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Climate

Experts at forum warn central Asia is getting warmer year after year

In partnership with Agency of Information and Mass Communications of Uzbekistan

Fertile lands are rapidly decreasing while the Central Asian region’s population is growing, and in 25 years from now, it can surpass 100 million people, Uzbekistan's president warned at the Samarkand Climate Forum.

05/04/2025

Europe in Motion

Supportive but sceptical: Where do Europeans stand on climate action?

Economic security and international conflicts are becoming more important than climate change policies in five EU countries. Germans and Poles think adapting to climate change matters more than reducing its causes.

07/03/2025

World News

Davos summit: Leaders gather to tackle economic and tech challenges

The WEF's annual meeting in Davos has begun, focusing on global issues like economic development and technological innovation.

20/01/2025

Nature

‘A trailblazing vision of hope’: The UK leads Europe’s rewilding goals

Scotland and Wales are both on successful rewilding missions that show a pathway for the rest of Europe.

11/12/2024

Green News

Earthshot Prize 2024 winners are a ‘beacon of hope’

The winners of The Earthshot Prize 2024 were unveiled at a prestigious ceremony celebrating finalists in South Africa.

06/11/2024

Europe News

A floating farm in Rotterdam meets the climate crisis head-on

A project that houses cows in a floating barn aims to demonstrate how farming can change its relationship with water and energy.

23/10/2024

Business

AIIB: Multilateral development banks unite to fight climate change

Battling climate change needs both public and private financing, leveraged through multilateral development banks like AIIB, says its president, Jin Liqun. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is working with World Bank, EBRD and other financial institutions to step up projects across the globe.

30/09/2024

Nature

Protesters race to stop hydropower plant construction on the river Una

Local NGOs say they don’t just fear for the Una but the precedent that this “crime on nature” sets for other rivers around Europe.

07/08/2024

Climate

Last Generation climate group disband in Austria

Austria's Interior Ministry recorded 230 criminal charges for members of the group in 2023, with the activists repeatedly blocking roads and causing disruption.

07/08/2024

Europe News

Nature Restoration Law gets green light after Austria flips

After months of setbacks and difficult negotiations between the EU Council and the European Parliament, environment ministers voted today in Luxembourg to pass the Nature Restoration Law.

17/06/2024

Europe News

Economy, migration, climate: Voters' main concerns ahead of elections

Euronews correspondents spoke to European citizens in Brussels about what their main concerns are ahead of the EU vote.

05/06/2024

Green News

Climate activists glue themselves to Munich airport runway

Climate activists from Last Generation disrupted Munich airport by gluing themselves to a runway, leading to flight cancellations and delays over a busy weekend.

18/05/2024

Green News

These three European countries are backing a billionaire wealth tax

Campaigners say the tax will cover around half of annual loss and damage costs from climate disasters.

25/04/2024

Tech News

Ecosia launches its ‘eco-friendly’ web browser

Ecosia, known for its tree-planting search engine, launched its ‘eco-friendly’ web browser on Earth Day.

23/04/2024

Green 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.

14/03/2024

Europe News

Opposition to EU climate laws grows as European elections approach

The bloc's landmark agreement was initially met with praise but has since hit a few roadblocks.

04/12/2023

Green News

Europeans say they don’t get enough information about climate change

In one European country, 68 per cent of citizens believe they will be displaced by climate change.

28/11/2023

Green News

These European cities have been given an ‘A’ for climate action

A new ranking has given 22 European cities the highest score for their transparency and bold climate action.

16/11/2023

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?

02/11/2023

Economy

World's first carbon border tariff is launched in Europe

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism will generate billions of euros in taxes for Brussels' general budget. But not just yet.

03/10/2023