Earth News

Google made “substantial” contributions towards climate change deniers

The tech giant has been called out for funding companies who do not support environmental reform.

11/10/2019

Ocean

Protecting life in the Arctic seas

In partnership with the European Commission

Climate change is making Arctic waters more accessible to vessels, raising the controversial prospect of industrial-scale fishing. Here's how world countries came together to protect the fragile Arctic ecosystem - for now.

10/10/2019

Ocean

Mapping the Arctic sea life

In partnership with the European Commission

"If you start fishing, you can destroy the ecosystem, or the balance of the organisms." This MOSAiC expedition scientist is mapping the hidden Arctic sea life

10/10/2019

Earth News

The dirty subject one photographer wants to remind us of

Elizabeth Hoff releases powerful photos of models swimming in plastic, showing the pollution destroying our oceans.

09/10/2019

Europe News

A night aboard the Rainbow Warrior

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09/10/2019

France

Watch: Glacier in danger of collapse over Italian town

A huge section of Planpincieux glacier is threatening to break off the mountain.

01/10/2019

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Protesters cover Louvre's Pyramid in black treacle

Climate activists staging a peaceful protest at the Louvre museum dipped their hands in treacle, referencing a partnership with Total

28/09/2019

World News

European space mission aims to fill missing piece of climate jigsaw

The European Space Agency has commissioned a new satellite mission in a bid to find a crucial missing piece of the climate jigsaw.

27/09/2019

World

Polish government criticised for opening first new coal mine in 25 years

Environmentalists argue the policy flies in the face of European Union targets for all member states to be carbon neutral by 2050.

26/09/2019

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Evacuation in Italy as Mont Blanc glacier could collapse at any moment

Italian authorities in the northwest region of Courmayeur, Aosta closed roads and evacuated mountain huts on Wednesday after experts warned that part of a glacier on Mont Blanc could collapse.

25/09/2019

World News

IPCC report highlights crisis facing world's oceans and cryosphere

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a report with stark warnings on the current and future state of the oceans and cryosphere - the ice that covers planet Earth.

25/09/2019

USA

How do IPCC experts think we should tackle rising seas & melting ice?

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a report with stark warnings on the current and future state of the oceans and cryosphere - the ice that covers planet Earth.

25/09/2019

Partner content

Faced with increasing heat waves frequency, European cities need to adapt

Partner content presented by Copernicus

Scientists warn about heatwaves becoming the norm and start developing tools to help urban areas to adapt.

23/09/2019

USA

How well are EU countries doing at meeting their UN climate goals?

Not that well, since you ask.

23/09/2019

Norway

Watch: Norway's last miners fight for survival against climate policy

Norway's last coal mine, in the Arctic archipelago, is under threat of closure. It is situated in the northernmost town on Earth – which is also the fastest heating, thanks to climate change.

20/09/2019

World News

Millions of young people march for climate in historic mobilisation

The global climate strike kicked off in the Pacific islands and followed the rising sun through Australia, Japan, Southeast Asia and into Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

20/09/2019

World

Green initiatives 'good for the economy', climate expert tells leaders

A climate change expert has said world governments must realise that green climate initiatives are actually good for the economy. Bob Ward, from the London School of Ecoomics’ Grantham Institute on Climate Change said the two aims need each other.

19/09/2019

World News

How summer 2019 hurt the Arctic, the frontline of climate change

Unprecedented wildfires, a record melt of the sea ice and some more extreme weather episodes have marked the 2019 summer season in the Arctic Circle. It was on a par or worse than the 2012 record melt and heat levels, showing that the North Pole is the frontline of the global climate crisis.

18/09/2019

World News

Worst-case scenario forecasts 7℃ hike in global temperatures by 2100

Global average temperatures could increase 7℃ above pre-industrial levels by 2100 no matter how hard humans try to stop it, a team of French scientists claim in their latest worst-case scenario modelling.

18/09/2019

Europe News

The Brief: Climate Change threatens the future of crops

With the production of major crops expected to be down by 50% in the next 30 years due to climate change, lawmakers and environmental activists are searching for ways to protect the future of agriculture.

18/09/2019