Earth News

Four ways to take care as extreme heat claims 175,000 lives in Europe

Europe is the fastest warming continent on Earth and death records are showing the impact.

1 August 2024

Climate

How is Spain preparing itself for another record hot summer?

Spain has pioneered a new heat alert map, as Copernicus reveals where in the country is set to get hottest in the next few months.

17 May 2024

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Climate change benefits are the next workplace trend. What are they?

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From electric vehicle (EV) leasing plans to accruing low carbon holidays, these are some of the benefits some companies are offering to workers.

21 April 2024

Earth News

This town’s €550K storm barrier was washed away within days

US coastal communities are turning to sand and steel barriers to protect themselves from climate-intensified storms.

14 March 2024

Earth News

European Commission slammed for ‘tepid’ response to changing climate

In the wake of a stark warning from the EU’s environmental watchdog over the looming human and economic cost of climate change in Europe, the European Commission has outlined its strategy for managing the risks faced by the fastest warming continent on the planet.

12 March 2024

Climate

Why Ireland would remain in ‘debt’ if it met its climate finance goal

Campaigners say it is still falling millions short, while richer countries have just missed a deadline for the new loss and damage fund.

2 February 2024

Climate

How can we save one of Europe’s biggest wetlands from drought?

In the wetlands of Catalonia, farmers and environmentalists are working together to adapt to the region’s longest drought.

27 January 2024

Earth News

‘An existential threat’: Will climate change sway Pakistan’s election?

Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari says that Pakistan must adapt to climate change to survive.

26 January 2024

World News

2023 confirmed as hottest year ever

Climate experts are concerned that 2024 will be even hotter than the previous year.

13 January 2024

Earth News

Why is this English city banning gas stoves in new homes?

The city’s ambitious proposals will require no fossil fuels to be used in new housing or commercial developments, including for heating and cooking.

23 November 2023

Economy

Storm Frederico could raise insurance prices in Europe

The different weather-related disasters France has seen this year paint a pessimistic landscape for insurance prices in 2024.

17 November 2023

Climate

How should architects build as climate change takes hold?

From energy efficiency and Passivhaus to retrofits and carbon handprints, here are some sustainable design basics.

6 November 2023

Climate

Funding for climate adaptation is ‘stalling’ as need rises, UN warns

The world is facing an ‘adaptation emergency’. How can world leaders fill the growing gap at COP28?

2 November 2023

Earth News

Boy who died trying to live off-grid weighed 18kg at the time of death

It has been reported that the Colorado family had watched YouTube tutorials to prepare for living in the wildnerness.

2 October 2023

Ecotech

Will floating farms keep the Dutch fed as sea levels rise?

The Netherlands is one of Europe's most innovative countries on tackling rising waters.

18 September 2023