishing-waste-from-the-united-states-and-canada-reaches-azores-beaches https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/16/fishing-waste-from-the-united-states-and-canada-reaches-azores-beaches Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:46:46 +0200 Lobster-fishing plastics have drifted across the Atlantic and washed up on Faial and Pico islands, over 3,000 km away. The oldest item dates back to 1983. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/16/music-festival-cancelled-after-el-nino-linked-hurricane-erodes-beach https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/16/music-festival-cancelled-after-el-nino-linked-hurricane-erodes-beach Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:02:00 +0200 "Whether you’re an athlete, an entertainer or a fan, we all have a stake in protecting the cherished spaces that bring us together." https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/15/von-der-leyen-urged-to-make-this-europes-last-fossil-fuel-crisis-ahead-of-state-of-the-eu- https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/15/von-der-leyen-urged-to-make-this-europes-last-fossil-fuel-crisis-ahead-of-state-of-the-eu- Tue, 15 Sep 2026 07:00:46 +0200 Ursula von der Leyen slammed fossil fuels in her 2022 State of the EU speech. Now, Europe is in the midst of yet another energy crisis. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/14/italy-and-wolves-living-with-a-growing-population-amid-myths-and-alarmism https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/14/italy-and-wolves-living-with-a-growing-population-amid-myths-and-alarmism Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:27:14 +0200 The latest data put Italy's wolf population at around 3,500 animals spread nationwide, and experts say it has since grown. Amid sightings and scares, what is being done and what must be known so farmers, residents and wolves can live side by side? https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/14/energy-in-rock-is-the-underground-the-battery-we-need-for-the-energy-transition https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/14/energy-in-rock-is-the-underground-the-battery-we-need-for-the-energy-transition Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:30:26 +0200 Portuguese scientists studied options for storing energy as compressed air in deep porous rock. In the best case, one reservoir could power a small town. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/14/atokos-the-tiny-greek-island-where-people-and-wild-boars-swim-in-the-sea-and-sunbathe-toge https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/14/atokos-the-tiny-greek-island-where-people-and-wild-boars-swim-in-the-sea-and-sunbathe-toge Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:23:45 +0200 Thanks to its swimming pigs, the small island near Ithaca has become a major attraction for tourists from all over the world. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/14/could-nuclear-fusion-power-save-planet-earth-or-is-it-just-a-money-sink https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/14/could-nuclear-fusion-power-save-planet-earth-or-is-it-just-a-money-sink Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:05:11 +0200 Scientists are debating if fusion energy will stay science fiction – or if it could really replace fossil fuels in the future. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/12/recovery-becomes-self-propelling-five-positive-tipping-points-that-can-save-the-world https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/12/recovery-becomes-self-propelling-five-positive-tipping-points-that-can-save-the-world Sat, 12 Sep 2026 07:05:36 +0200 “For too long a sense has prevailed that solutions to the climate and nature are out of reach. This new research explodes that myth once and for all.” https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/11/delay-tactic-or-genuine-solution-carbon-capture-under-fire-again-as-eu-invests-in-unproven https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/11/delay-tactic-or-genuine-solution-carbon-capture-under-fire-again-as-eu-invests-in-unproven Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:25:30 +0200 Carbon capture and storage has been found to be “technically uncertain and very high cost”. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/10/spain-endures-61-days-of-heatwave-and-records-its-hottest-summer-on-record https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/10/spain-endures-61-days-of-heatwave-and-records-its-hottest-summer-on-record Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:27:59 +0200 Spain's weather agency has confirmed that Spaniards have already endured 61 days of heatwave conditions so far this year, more than in any other year. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/07/pesticides-cause-400-million-farmer-poisoning-cases-a-year-study-finds https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/07/pesticides-cause-400-million-farmer-poisoning-cases-a-year-study-finds Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:04:09 +0200 Nearly half the world's farmers get poisoned with pesticides annually, while global pesticide use continues to rise, a study finds. