Fighting Europe’s fires: Inside the EU’s emergency response centre
The first half of July was a hectic one for the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) in Brussels as forest fires season well and truly started in Europe. In just … Read More
Tag: Global warming and climate change
EU member states spend just 0.5% of their money on fire protection services
The European summer season is increasingly the theatre of apocalyptic scenes as heatwave-fuelled fires scorch thousands of acres of land. Yet government expenditure on fire-protection services has largely remained on … Read More
EU member states strike late-night deal on climate laws
European Union member states reached a deal in the early hours of the morning on Wednesday on a series of measures they hope should put the bloc on track to … Read More
Unprecedented heatwave cooks western Europe, with temperatures hitting 43°C
An intense and unprecedented early heatwave is baking western Europe, with temperatures in many places topping 40°C on Saturday. Temperatures were high across most of Western Europe on the first … Read More
MEPs strike down EU plans to label nuclear and gas as green investment
The European Commission’s highly controversial plan to label gas and nuclear as sustainable energy sources was on Tuesday struck down by two key parliamentary committees. The Economic and Monetary Affairs … Read More
Nature restoration: Why climate activists have high hopes for the EU
Delayed by several months but eagerly awaited by NGOs and climate activists, the European Commission should later this month finally unveil its plan to restore some of the EU’s most … Read More
Loss and damage: How climate reparations are pitting the North against the South
As the climate crisis continues to wreak havoc across the world, frontline countries are seeking financial compensation for the mounting loss and damage. These hefty climate reparations, they say, should … Read More
