Europe is already suffering the ‘serious impacts’ of climate change, new report reveals
Storms and flooding across Europe last year affected a total of 413,000 people, led to the loss of at least 335 lives and are estimated to have cost at least…
‘Fossil fuels in another form’: Plastic recycling rate stagnates at under 10%, report finds
Cutting down on the production of virgin plastics is essential, campaigners say, in the face of such low reuse rates.Read More
Pumped up pollen: How climate change could be making your seasonal allergies worse
Studies that link worsening allergies in Europe with climate change and elevated concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere.Read More
Elephant retirement home: This zoo in Spain is helping elderly animals to age gracefully
Ageing animals that cannot be reintroduced into the wild are being given specialised geriatric care at Barcelona Zoo.Read More
‘An ecocide’: How olive oil giants are using a mega dam to take over Portugal’s growing region
Environmentalists have condemned the unchecked spread of monoculture plantations in Alentejo.Read More
Climate champion or catastrophe: Can AI ‘offset’ its own, growing emissions?
Data centre electricity demand is predicted will rise to around 945 terawatt hours by 2030, more than the entire electricity consumption of Japan.Read More
Toxic dust and stressed seals: What the shrinking Caspian Sea could mean for people and nature
An area larger than Iceland is likely to dry up, even if the climate ‘only’ warms up by 2C. Here’s what that means in the Central Asian region.Read More
La Niña has ended after three weak months. What does it mean for Europe’s weather?
Longer-term weather forecasts are more difficult to establish when the phenomenon is not present.Read More
‘Make America’s showers great again’: Trump reverses US water and energy saving measures
The standards were intended to make dishwashers, showerheads, refrigerators, laundry machines and toilets use less energy and water.Read More
‘One big backlash’: Why is a green shareholder activist group pausing its climate resolutions?
A “changing political landscape” and global trade tensions are partly to blame, according to the Netherlands-based group.Read More