Health risk fears for storks in Europe over ‘junk food’ from landfill 9/7/2026

Storks are gaining weight from a diet of literal junk, according to research that suggests the previously disappearing birds face potential health risks as a result of increasingly eating from rubbish dumps. ...more

EU's biggest political group seeks to ease carbon market burden on industry, draft shows 8/7/2026

The European Parliament's ​biggest political group wants to ease pressure on companies from the EU's flagship ‌carbon market by slowing planned emissions cuts and extending free pollution permits, according to a draft position paper seen by Reuters. ...more

Fuel on the fire: why oil companies are profiting as the world gets dangerously hot 8/7/2026

The scientific consensus is that burning fossil fuels drives the climate crisis, yet the world’s biggest oil companies are planning to increase production. ...more

Low-cost loans for solar panels could save households hundreds on bills – thinktanks 8/7/2026

New Economics Foundation and Finance Innovation Lab suggest loan scheme backed by Bank of England could benefit up to 8m homes. ...more

From ‘heat panic’ to ‘sacrificed at the altar’: Europe’s air conditioning culture wars heat up 7/7/2026

Cooling down has become political amid record highs, as experts say row is distracting from work of protecting lives. ...more

Switzerland’s solar railway has been a success. What happens next? 7/7/2026

Europe’s infrastructure is embracing the renewables boom, with one company determined to transform the continent’s railway lines into mini solar farms. ...more

Microplastic filters for washing machines could soon be mandatory in the EU. How do they work? 7/7/2026

Every time you do laundry, your clothes shed microplastics. A Bristol startup has built a filter to stop them. ...more

Dubai Municipality deploys electric bikes to ease summer work for cleaning engineers 6/7/2026

Dubai Municipality has introduced a fleet of lightweight electric bikes to support sanitation engineers working across residential areas, in a move aimed at improving waste collection, easing field operations and reducing the physical strain of outdoor work during the summer months. ...more

US Democrats urge Brussels to stick to methane rules 6/7/2026

US lawmakers have presented a united front in defence of predictable market rules, arguing that any rollback of methane regulations would send a damaging signal to global investors who have already invested in CO2 emissions monitoring technologies. ...more

Australia welcomes draft UNESCO decision to keep Great Barrier Reef off danger list 6/7/2026

Australia welcomed a draft UNESCO decision not to list the Great Barrier Reef as an endangered site, its assistant tourism minister said on Saturday, despite ongoing struggles of ‌the world's biggest coral reef ecosystem with coral bleaching. ...more