Countries pledge €3.4bn for climate adaptation, biodiversity protection and water security
The Global Environment Facility (GEF), a multilateral fund that finances environmental projects around the world, has approved an…
World will cross 1.5°C warming limit by 2030 if emissions continue at current rate – report
The world is edging dangerously close to the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C warming threshold, with human-induced warming reaching 1.37°C…
Heatwaves are killing tens of thousands in India. Officials are barely counting them
India has been sweltering through a baking hot summer, with temperatures in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh…
Worst-case global warming projection cut by 1°C as cheap solar and wind slash emissions
Worst-case projections for temperature rise by the end of the century have been revised as mitigation measures start…
Portugal has just used up its natural resources for 2026. Is the rest of Europe doing any better?
As of today (7 May), Portugal has exhausted the natural resources it has available for 2026. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT…
‘Beautiful but precarious’: Photographer captures Earth’s fragile systems hanging by a thread
From the blue architecture of Icelandic ice caves to the flamingo-pink shores of Kenya’s Lake Magadi, photographer Jon…
Only 13 countries in the world breathe safe air. Three of them are in Europe
Only 14 per cent of cities worldwide breathe safe air, a drop from 17 per cent in the…
Reporting on the front line of the climate and biodiversity crises
You might have noticed our new logo: today, we’re evolving Euronews Green into Euronews Earth. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT When…
Dangerous droughts triggered by heatwaves are accelerating at an alarming rate, study shows
By Seth Borenstein with AP Published on 09/03/2026 – 12:53 GMT+1•Updated 12:54 Heatwaves that lead to sudden and damaging drought are…
The sea is higher than we thought putting millions more are at risk of extreme flooding
By Seth Borenstein and Annika Hammerschlag with AP Published on 06/03/2026 – 7:02 GMT+1 Rising sea levels spurred by climate change…
‘It’s too warm’: Greenland’s traditional fishers pushed towards polluting practices as ice melts
By Emma Burrows, Kwiyeon Ha and Evgeniy Maloletka with AP Published on 05/03/2026 – 8:02 GMT+1 Fisherman Helgi Áargil no longer…
Cold Europe, burning south: January shows climate extremes at both ends of the planet
Published on 10/02/2026 – 4:01 GMT+1 Even as severe cold gripped parts of Europe and North America, global…