Environment & Climate
The European Green Deal, energy transition, oceans and the climate policy behind the headlines.
Europe's sponge cities turn stormwater into a resource
The EU is backing sponge city projects to help cities absorb, retain, and reuse rainwater. Pioneered in China, the model is now being adapte
UN chief calls fossil fuel subsidies 'suicide' as COP31 hosts expand production
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called fossil fuel subsidies 'subsidising suicide' and urged governments to redirect funds to natu
Carbon market rift exposes EU divisions on climate and energy
At a Brussels summit, Nordic leaders defended the EU carbon market against calls from Visegrad countries to weaken it. The dispute highlight
Thwaites Glacier faces unavoidable ice loss for 150 years, study finds
Even if ocean temperatures return to pre-industrial levels, Thwaites Glacier will continue losing ice for at least 150 years. The collapse c
How European farmers are adapting to climate-driven crop losses
Extreme weather has cut Europe's grain harvest by an estimated 16.7 million tonnes, costing over €3 billion. Farmers are diversifying crops
Spanish explorer's kite sled to cross Antarctica with zero emissions
Spanish polar explorer Ramón Larramendi will lead an 80-day, 3,400-km crossing of Antarctica using a kite-powered sled, with zero emissions.
Indonesian wildfires turn skies orange as haze chokes Singapore
Apocalyptic orange skies have engulfed Palangkaraya in Indonesia, while Singapore's Marina Bay Sands has vanished behind thick smoke. Months
Slovenia's last glacier shrinks to a patch of ice and grit
Slovenia's last glacier, Skuta, has shrunk to a small patch of ice covered in debris. Scientists warn that its disappearance will reduce riv
Climate change outpaces El Niño in fueling Hurricane Polo, study finds
A new study finds climate change contributed more than El Niño to Hurricane Polo's record-breaking intensity. Warming made conditions 23 tim
Istanbul floods kill two as heaviest rain in decades paralyzes city
At least two people died after torrential rain triggered severe flooding across Istanbul. Some districts recorded their heaviest rainfall si
Flooded Thai villages bear the cost of protecting Bangkok from rising waters
Flood defences protecting Bangkok and industrial hubs have left downstream villages in Ayutthaya submerged for years. Residents face rising
Bleached corals revive after brief contact with healthy clones
In a Stanford lab, bleached corals recovered within seven weeks after brief contact with healthy clones. The technique could aid reef restor