China and the European Union have issued a joint call to action on climate change during an otherwise tense bilateral summit ...

The European Commission says 18 EU countries have so far applied for billions of euros from a new defense fund aimed at ...

COPENHAGEN/BRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM - Damage to European forests from increased logging, wildfires, drought and pests is reducing ...

Greenhouse gas emissions, mainly from burning coal, oil and gas, have heated the planet by about 1.3 degrees Celsius since pre-industrial times. Europe has warmed at twice the global average since the ...

THE HAGUE - A landmark opinion delivered by the United Nations' highest court last week that governments must protect the ...

​​​By helping communities cope with a changing climate, the UNEP-backed project is altering that calculus. Funded by the ...

A historic library in Hungary is battling a severe beetle infestation that’s threatening tens of thousands of centuries-old ...

Scientists found 12,000-year-old glacier ice in the Alps, revealing new details about Europe’s climate history and human ...

But a strong CBAM will be crucial if Europe plans to succeed in its climate ambitions, says Gollier. The EU has committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent by 2030, compared to ...

The number of heat-related deaths on the continent has increased by at least 30% in the last 20 years, the analysis by Europe's Copernicus Climate Change Service and the United Nations estimates.

The Green Deal amends the European Union’s climate, energy, transport and taxation policies with the short term goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030.

Parts of Europe are warming faster than climate models have predicted, with the continent experiencing a spike in the number of days with extreme heat, scientists have said. According to a study ...