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/07/inside-the-worlds-first-solar-ambulance-transforming-remote-healthcare-even-when-the-sun-g https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/07/inside-the-worlds-first-solar-ambulance-transforming-remote-healthcare-even-when-the-sun-g Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:00:07 +0200 Solar ambulance Stella Juva could transform access to healthcare in regions that lack reliable infrastructure, electricity and fuel. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/06/mediterranean-sea-now-at-spa-temperature-daily-average-2854c-on-13-august https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/06/mediterranean-sea-now-at-spa-temperature-daily-average-2854c-on-13-august Sun, 06 Sep 2026 16:41:44 +0200 On 13 August the Mediterranean averaged 28.54°C, its highest level since comparable records began in 1940, Aemet reports, capping a summer with the warmest July on record at sea and in mainland Spain. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/06/sheins-stock-market-debut-was-a-major-flop-does-it-signal-the-death-of-ultra-fast-fashion https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/06/sheins-stock-market-debut-was-a-major-flop-does-it-signal-the-death-of-ultra-fast-fashion Sun, 06 Sep 2026 07:00:50 +0200 “A model that floods the market with thousands of new daily styles at single-digit price points can only exist by passing its true costs onto labour and the environment.” https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/05/paris-drops-mercator-projection-france-now-looks-smaller-on-world-maps https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/05/paris-drops-mercator-projection-france-now-looks-smaller-on-world-maps Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:16:31 +0200 France is redrawing its world map: deeming the Mercator projection misleading, the foreign ministry will drop it in favour of a map that better reflects actual continental sizes, especially Africa. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/04/oil-use-and-emissions-fell-in-china-as-iran-war-curbed-imports-will-it-be-a-lasting-change https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/04/oil-use-and-emissions-fell-in-china-as-iran-war-curbed-imports-will-it-be-a-lasting-change Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:43:06 +0200 This is the first time that reductions in oil consumption – rather than coal – have been responsible for a drop in China's CO2 emissions. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/04/greek-marine-fisheries-2025-production-worth-1666-million-anchovy-dominates https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/04/greek-marine-fisheries-2025-production-worth-1666-million-anchovy-dominates Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:04:22 +0200 More than 42,000 tonnes of fishery products were caught, with the Northern Aegean accounting for just over two-thirds of production. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/04/how-solar-bonds-could-cut-your-energy-bills-without-upfront-installation-costs https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/04/how-solar-bonds-could-cut-your-energy-bills-without-upfront-installation-costs Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:00:07 +0200 A solar bonds scheme could absorb the financial impact of rooftop solar, while keeping your energy bill savings. Here’s how. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/03/el-nino-to-be-very-strong-and-last-until-february-un-climate-agency-warns https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/03/el-nino-to-be-very-strong-and-last-until-february-un-climate-agency-warns Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:19:41 +0200 El Niño tends to peak late in the year but heat in the oceans releases more slowly into the atmosphere, pushing up global temperatures the following year. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/01/shein-and-temu-items-could-face-20-levy-in-frances-crackdown-on-ultra-fast-fashion https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/01/shein-and-temu-items-could-face-20-levy-in-frances-crackdown-on-ultra-fast-fashion Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:08:28 +0200 Imports of small parcels from China have already fallen by up to 40 per cent since a separate €3 EU levy came into force in July. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/01/solar-outpaces-coal-for-the-first-time-in-china-how-does-europe-compare https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/01/solar-outpaces-coal-for-the-first-time-in-china-how-does-europe-compare Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:40:54 +0200 China has seen an explosive growth in its renewable installation, with coal's share in its energy mix edging down in recent years. