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Solar has saved the EU €37.4 billion since the war on Iran began

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Ecotech

Europeans are beating high gas prices by installing heat pumps

Heat pump sales plummeted in 2024 – but now they’re on the rise again. Here’s why.

Ecotech

How old EV batteries could transform Europe’s struggling energy grid

Repurposing retired EV batteries could lower Europeans’ energy bills and prevent wind and solar farms from being switched off.

Earth News

'Only the starting line': Germany plans to quit fossil fuels by 2045

Germany has become the third country in Europe to unveil a national roadmap away from fossil fuels. But experts say targets still 'fall short'.

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Why EU renewables slipped below last year’s level despite solar surge

More than half of electricity generated in the EU came from renewable energy sources during the second quarter of 2026, new data shows.

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Türkiye warned of fossil fuel loophole in COP31 electrification plan

Türkiye says electrifying daily life can protect families and businesses from “volatile energy markets”. But could their plan keep us stuck in the fossil fuel era?

Ecotech

Europe’s waste heat alone could power Paris for 48 years

“We are throwing away energy that we have already paid for."

Climate

'Planetary boundaries' necessary for life breached, scientists warn

The latest Planetary Health Check warns that seven of Earth’s critical life support systems are experiencing record transgression.

Climate

Europe’s babies face 84% more 'fire weather' than their grandparents

Scientists have warned that one particular European country will be hit hard by extreme fire weather conditions if our reliance on fossil fuels doesn’t end.

Climate

Europe named most 'unusually hot place’ on Earth after sizzling summer

“These past three months are a warning sign we cannot afford to ignore – the human and economic costs of fossil fuels are playing out in real time.”

Earth News

EU ‘paying twice’ for fossil fuel dependence. Will we ever break free?

Ursula von der Leyen slammed fossil fuels in her 2022 State of the EU speech. Now, Europe is in the midst of yet another energy crisis.

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The 5 positive tipping points that could ‘rapidly’ heal the world

“For too long a sense has prevailed that solutions to the climate and nature are out of reach. This new research explodes that myth once and for all.”

Ecotech

Mediterranean’s wind and solar plans surpass the US, finds analysis

More than 552 GW of utility-scale solar and wind projects have been announced, or are already under development, across the Mediterranean.

Earth News

A sun-powered siren: Inside the world’s first solar ambulance

Solar ambulance Stella Juva could transform access to healthcare in regions that lack reliable infrastructure, electricity and fuel.

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Restricted oil imports have sped up electrification in China

This is the first time that reductions in oil consumption – rather than coal – have been responsible for a drop in China's CO2 emissions.

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Want cheaper energy bills? Solar bonds could be the answer

A solar bonds scheme could absorb the financial impact of rooftop solar, while keeping your energy bill savings. Here’s how.

Climate

Why nuclear power won’t magically fix Europe’s energy crisis

The war on Iran has triggered calls to double down on nuclear power. But is it really ‘clean’, can Europe’s energy grid cope and will it survive the wrath of climate change?