Poland to withdraw court cases against EU climate policies: Sources
Brussels: Poland will no longer take the EU to court to attempt to cancel numerous climate change policies, and is...
Environment
Greece hit record high green energy output last year
Athens: Greece hit a record high in wind, solar and hydroelectric energy output last year, its power grid operator IPTO...
Cool nights needed for olive trees in Greece
Athens: Winter has finally arrived in Greece, with temperatures dropping from 20 ºC to around 14 ºC in the south...
Hermit crabs are ‘wearing’ our plastic rubbish
Hermit crabs all over the world, which scavenge shells as armour for their bodies, are turning increasingly to plastic waste...
The cities cutting back on cars
From London to New York: Can quitting cars be popular? Cities around the world reveal surprising truths about getting the...
USAID investment, Climate summit underscores US support for Pakistan’s economy
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: The Investment and Climate Summit organized by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday...
Cold weather front with snow and gale force winds hits Greece
Athens: A cold weather front is hitting Greece this weekend with snow and gale-force winds throughout most of the country....
UK ‘used to be a leader on climate’, lament European lawmakers
London: European lawmakers have lamented the UK’s decision to weaken environmental rules since leaving the EU, after the Guardian revealed...
Zhao Shiren assures China’s commitment to assist Pakistan in combating environmental contamination
Lahore: Consul General of China in Lahore Zhao Shiren has expressed his country’s commitment to assisting Pakistan in combating environmental...
EU Commission to back 90% emissions cut for 2040 climate target
Brussels: The European Commission is set to recommend the EU reduces its net greenhouse gas emissions 90% by 2040, from...
EU drafts plan to zero out industry’s carbon footprint by 2050
Brussels: The European Union has drafted plans to capture and store hundreds of millions of tons of CO2 emissions by...
Pakistan Punjab provincial govt requests Chinese environmentalists to help overcome smog-related challenges
Lahore: Pakistan Punjab provincial government has requested the Chinese environmentalists to help overcome the smog-related challenges in Punjab, particularly Lahore....
Fulbright Alumni gather to forge solutions to climate crisis
Celina Ali Islamabad: Around 250 Fulbright Alumni gathered at the 17th Annual Fulbright Alumni Conference organized by the United States...
Italy: TSO puts submarine drone for seabed surveys to test
Rome: Italian transmission system operator (TSO) Terna has launched a project in cooperation with U.S. startup Terradepth focused on testing...
AGSM AIM invests on geothermal project in Verona, Italy
Rome: The AGSM AIM Group has announced investment on a geothermal project that aims to supply clean, renewable heat to...
France has enough electricity to last the winter despite cold snap
Paris: We are expecting a peak this week that will occur on Wednesday morning at about 83 gigawatts, which will...
UK weather: Ice and sleet warnings for England after flooding chaos
London: After the misery and chaos caused by torrential rain and flooding, authorities have warned people to be prepared for...
Drivers in Italy to be paid to go electric
Brussels: Drivers in Italy will be offered cash to swap their gas-guzzling automobiles for non-polluting electric vehicles. The 930-million-euro ($1-billion)...
Pakistani student contributes to China’s migratory bird conservation efforts
Beijing: As winter sets in, flocks of whooper swans from Siberia migrate to the banks of the Yellow River in...
2023 set to be UK’s second-hottest year: Met Office
London: Last year is set to be the UK's second warmest on record, according to provisional figures released on Tuesday...
Shipping starts shelling out for EU allowances
Brussels: The largest regional green regulations in the history of shipping came into effect yesterday with the industry included in...
Eurostar cancels trains due to flooded UK tunnels
London: At least 14 Eurostar trains were cancelled on Dec 30 after flooding in tunnels in southern England, stranding thousands...
The maritime sector in the European Union Emissions Trading System
Brussels: An emissions trading system (ETS) is a market-based measure that sets a limit (cap) on allowed emissions (allowances) and...
Good news, and nuclear fight: 2023 in EU energy and environment
Brussels: As global warming continues to break new records, Euractiv readers were hungry for good news from the energy and...
Europe is spending millions to trap carbon. Where will it go?
Brussels: Salonit sits roughly 50 kilometers off the Gulf of Trieste, an Italian port nestled near the Adriatic Sea’s highest...
White Christmas in Scotland despite warm temperatures
London: A white Christmas has been officially confirmed by the Met Office following snowfall in the Highlands of Scotland. A...
Warm Christmas Day broke the UK’s record, Met Office says
London: The Met Office has provisionally recorded the highest minimum temperature for Christmas Day on record – though much of...
Nearly half of the new cars sold in the EU in 2023 are electrified
Brussels: Sales of electric cars in the European Union were almost half of all new passenger car registrations in the...
‘We feel abandoned’: Survivors of Italy’s devastating floods
Faenza: The moment Giorgio Patuelli realised that all his possessions had been destroyed in an instant, was surreal. “That night,...
EU sets critical mineral goals for green transition
Brussels: The EU has set targets to dig up, recycle and refine lithium, cobalt and other metals it needs for...