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/01/heatwaves-and-secret-emissions-why-nuclear-power-may-not-be-as-green-as-you-think https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/01/heatwaves-and-secret-emissions-why-nuclear-power-may-not-be-as-green-as-you-think Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:12:27 +0200 The war on Iran has triggered calls to double down on nuclear power. But is it really ‘clean’, can Europe’s energy grid cope and will it survive the wrath of climate change? https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/31/up-to-1km-thick-ice-swiss-meteorite-offers-new-insight-into-the-ice-age https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/31/up-to-1km-thick-ice-swiss-meteorite-offers-new-insight-into-the-ice-age Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:50:42 +0200 More and more fragments of the Twannberg meteorite are being found in the Bernese Jura; over 2,200 pieces are known, and the rare iron meteorite is highly valuable for research. https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/31/i-dont-mind-begging-volta-offers-an-opportunity-to-many https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/31/i-dont-mind-begging-volta-offers-an-opportunity-to-many Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:37:36 +0200 The first ever bottle deposit return scheme in southern Europe is helping the environment - and funding kids' bucket list trips. https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/29/cop17-in-mongolia-wraps-up-with-13-billion-dollars-of-green-investment-pledge https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/29/cop17-in-mongolia-wraps-up-with-13-billion-dollars-of-green-investment-pledge Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:54:43 +0200 Countries signatories of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification agree with banks and private investors on financing scores of projects in 23 countries across 5 continents. https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/27/is-spain-facing-another-major-earthquake-a-geologist-tells-euronews-about-the-risks https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/27/is-spain-facing-another-major-earthquake-a-geologist-tells-euronews-about-the-risks Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:11:41 +0200 Euronews talks to a geologist from the Geological and Mining Institute of Spain about the real danger, the areas most at risk and what science can – and cannot – predict. https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/27/how-a-glacier-collapse-may-have-triggered-the-nepal-tibet-disaster https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/27/how-a-glacier-collapse-may-have-triggered-the-nepal-tibet-disaster Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:49:46 +0200 While individual glacial events cannot be directly attributed to climate change, experts say rising global temperatures are putting increasing pressure on glaciers. https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/26/partial-lunar-eclipse-on-friday-where-to-see-it-in-spain-italy-france-portugal-and-germany https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/26/partial-lunar-eclipse-on-friday-where-to-see-it-in-spain-italy-france-portugal-and-germany Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:14:07 +0200 At maximum eclipse on 27–28 August, Earth’s dark umbral shadow will cover 96% of the Moon’s face - an almost total eclipse. https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/25/balloons-take-years-to-decompose-uk-researchers-invent-bioloon-as-nature-friendly-alternat https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/25/balloons-take-years-to-decompose-uk-researchers-invent-bioloon-as-nature-friendly-alternat Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:11:44 +0200 Discarded balloons “leak toxic chemicals into the environment" and can easily be swallowed by animals. https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/25/moving-to-the-countryside-for-a-home-young-people-flee-city-housing-costs https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/25/moving-to-the-countryside-for-a-home-young-people-flee-city-housing-costs Tue, 25 Aug 2026 05:56:41 +0200 13% of would-be homebuyers plan to move to towns with fewer than 10,000 residents. Often single 35-year-olds on average incomes, they see depopulated Spain as their only escape from a housing market that has shut them out. https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/24/worlds-oceans-hit-hottest-temperature-ever-recorded-in-august-as-el-nino-takes-hold https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/24/worlds-oceans-hit-hottest-temperature-ever-recorded-in-august-as-el-nino-takes-hold Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:42:14 +0200 The average global sea surface temperature outside polar regions reached 21.1°C on Saturday. https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/24/drought-french-potato-growers-fear-record-crop-slump https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/24/drought-french-potato-growers-fear-record-crop-slump Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:13:28 +0200 This year's French potato harvest is expected to be particularly challenging. https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/23/six-eu-countries-push-for-windfall-tax-on-oil-companies-amid-surging-war-profits https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/23/six-eu-countries-push-for-windfall-tax-on-oil-companies-amid-surging-war-profits Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:10:57 +0200 Citing surging profits amid the Middle East war, six EU countries, including Germany and Italy, want finance ministers to discuss the levy at next month’s meeting in Dublin.