Strasbourg, France (AFP) – Spain’s Teresa Ribera was Tuesday named as executive vice president in the next European Commission, tasked with overseeing the bloc’s economic transition towards carbon neutrality.

Spain’s current ecological transition minister and a longtime environmentalist, Ribera will be “responsible for a clean, just and competitive transition” as well as for competition policy, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen told a press conference.

ec/ub/lth

© Agence France-Presse

Featured image credit: kjpargeter | Freepik.com

Image: Green Field, Tea Plantation
Joint UK-China project aims to shield tea industry from climate change risksNewsScience

Joint UK-China project aims to shield tea industry from climate change risks

The global tea industry, valued in the tens of billions of dollars, is facing increasing pressure from climate change. As both the quality and quantity…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 24, 2024 Full article
Image: boat, Alaska, glacier (s. climate change, invasive species, Rising seas threaten spread of marine invaders)
Rising seas threaten spread of marine invaders, scientists sayNewsScience

Rising seas threaten spread of marine invaders, scientists say

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Sea-level rise driven by climate change could help invasive marine species spread into newly flooded coastal areas, threatening biodiversity…
SourceSourceSeptember 28, 2026 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, nature)
ASM and IUMS unveil global framework to implement microbial climate solutionsNews

ASM and IUMS unveil global framework to implement microbial climate solutions

New report highlights microbial innovations to combat climate change and accompanying Nature article offers implementation framework. As climate change continues to accelerate at an alarming…
SourceSourceMarch 25, 2025 Full article