Bioenergy is often seen as a more environmentally-friendly alternative to other forms of energy generation. But the truth is that it can actually be quite harmful to the environment. Bioenergy has a…
A microbe discovered in a volcanic hot spring gobbles up carbon dioxide “astonishingly quickly”, according to the scientists who found it.
The researchers hope to utilise microbes that have…
Greenpeace has attacked the government’s “disastrous” decision to award new licences for oil and gas drilling in the North Sea as it prepares to challenge the move in the high court.
A court hearing…
Nine European countries have pledged to multiply the capacity of offshore wind farms in the North Sea by eight times current levels before 2050, turning it into what Belgium’s energy minister called…
he climate crisis is real, and simply hoping that EU citizens will voluntarily change their ways enough to create the necessary change is idealistic at best. European politicians are coming around to…
A prolonged heatwave that has been affecting many parts of Asia this month continued to batter the region last week. Much of the south-east, including Thailand and Laos, has been experiencing record…
The blanket use of antibiotics in farming has led to the emergence of bacteria that are more resistant to the human immune system, scientists have warned.
The research suggests that the…
According to official EU figures, buildings are responsible for around 40% of energy consumption and 36% of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. At both EU and national levels, policies and…
The French Parliament recently published the final report from a special inquiry committee looking into why France lost energy sovereignty and independence. EURACTIV spoke to its lead rapporteur,…
The European Union and Norway signed a ‘Green Alliance’ on Monday (24 April), committing to work together on tackling climate change, protecting nature and developing the technologies needed to…
Air pollution still causes more than 1,200 premature deaths a year in under 18’s across Europe and increases the risk of chronic disease later in life, the EU environmental agency said Monday (24…
The EU’s Fit for 55 Agenda only benefits the richest member states and is imposed by a European Parliament led by a “Green communism” agenda, ruling party leader Jarosław Kaczyński said in a letter…
Plans for a new power line to link both countries and offshore wind turbines in the North Sea, to increase energy security and boost renewable power, will be announced by the Netherlands and the UK…
The impending doom of climate change is expected to displace over 1.2 billion individuals within the next three decades, most of whom will originate from the Islamic world, which will become…
Carmaker Stellantis is testing synthetic e-fuels, which are made with renewable energy, on 28 types of its internal combustion engines, a step it said on Thursday (20 April) could help decarbonise…
omania’s government proposed Thursday (20 April) to triple the number of bears to be culled each year in an effort to control the protected species’ “overpopulation”, drawing the ire of environmental…
Major green energy projects are sprouting up across Spain as it seeks to position itself as a future green energy leader – but experts have urged caution over costs and demand uncertainty.
Spanish…
Finnish utility Fortum said on Tuesday (25 April) it has begun recovering raw materials from the “black mass” of electric vehicle batteries at its new recycling facility in Finland.
Black mass is…
EU lawmakers this week adopted new laws boosting Europe’s climate change fight, but a parallel drive to restore nature and protect biodiversity in a separate bill to be finalised before the European…
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