Global energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) hit a record high last year, driven partly by increased fossil fuel use in countries where droughts...
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Flooded and forgotten: How Europe’s disused coal mines are successfully being used to heat our homes
Abandoned coal mines are providing a surprisingly potent source of zero-carbon energy in Europe. ADVERTISEMENT An old coal mine has been providing an English...
The annual emission allowances (AEAs) set by the European Commission for EU member states lack ambition and are in breach of EU environmental law, according to...
COP28 is due to take place in November in Dubai and some decisions around the climate conference have already caused controversy. It’s only a few months...
By Manon Aubry, Michael Bloss, and Pierre Larrouturou, European Parliament Members • Updated: 28/06/2023 The countdown before climate mayhem has started, and...
Environment and energy ministers from G7 countries wrapped two days of talks in northern Japan on Sunday without acting on Canada’s push to set a timeline for...
Canada’s carbon dioxide emissions crept back up in 2021 after falling sharply during the first year of COVID-19, and experts believe they will go up even...
The Czech Republic is known as a country of nature lovers. But a recently-released report suggests the state of the environment there is the fifth worst in the...
The G7’s environment ministers have agreed to largely phase out greenhouse gas emissions from their energy sectors by 2035. The world’s wealthiest...
We must halve emissions by 2030 in order to avoid the worst effects of the climate crisis, says the latest report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel...
