Only 13 countries in the world breathe safe air. Three of them are in Europe
India is home to the world’s most polluted city, according to IQAir’s newly released World Air Quality Report.Read More
Disappearing glacier forces demolition of ski lift on Germany’s highest mountain
Germany’s Zugspitze glacier is rapidly melting, forcing the removal of a 50-year-old ski lift. Experts warn that Bavaria’s remaining glaciers could vanish within years, highlighting the tangible effects of climate…
‘Les P’tits Kipik’: Inside a Paris suburb’s unlikely hedgehog sanctuary
This woman has transformed her home into a sanctuary for urban hedgehogs threatened by habitat fragmentation, cars and pesticides.Read More
Why the owners of Germany’s largest airport have been hit with a €16 million environmental lawsuit
The owners of Germany’s biggest airport have been accused of clearing swathes of forests to build a logistics warehouse in Brazil.Read More
‘You can’t live without us’: Have fossil fuel giants gone back on their green promises?
A new analysis warns that some of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies have entered a ‘gaslighting’ phase to bolster their profits.Read More
‘Pushing extremes to new levels’: Record US heat dome made possible by climate change
‘Insurers walking away’ is the clearest sign unpredictable weather extremes are spiralling out of control, one expert says.Read More
Trump’s disdain for renewables will make US ‘biggest short-term loser’ of Iran war, warns expert
Trump once called renewable energy a ‘scam’. Will the war on Iran make him change his mind?Read More
‘Cushion the shock’: IEA releases 10 quick fuel-saving tips – many countries are already doing them
“Today’s report provides immediate and concrete measures… to shelter consumers from the impacts of this crisis,” says IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol.Read More
‘Europe learned the wrong lesson’ by doubling down on fossil fuels while India and China went green
Countries that invested in renewable energy in 2022 are better able to withstand the current fuel crisis, experts say.Read More
Penguins are ingesting worrying amounts of white plastic. Could switching colours protect them?
Researchers set out to discover why seabirds appear to be attracted to white plastic over other colours.Read More