UK: Electric cars are the future
London: The future is electric for the cars on our roads, but is the UK ready for such a major...
Environment
EU Council adopts energy efficiency directive
Brussels: The RU Council Tuesday adopted new rules to reduce final energy consumption at EU level by 11.7% in 2030....
Italy; Hailstorms and fire batter mercilessly, two killed, Palermo airport closed
Rome: Wildfires forced the closure of Palermo airport in Sicily on Tuesday as extreme weather continued to batter Italy, with...
Heat in Italy to intensify
Rome: Firefighters battled blazes in the southern Italian region of Calabria and forecasters warned that temperatures were set to soar...
Italy: Renewables meet 44.3% of power demand in June
Rome; Renewable power generation was responsible for covering 44.3% of the national electricity demand in Italy in June, with hydropower...
Only one EU country thinks its government is doing enough on climate crisis, new survey finds
Brussels: More than 6 in 10 EU citizens say they have taken action to fight climate change over the last...
Italy is blowing hot and cold
Rome: An extraordinary hailstorm in Seregna, a town near Milan in northern Italy, injured more than a hundred people on...
Italy: Tennis ball-sized hail injures more than 100 people
Rome: At least 110 people have been injured after tennis ball-sized hail rained down on a region of northern Italy...
Italy: Farmer battles frost, floods, heat and hail in epic year
Forli: Farmer Andrea Ferrini is on the frontline of climate change in Italy and it is hurting. First his fruit...
UK horticulturalists call for more moth-friendly gardens
London: Gardens should be as attractive to pollinators at night as they are in the day, horticulturalists have said, as...
EU Missions on track to meet their 2030 ambition towards a greener and healthier continent
Brussels: During their first two years, the EU Missions in Horizon Europe have supported the Commission's work on the European...
New European Bauhaus: Horizon Europe EU Mission in the pipeline
Brussels: The European Commission proposed today a sixth Horizon Europe Mission dedicated entirely to the New European Bauhaus (NEB). If...
Italy hospitals report sharp rise in emergency cases as Rome hits 41.8C
Rime: Hospitals across Italy have seen a sharp rise in the number of people seeking emergency care for heat-related illnesses...
Italy: Extraordinary heatwave approaches peak
Rome: The extraordinary heatwave that Italy is suffering, its third of the summer, was approaching its peak on Tuesday, with...
Why is there no UK heatwave as Europe swelters during Charon?
London, A deadly heatwave sweeping across Europe with temperatures forecast to shatter records in the coming days stands in complete...
Volunteers in Italy rally to protect sea turtle nest
Rome: Italy's stunning stretches of Adriatic coastline draw in scores of holidaymakers and sun worshipers at this time of year....
Citizens, authorities concerned to remain watchful amid new monsoon spell start: Sherry
Celina Ali Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Senator Sherry Rehman on Thursday urged the citizens and...
Cerberus heatwave: Why UK weather is wet and windy as Europe swelters
London: A deadly heatwave sweeping across Europe with temperatures forecast to shatter records in the coming days stands in complete...
Green Climate Fund approves $66 million to support Pakistan’s climate action
Recharge Pakistan initiative to directly benefit 600,000, indirectly impact 7m people Islamabad: The Green Climate Fund (GCF), the world’s largest...
EU Parliament passes law to restore degraded natural ecosystems
The new law will require European Union countries to introduce measures restoring nature on a fifth of their land and...
EU passes nature restoration law in knife-edge vote
Islamabad: The EU has narrowly passed a key law to protect nature – a core pillar of the Commission president...
China’s Green Hydrogen Persuasion and CPEC & BRI: A Reality Check
Islamabad: Green energy has become the mantra of every country around the globe however, in real terms despite the western...
China, Pakistan to set up natural disaster observation and research center
Islamabad: In a move to enhance collaboration on natural disaster monitoring, China-Pakistan Joint Research Center on Earth Sciences will set...
UK should quit ‘climate-wrecking’ energy treaty, say official advisers
Climate Change Committee recommends leaving energy charter treaty, which critics say is ‘weaponised’ by fossil fuel firms The UK should...
Italy heatwave could push temperatures close to European record
High pressure forecast to raise temperatures to 48C as hot weather sweeps Spain, France, Germany and Poland Temperatures in Italy...
Italy: Continuous investments by Stellantis in Italy to pave the way for a sustainable future
The CEO of Stellantis, Carlos Tavares, reiterated today, in a very productive meeting held in Rome with the Minister of...
Climate change: Italy’s water resources hit rock bottom in 2022
Rome: Italy's available water resources hit an all-time low in 2022, as a combination of rising temperatures and lower rainfall...
UK’s Climate Finance Accelerator is Now Accepting Proposals for Low Carbon Projects in Pakistan
London: The Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) program officially opened Phase 2 in Pakistan and is seeking investment proposals for low-carbon...
EU needs over $760 bln/yr to hit green transition targets – Commission
Brussels: Europe will require investments of more than 700 billion euros ($762.44 billion) a year to meet its energy transition...
The visit of President-designate of COP 28 to Pakistan
Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, President-designate of COP 28 and UAE’s Special Envoy for Climate Change, Minister for Industries and Technologies,...
