Image of the day: Estonia’s Oldest and Largest National ParkNews
SourceNovember 24, 2024
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Image of the day: Estonia’s Oldest and Largest National Park
Lahemaa, located in northern Estonia on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, is the country’s oldest and largest national park, spanning over 725…

Tinned tuna contaminated with mercury: NGOsNews
SourceOctober 29, 2024
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Tinned tuna contaminated with mercury: NGOs
Paris, France | AFP - Tinned tuna in many European countries is contaminated with dangerous levels of mercury, according to two environment pressure groups who…

Wealthy regions lead carbon emissions decoupling, but net-zero by 2050 remains elusiveClimate
Adrian AlexandreOctober 29, 2024
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Wealthy regions lead carbon emissions decoupling, but net-zero by 2050 remains elusive
The global effort to decouple economic growth from carbon emissions is advancing, but the path to net-zero by 2050 may face serious challenges. A recent…

Fossils reveal dramatic shifts in Southern Europe’s ecosystem across Glacial cyclesNews
SourceOctober 24, 2024
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Fossils reveal dramatic shifts in Southern Europe’s ecosystem across Glacial cycles
PLOS | MP - Fossils dating back over 600,000 years have uncovered key insights into how Southern Europe's ecosystems adapted to dramatic climate changes, according…

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 42, 2024Science
SourceOctober 20, 2024
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 42, 2024
Vulnerability of Arctic-Boreal methane emissions to climate change The rapid warming of the Arctic-Boreal region has led to the concern that large amounts of methane…

Europe’s water security under threat, environment agency warnsNews
SourceOctober 15, 2024
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Europe’s water security under threat, environment agency warns
Copenhagen, Denmark (AFP) - Pollution, habitat degradation, climate change and over-use of freshwater resources are putting a strain on Europe, with only a third of…

Demand-side actions could drive net-zero targets in Europe’s construction sectorScience
Adrian AlexandreSeptember 20, 2024
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Demand-side actions could drive net-zero targets in Europe’s construction sector
A new study suggests that Europe’s construction sector could nearly eliminate its carbon emissions by 2060 through the adoption of advanced energy efficiency technologies. The…

European Green Deal: a global emissions paradoxScience
Adrian AlexandreSeptember 20, 2024
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European Green Deal: a global emissions paradox
The European Union's ambitious plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, embodied in the European Green Deal, represents a bold commitment to combat climate change.…

Storm Boris lashes central Europe, toll climbs to 18News
SourceSeptember 16, 2024
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Storm Boris lashes central Europe, toll climbs to 18
By Julia ZAPPEI and Kiyoko METZLER with Jan FLEMR in the Czech Republic | AFP Vienna, Austria (UPDATED) - Flooding sparked by Storm Boris in…

June-August 2024 were hottest ever recorded: EU monitorNews
SourceSeptember 6, 2024
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June-August 2024 were hottest ever recorded: EU monitor
By Benjamin LEGENDRE | AFP Paris, France - The 2024 northern summer saw the highest global temperatures ever recorded, beating last year's record and making…

European Green Deal faces uncertainty as political winds shift right in the EUClimate
Adrian AlexandreAugust 28, 2024
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European Green Deal faces uncertainty as political winds shift right in the EU
Once hailed as a landmark initiative to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, the European Green Deal is encountering significant challenges as political…

Groundwater reserves in southwestern Europe prove more stable than anticipatedClimate
SourceAugust 6, 2024
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Groundwater reserves in southwestern Europe prove more stable than anticipated
By Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) Groundwater is a vital resource, sustaining plants and ecosystems, ensuring agricultural production and serving as a core component…

Heat claims over 175,000 lives annually in Europe: WHONews
Adrian AlexandreAugust 2, 2024
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Heat claims over 175,000 lives annually in Europe: WHO
In a dire warning issued yesterday, Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, highlighted the escalating threat of extreme heat in the…

Tackling the Climate and Housing Crises: Promoting Compact Living in EuropeClimate
SourceJuly 8, 2024
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Tackling the Climate and Housing Crises: Promoting Compact Living in Europe
By Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam Future European Union housing policy must address the twin challenges of providing adequate housing for…

Polluting carmakers in the top 10 recipients of green fundsNews
SourceJune 25, 2024
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Polluting carmakers in the top 10 recipients of green funds
By Transport & Environment Organisation (T&E) Study from Voxeurop and European Investigative Collaborations shows that companies engaged in oil extraction, car manufacturing and fashion are…

Ultrafine particles from planes put 52 million Europeans at risk of serious health conditionsClimate
SourceJune 25, 2024
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Ultrafine particles from planes put 52 million Europeans at risk of serious health conditions
By Transport & Environment (T&E) A new study by green group Transport & Environment (T&E) suggests that thousands of cases of high blood pressure, diabetes and dementia…

European airport pollution threatens health of 52 mn people: NGONews
SourceJune 25, 2024
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European airport pollution threatens health of 52 mn people: NGO
Paris, France | AFP - High concentrations of tiny particles released when aviation jet fuel is burnt pose a health risk to 52 million people…

Aalborg hosts 10th edition of the European Sustainable Cities and Towns ConferenceNews
SourceJune 19, 2024
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Aalborg hosts 10th edition of the European Sustainable Cities and Towns Conference
The Danish city of Aalborg and ICLEI Europe are getting ready to host the 10th edition of the European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns…

European and US used cooking oil demand increasingly unsustainable – analysisNews
SourceJune 19, 2024
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European and US used cooking oil demand increasingly unsustainable – analysis
By Transport & Environment (T&E) The world’s leading used cooking oil (UCO) producer, China, will soon run out of waste oil, as demand from Europe…

Electronics made of wood and paperScience
SourceJune 17, 2024
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Electronics made of wood and paper
By Michael ALLEN | Horizon, the EU Research and Innovation magazine To develop eco-friendly electronics such as sensors and circuit boards, Dr Valerio Beni is…

Millions of insects migrate through 30-metre Pyrenees passScience
SourceJune 14, 2024
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Millions of insects migrate through 30-metre Pyrenees pass
By Alex Morrison, University of Exeter Over 17 million insects migrate each year through a single mountain pass on the border between France and Spain,…

Dengue, mosquito-borne diseases rising in Europe: EU agencyNews
SourceJune 11, 2024
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Dengue, mosquito-borne diseases rising in Europe: EU agency
Stockholm, Sweden (AFP) - Cases of dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases are rising significantly in Europe as climate change creates warmer conditions that help invasive…

EU puts digital Earth in orbit for climate-change fightClimateNews
SourceJune 10, 2024
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EU puts digital Earth in orbit for climate-change fight
Helsinki, Finland (AFP) - A software model of Earth, meant to simulate and monitor environmental hazards while findings ways to mitigate climate change, began its…

EarthCARE satellite to probe how clouds affect climateClimateNews
SourceMay 29, 2024
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EarthCARE satellite to probe how clouds affect climate
By Patrick T. FALLON with Juliette COLLEN in Paris | AFP Vandenberg Air Force Base, United States (UPDATED) - A rocket carrying a sophisticated satellite…
