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May 2025 was second-hottest on record, EU scientists say
It’s been a hot start to the year globally and northwestern Europe also experienced an exceptionally dry spring.
EU science advisers slam Brussels’ weakened 2040 climate plans
Austria walks back support for EU’s 2040 climate target
How the Fuels Sector Supports Aviation’s Green Goals
The mechanics behind Spain’s mega-blackout
German coalition deal backs EU’s 90 percent climate target — with caveats
German parliament passes historic spending reforms
Europe’s impossible choice: Which industries should survive the green transition?
One German aluminum factory decided to go green and close its smelter. The EU faces a similar choice, with Europe’s future at stake.
EU should force big polluters to clean up the atmosphere, top advisers say
The bloc’s scientific advisory board on climate change wants the EU to scale up carbon removals.
To ban or not to ban? This is not the question
Recognising sustainable fuels alongside electrification accelerates carbon reductions, supports industry compliance and ensures affordable clean mobility for all
Habeck und der Kampf gegen den Vertrauensverlust
Im Parlament stellt der Kanzler heute die Vertrauensfrage, über die dann am kommenden Montag abgestimmt wird. In den Parteizentralen laufen währenddessen die Wahlkampfvorbereitungen weiter. Die Kampagne der …
COP30 host Brazil tells EU to move up climate neutrality target
Brazilian climate chief Ana Toni told POLITICO it would display EU leadership in a tense political moment.
A balanced transition
EU all but guaranteed to miss global deadline for climate targets
Europeans want other countries to promise ambitious action but are behind on their own plans.
Why Trump’s 2nd withdrawal from the Paris Agreement will be different
The president-elect could act faster this time.
No leaders remain to check Trump’s climate wreckage
This will be nothing like 2016.
How Teresa Ribera became the second-most-powerful person in Brussels
Spain’s climate expert is poised to become the EU’s competition chief, net-zero architect and economic transformer — all in one.
EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities – uncovering the major impacts of a 15-year experiment
The EIT’s first three industry-focused networks are now set to ‘graduate’. What have they achieved and are they ready to operate independently?
‘Grotesque’ cheap flying schemes trigger dogfight between airlines and eco-warriors
Wizz Air’s eye-opening announcement ignites debate about rewarding passengers who fly more.
Sauna festivals and dance marathons: Estonia knows how to spend EU money
Money from the EU’s Just Transition Fund will be used to diversify economic activity away from fossil fuels.
Fossil fuel extraction compatible with climate action: COP29 host
The Azerbaijani presidency made that claim while presenting a flurry of initiatives for the Baku summit.
Von der Leyen threads the climate needle to keep her job
It was a love fest on election day. The fights begin after.
Germany’s transport minister faces pay-to-play allegations
A German car association allegedly offered industry and lobbyists time with Transport Minister Volker Wissing in return for payment, according to a report.
Nearly every EU country blows major climate plan deadline
The ongoing delays are imperiling the bloc’s 2030 climate goals — and, by extension, its 2050 net neutrality ambition.
EU leaders ditch call to prepare for ‘new realities’ of warmer planet
The European Environmental Agency found Europe unprepared for climate change risks such as floods and heatwaves.
Europe votes on climate neutrality’s fate
Whether voters realize it or not, the EU’s goal to end global warming contributions by 2050 is on the ballot.
Militant farmers vent fury in Brussels on eve of EU election
But only 1,000 show up to a protest boycotted by mainstream farming organizations.
Southern Germany battles floods as experts say Berlin will miss climate targets
Scientists dispute government’s claim that 2030 goal will be met.
Key EU policies — how will they change after the vote?
With just a week to go until the European election and the campaign in full gear, we’re focusing on how the vote will impact key EU policies …
Orbán’s think tank is on a mission to break Europe’s climate ‘consensus’
A Hungarian-backed think tank is preaching the ‘perils of net zero’ in Brussels as it seeks to mint climate iconoclasts.