climate change
Romania delays adoption of energy and climate plan, casts doubt on renewable targets
The Romanian government will neither adopt its National Integrated Energy and Climate Change Plan before the expected 30 June deadline nor will the country...
EU must prepare for ‘catastrophic’ climate change risks, agency says
Countries across Europe should prepare for “catastrophic" risks, ranging from floods to deadly heatwaves, as worsening climate change hits every part of their economies...
New UN weather chief calls to bolster warning systems for extreme weather
The new head of the United Nations weather agency said Tuesday that strengthening early warning systems that monitor when and where extreme weather will...
EU plans to buy new firefighting planes as climate crises worsen
The European Union wants to sign contracts this year for up to 12 firefighting planes, the first it would fully own, to improve its...
EU reaches deal on higher renewable energy share by 2030
The European Union reached a provisional deal on Thursday on higher renewable energy targets, an important pillar of the bloc's plans to fight climate...
EU tries to break COP27 deadlock with offer on loss and damage fund
Climate talks in Sharm el-Sheikh edged forward after the European Union offered a plan to break deadlocked climate negotiations in Egypt, proposing a loss...
EU tells COP27 it will increase climate ambition
The European Union plans to update its emissions-cutting target under the Paris climate accord, the EU climate policy chief told the COP27 summit on Tuesday,...
ECB pushes banks to speed up climate work
The European Central Bank (ECB) on Wednesday put pressure on eurozone banks to tackle risks stemming from climate change by threatening to impose penalties...
EU countries seek common stance on climate compensation for COP27
Ministers from European Union countries will attempt on Monday to agree on their negotiating position for this year's U.N. climate talks, including on the...
Climate laws face new EU Parliament vote after failed first try
The European Parliament will on Wednesday try again to agree more ambitious climate change policies, after rejecting them in a divisive first vote that...