Environment & Climate
The European Green Deal, energy transition, oceans and the climate policy behind the headlines.
Thermal cameras reveal offshore wind turbines' true bird collision toll
A year-long study at the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm used thermal cameras and AI to monitor bird collisions, finding only 22 possible stri
Sicilian estate harvests Italy's first homegrown Arabica coffee
The Morettino family estate near Palermo has completed Italy's first harvest of Arabica coffee grown and processed entirely on home soil. Th
Dutch farmers turn to rice as peatlands sink and climate warms
Dutch farmers are growing rice for the first time, a crop that thrives in wet conditions. The pilot project aims to keep peatlands flooded,
Severe storm batters Crete with floods, landslides and power outages
A severe storm has lashed Crete, causing flash floods, landslides and power outages. Schools are closed in several municipalities, and a bri
Swiss glaciers shed 5.5% of their ice in second-worst melt on record
Swiss glaciers lost 5.5% of their ice volume this year, the second-largest annual decline on record. Researchers point to repeated summer he
EU fund helps rural Swedes trade petrol for electric
A Swedish scheme, partly funded by the EU's Social Climate Fund, supports rural lower-income drivers switching to electric vehicles. Over 20
World's tallest wind turbine rises above Germany's coal country
The world's tallest wind turbine, at 365 meters, now stands in Schipkau, Brandenburg, Germany. It is expected to produce 30-33 GWh annually,
Rehabilitated green sea turtle Jurassic returns to Atlantic with satellite tracker
Jurassic, a 215-pound adult male green sea turtle, has been released back into the Atlantic Ocean after rehabilitation in Florida. Equipped
Thuringia's underground lignite fire could smoulder for years
A forest fire in late June ignited coal deposits beneath a former lignite mine in Thuringia. The underground blaze is nearly impossible to e
Ground-level ozone hit half of Europe this summer, with Milan worst affected
Half of Europeans breathed unsafe ground-level ozone during this summer's heatwaves, according to Copernicus data. Milan recorded some of th
Europe's storm risk rises as climate change intensifies extreme weather
Storms are intensifying as global temperatures rise, with tropical cyclones spreading to new regions. Europe's exposure is uneven, with Port
Second-life EV batteries could ease Europe's grid bottleneck
Europe's grid is wasting billions in curtailed renewable energy. Repurposing retired EV batteries could store that power, cut bills, and eas