Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent as early heat wave breaks records
An early 2026 heat wave has already claimed lives across Europe, which is warming faster than any other continent, Deutsche Welle reports.
Pierre Dubois · 68d ago
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EU Commissioners' electric cars need charging stops on Strasbourg runs
Electric vehicles introduced under a 2022 green initiative are straining commissioners' patience on the long Brussels–Strasbourg road trip.
Pierre Dubois · 70d ago
Heat dome pushes Europe to May temperature records
The UK and France have already broken May records as Spain and Italy face heat alerts and outdoor work restrictions under an unusual late-spring heat dome.
Pierre Dubois · 70d ago
German carmakers lobby against EU PFAS ban amid growing public concern
German automotive industry is running a pre-emptive campaign to resist a proposed EU ban on PFAS 'forever chemicals', EurActiv reports.
Pierre Dubois · 70d ago
Record May temperatures hit UK and France as heat dome grips western Europe
Unseasonably high temperatures have broken May records in the United Kingdom and France, with scientists linking the event to broader planetary warming.
Pierre Dubois · 71d ago
Europe sweats under record May heat as 'heat dome' grips continent
France's national weather agency says climate change is driving earlier and more intense heatwaves across Europe this May.
Pierre Dubois · 72d ago
Fire breaks out in Doñana nature reserve; arson not ruled out
About 100 firefighters contained the blaze between dunes, beach and marshland as authorities investigate a possible deliberate cause.
Pierre Dubois · 72d ago
EU pesticide reduction targets stall as binding cuts scrapped
The bloc's commitment to halve pesticide use is faltering with controversial chemicals like glyphosate remaining widely available.
Pierre Dubois · 77d ago
Turkey and China Form Joint Working Group
Turkish environment minister announces new cooperation mechanism with Chinese counterpart
Yusuf Al-Saadi · 81d ago
Half of Dutch listed species face extinction threat, data reveals
Environmental figures show biodiversity crisis deepening in Netherlands as conservation targets fall short.
Pierre Dubois · 82d ago
EU green lobbyists concerned over Commission structure
Environmental campaigners voice confusion over top-down approach and fragmented policy portfolios.
Pierre Dubois · 83d ago
Brussels opens consultation on core EU nature protection laws
Environmentalists fear Birds and Habitats Directives could be weakened in deregulation push.
Pierre Dubois · 84d ago
Global wildfires burn record 150 million hectares as super El Niño looms
First half of 2026 sees catastrophic fire season with worse expected if climate pattern intensifies.
Pierre Dubois · 84d ago
Dutch Court Orders Halt to Illegal Trawling in EU Protected Waters
Netherlands violated Habitats Directive by allowing bottom trawling in marine conservation zones, judges rule.
Pierre Dubois · 85d ago
Brussels grants €4 billion in CO2 allowances ahead of carbon pricing overhaul
European Commission allocates more free emissions credits to industry than previously planned during major carbon market reform.
Pierre Dubois · 85d ago
German metals firm faces Peru mine scrutiny over arsenic contamination
Study reveals elevated arsenic levels near major copper mine in Peru, potentially implicating Hamburg-based Aurubis.
Pierre Dubois · 86d ago
Berlin's car-free initiative fails to reach ballot threshold
Urban transport referendum campaign falls short by 35,000 signatures needed to trigger public vote on banning private vehicles.
Pierre Dubois · 87d ago
Large oil spill detected off Iran's critical Kharg Island hub
Satellite imagery reveals spreading crude leak from Kharg Island, raising environmental and supply concerns for Iran's largest oil export terminal.
Pierre Dubois · 88d ago