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Balkans battle wildfires from prolonged heatwave in Europe

Experts say it's time to act to avoid more climate-based disasters across Europe and urge European leaders to address the concerning trends in weather across the continent.

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Countries under orange alert as heatwave continues across Europe

Spain, Romania and Greece are a few of the countries battling this summer's extreme temperatures.

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WATCH: Masses of fish die-off at lagoon in Italy

For several days fish have been dying in the lagoon of Orbetello, Tuscany.

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Denmark and Spain suffer under chaotic weather

Authorities and experts agree that climate change is behind the rise in temperatures that is also feeding prolonged droughts and wildfires.

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Climate

CO2 purity rules could sink Europe’s CCS ambitions, industry warns

The EU is pinning its climate ambition on carbon capture and storage (CCS) to prevent billions of tonnes of CO2 emissions in the coming years, but a technical hitch could delay the deployment of a technology that even its cheerleaders recognise has barely got off the ground.

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Far-right barred from top rank of EU Parliament environment committee

Italian Social Democrat Antonio Decaro will chair the European Parliament's environment committee, while the freshly minted nationalist group Patriots for Europe was denied one of four deputy posts thanks to a manouvre by the centre-right European People's Party.

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Extreme weather warning remains in place for much of southern Europe

Greece, Croatia and Romania have all been experiencing severe heat — and it's set to continue.

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Hungary claims progress on air pollution and water at EU summit

Hungary hailed a 'successful' first, informal, summit of EU environment ministers and officials during its EU Council presidency, but drew fire from Germany for excluding civil society representatives from the meeting in Budapest.

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Keep climate targets but ditch red tape, says EPP’s green leader

In an exclusive interview, the European People’s Party’s environment policy coordinator tells Euronews the group wants to revisit a raft of Green Deal legislation, and why he thinks climate targets must remain sacrosanct.

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Investment gaps and drop in carbon sinks threaten EU climate progress

Insufficient financing is slowing down the transition towards climate neutrality and forest carbon sinks need to be enhanced to trap more carbon dioxide, new report says.

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A look inside the punishing world of India’s garbage pickers

For millions of Indians, the extreme heat of the summer makes their daily lives even harder.

Green News

Switzerland at further risk of natural disasters, government warns

Severe weather has caused at least four deaths in the mountainous central European country of Switzerland, forcing one federal politician to ponder if the country is capable of weathering future storms.

Green News

Climate action back in EU’s policy priorities for the next term – leak

Idea of scrapping green priorities unveiled in a previous leak unleashed backlash from environmentalists and lawmakers but a new leak on the Strategic Agenda reveals EU leaders' intention to continue pushing for EU climate action.

Climate

Why climate engineering could stop working in a hotter world

Climate engineering manipulates the environment to try and avoid the worst consequences of climate change.

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Why French tech is worried about Macron’s snap election

French tech companies spoke to Euronews Next about their concerns about the potential outcomes of the snap election the president has called for on June 30 and July 7.

My Europe Series

State of the Union: EU top jobs and Nature Restoration law

This edition of State of the Union focuses on the talks about the future top jobs in the EU and NATO and the final approval of the EU Nature Restoration Law.

Green News

Geothermal and nuclear energy among Hungarian EU presidency priorities

The upcoming Hungarian presidency’s work programme broadly reflects EU policy objectives, but it only refers once to 'renewable' and natural gas is openly listed for targeted funding.

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Member states beef up safety rules amid growing nuclear power market

EU countries agreed on new nuclear safeguards which will see a greater level of inspections on facilities and the use of nuclear materials, despite a call from environmentalists to stop financing atomic power.

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Governments call for crackdown on ‘fast fashion’ ahead of key vote

France is one of a quartet of EU countries calling for legislation allowing for additional levies on clothing companies who use a cheap 'fast fashion' marketing strategy

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EURO 2024 teams can slash their emissions by 60% by not flying: NGO

Only three of the 24 teams taking part have answered T&E's calls to opt out of flying during the month-long football extravaganza.