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Is the climate crisis driving sharks into the path of ships?

A new study predicts that collisions between whale sharks and ships could increase by 15,000 times by 2100.

Europe News

EU proposes delaying landmark deforestation law amid industry pressure

The European Commission's move to postpone anti-deforestation regulations has sparked criticism from environmental NGOs.

Earth News

Historic loss and damage fund could finally pay out in 2025

Dubbed the ‘finance COP’, countries are set to work out the finer details of the loss and damage fund at COP29 in Baku next month.

Europe News

Businesses urged to cut methane leaks at Baku Climate Action Week

Baku Climate Action Week highlighted the need for cleaner natural gas as NGOs push for reduced methane emissions from oil companies before COP29.

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Climate

Could Helene be a sign of things to come for future hurricanes?

Helene is the eighth Category 4 or 5 Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in the US in the last eight years. That’s as many of these intense hurricanes as hit the US in the prior 57 years.

Climate

‘A tough year’: Is French wine doomed by unpredictable weather?

Frost, fungus and record rainfall have left winemakers in France 'exhausted'.

Earth News

How this concerned father shifted his company away from oil and gas

Jordi Zonneveld didn't want his three daughters to live in a world reliant on burning oil, gas and coal, warming the planet.

Earth News

Commission sees role for nuclear and CCS in 'clean' fuel production

Trains, automobiles and even planes could be run on nuclear power or even natural gas while being treated as ‘green’ under proposed EU rules

Earth News

Experts question COP leaders’ push for stronger climate plans

Top climate negotiators urged countries to put forward more ambitious climate plans but critics say they aren't cutting back themselves.

Earth News

Beach erosion is causing homes in this US village to fall into the sea

Their destruction has been decades in the making as beach erosion and climate change slowly edged the Atlantic closer.

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Europe’s overseas territories 'pummelled’ by rising sea levels

Residents of former Dutch colony Bonaire have sued the Netherlands for lack of action against climate change.

Markets

How climate change is battering one of Norway's key commodity markets

Climate change is having an effect on one of Norway's most important commodity markets - the fishing sector. Euronews Business looks at what steps are being taken to protect it.

Earth News

Tourists swept away in flash flood after torrential rain in Tuscany

The floods in Tuscany and the Veneto come days after the Emilia Romagna region was struck, with some areas submerged for the third time in just over a year.

Culture news

Billie Eilish partners with Google Maps to offer sustainable tour bets

As part of her upcoming worldwide tour, Hit Me Hard And Soft: The Tour, Billie Eilish is working with Google Maps to help fans make more sustainable choices when travelling to her shows.

Climate

Did climate change make Europe’s deadly floods more likely?

Researchers also warn that the cost of climate disasters in Europe is rapidly rising.

Earth News

World’s oceans approaching vital acidification boundary, report warns

Years of research have outlined nine processes that help to keep the planet’s life support systems stable.

Earth News

Commission mulls regulation of solar radiation modification research

EU funding is assessing the feasibility and safety of geoengineering as an approach to combat the effects of greenhouse gas emissions.

Culture news

World's first 'Accelerator City' to stage landmark climate action gigs

The English city of Liverpool has been named the world’s first “Accelerator City” for climate action by the United Nation’s climate change program. In November, three special gigs will take place in Liverpool...

Earth News

What are the big climate topics at the UNGA?

‘Earth is going in the wrong direction... that's why we need to act," one speaker said ahead of the UN General Assembly.

Business

Fossil fuel investment could cost extra under EU insurance plans

EU insurance regulator Eiopa is considering hiking capital charges on oil and gas bonds by up to 40%, as it seeks to prepare the industry for net-zero.