emission

Gas heaters keep a terrace warm near Paris' Luxembourg gardens.

Green mayor calls for Paris to ban outdoor heaters amid CO2 concerns

Is it cow burps rather than farts that are warming our planet?

It's not cow farts which are destroying our planet. Their burps are. And the solution could lie at the bottom of the ocean.

10/05/2019

United Kingdom

Is Brexit bad for the environment? Calculating May's carbon footprint

Theresa May's numerous Brexit related trips over the years have had the same environmental impact as 126 UK residents or 2,642 Kenyans over the same period of time.

19/04/2019

Tesla Superchargers in Mojave, California, U.S., March 11, 2019.

World

Fiat to pool with Tesla to reduce emissions average and avoid EU fines

EU emissions reduction targets get much tougher next year with average emissions for a carmaker's fleet limited at 95 grams per kilometre.

08/04/2019

brussels bureau

EU C02 emissions compromise

EU countries agree to 35 percent C02 cut on cars by 2030

11/10/2018

A fuel tank cap of a diesel car is pictured in Berlin

Good Morning Europe

EU vote on more stringent carbon targets

The European Parliament will vote today on imposing stricter carbon limits in the car industry. It's a clash of concerns between climate goals and industry competition – with warnings that some of the 13 million EU jobs, reliant on the auto-industry, could be put at risk.

03/10/2018

Germany

Porsche drops diesel in electric car push

Porsche announces it will stop offering diesel versions of its cars on Sunday, shortly after it was caught cheating on diesel emissions test

23/09/2018

world news

World heading toward an uninhabitable 'Hothouse' new study warns

A new study shows that Earth is at risk of entering what scientists dub “Hothouse Earth” conditions. In these circumstances, Earth will become uninhabitable.

07/08/2018