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EU has 'lost time, not momentum' on climate goals, says Commissioner

While the pandemic has affected almost all aspects of daily life in Europe, the European Commission claims the crisis has not diverted them from their ambitions to become carbon neutral by 2050.

World News

Ugly fruit, roaming bears, and halting wildfires: meet the EU LIFE Award 2020 winners

Loving ugly fruit, helping roaming bears, and halting Hungarian wildfires: meet the winners of the EU's LIFE Awards 2020

Economy

Coronavirus downturn helps accelerate move to green economy, says ECB

"The fact we have this downturn does create some room for accelerating what needed to happen anyway: the green deal and digitisation," said the ECB's chief economist Philip Lane.

World News

Nearly 70% of Italians say Europe's climate response is insufficient

Around two-thirds of respondents in France (64%), Germany (67%) and Italy (68%) agreed not sufficient action was being taken in Europe. UK respondents agreed but in lower numbers (57%).

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World News

EU's LIFE Awards recognise best projects for environment and sustainability

Sustainable, green and climate-friendly projects across Europe have been recognized in the LIFE Awards, with projects to fight forest fires, discourage food waste and better manage brown bears receiving the top prizes.

World News

Humans' 'disrespect of nature' is to blame for COVID-19: Jane Goodall

The world-renowned ethologist, who devoted her life to the protection of chimpanzees, deplored our treatment of animals and their habitat.

World News

Several countries threatening EU's 2050 carbon neutral goal, says MEP

The European Union is the world leader in green policies but resistance from member states threaten its goal to become carbon neutral by 2050, a Green MEP told Euronews.

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Climate change affects our health: how can society adapt?

In partnership with The European Commission

We travel to Norway and Greece to see how they want to mitigate the worst effects of climate change: our health.

Climate Now

Bears, bison and wolves: Rewilding Romania to cope with climate change

In partnership with Copernicus

As more record high temperatures are clocked up across Europe, conservationists in Romania are building bridges for bears and reintroducing bison to make ecosystems more robust in the face of a warming planet.

Green News

Could moths be the secret to understanding climate change?

Moths might be overshadowed by their colourful butterfly cousins, but they're crucial to the pollination process.

Europe News

EU climate law explained: Europe's plan to hit carbon net-zero

The EU wants the world's first climate law in place to tackle climate change, but a battle is brewing over how much emissions should be reduced by 2030 to hit green goals.

World News

Hottest September on record: Now 2020 on course for warmest year ever

This September saw unusually high temperatures in Siberia, across the Middle East, parts of South America and Australia — while a European heatwave shattered monthly records, too.

Green News

How did the internet react to David Attenborough's newest documentary?

Sir David Attenborough's latest release is unlike any of his previous work.

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Can we rely on machine intelligence to fix our climate?

Partner content presented by Copernicus

As more and more industries take on artificial intelligence to solve some of their biggest challenges, can machines help us understand and fix climate change issues?

World News

Global warming shrinks Arctic sea ice to near-record level

Scientists say a Siberian heatwave is one of the reasons behind the rapidly melting ice

World News

Summer was hottest on record in Northern Hemisphere

In the three months from June through August, average temperatures were 0.92°C above the 20th-century average, US scientists have found.

Climate Now

Devastating impact of marine heatwaves on ecosystems

In partnership with Copernicus

What are marine heatwaves? And how are they impacting on the previous havens of biodiversity that are corals in areas such as the Medes Islands? Climate Now investigates the serious consequences of the phenomenon for ecosystems in the Mediterranean.

World News

Documentary aims to raise awareness of troubled climate project

The documentary Great Green Wall is described as a journey to the front line of the climate crisis.

World

Tunisia's startups target saving water & bees to counter global warming's effects

Global warming is having a sizeable impact on agriculture in some North African countries.

USA

More than 500,000 flee as 'unprecedented' wildfires sweep Oregon

The wildfires have destroyed more than 900,000 acres of land, territory greater in size than the US state of Rhode Island and more than double what would usually burn annually.