Earth News Europeans don’t trust Trump or Putin to supply energy, poll shows People in Europe believe their countries should prioritise investment in domestic renewable energy over imported fossil fuels. 06/05/2025
The Road To Green Can we balance industry growth and a healthy environment? In partnership with The European Commission Since 2007, European industry has reduced its emissions of harmful pollutants into the air and water by between 40% and 75%, according to data from the European Environment Agency. The EU now wants to go further towards a clean and competitive industry. 30/04/2025
The Road To Green Coal or cool? Poland's energy sector in industrial transition mode In partnership with The European Commission Poland's energy sector has significantly reduced emissions of harmful pollutants in recent years. But after the revision of the EU Industrial Emissions Directive, the country is still heavily relying on combustion plants. 30/04/2025
Earth News Dutch court protects city’s fossil fuel ad ban in ‘milestone’ ruling The general health interests of citizens are worth more than the commercial interests of advertisers, the court said. 28/04/2025
Earth News Oil and gas giants caused €25 trillion in climate damage, study says Experts believe the research could help bolster climate laws and make polluters pay for their role in global warming. 24/04/2025
Earth News Three-quarters of world live in net fossil fuel importing countries Ahead of the IEA’s summit on energy security this week, analysts are emphasising the benefits of solar and wind. 22/04/2025
Earth News Why is less than 10% of the world’s plastic being recycled? Cutting down on the production of virgin plastics is essential, campaigners say, in the face of such low reuse rates. 14/04/2025
Earth News Green shareholder activist group pauses activism over climate backlash A “changing political landscape” and global trade tensions are partly to blame, according to the Netherlands-based group. 10/04/2025
Earth News Decarbonisation reduces trade risks for most countries, study finds Trade-related risks to energy security decline on average by 19 per cent in net-zero scenarios. 10/04/2025
Earth News World reaches 40% clean electricity. What’s the story in Europe? Heatwaves, AI and data centres are driving electricity demand to new heights. But clean power is up to the challenge, a new global review finds. 08/04/2025
Earth News How Finland has replaced coal power with wind in less than 10 years Wind power in Finland has more than doubled since 2020 to supply a quarter of the country’s energy. 01/04/2025
Earth News Just Stop Oil is ending three years of climate protest in April During their three-year history, Just Stop Oil supporters have been arrested 3,300 times and imprisoned 180 times. 28/03/2025
Earth News Renewable energy saw record growth in 2024 powered by China solar boom UN climate chief Simon Stiell said that the clean energy transition can be "Europe's economic engine-room". 26/03/2025
Earth News Decade-long youth climate lawsuit comes to an end in the US The case has inspired similar climate legal action on behalf of young people across the United States. 25/03/2025
Ecotech EVs will save Europe 8 coal power plants worth of emissions this year One in five new cars sold in the EU this year will have zero tailpipe emissions. How did we get here? 20/03/2025
Earth News Greenpeace must pay nearly €613m over US pipeline protests, jury says The environmental organisation has previously said the case could threaten to bankrupt it. 20/03/2025
Earth News ‘Doublespeak’: Greece greenlights offshore drilling beside marine park Environmental lawyers say that the new concessions threaten endangered species in the biodiversity-rich Hellenic Trench. 14/03/2025
Earth News Marine animals could ‘choke on oil’ after UK crash, experts warn The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is assessing what counter pollution action is needed, as people voice concern for porpoises and seabirds. 11/03/2025
Earth News Half global emissions tied to just 36 companies, report finds State-owned coal, oil and gas companies dominated the list of the highest emitting firms. 05/03/2025
Europeans' Stories Czechia wants to phase out coal. But is gas the solution? Europe's coal-age, industrial dinosaurs are getting fitted-out for the future. Take the Czech Republic, for example: The Prague government has promised to phase-out coal-fired power generation by the year 2033. 05/03/2025