Environment

Europe News

Commission's simplification of green laws eases reporting requirements

The EU executive is simplifying environmental laws to "reduce administrative burden" on industry, but environmental groups argue that the decision is a reprieve for polluters.

10/12/2025

Green News

Greece tackles forest fires with new risk assessment map

The new map will allow better preparation for and prevention of wildfires.

03/12/2025

Europe News

EU countries falling behind on municipal waste recycling, auditors say

The European Court of Auditors says a frail recycling industry, poor funding management and insufficient funds are all major obstacles.

26/11/2025

Europe News

European Parliament agrees to dilute deforestation rules

The Parliament's right-wing majority has secured a one-year pause in the application of new regulations meant to protect vulnerable woodland.

26/11/2025

Europe News

COP30's failure in curbing fossil fuels reveals cracked global order

As the UN flagship climate summit failed to agree on a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels, the European Union finds itself increasingly alone in a world distancing itself from its climate ambitions.

24/11/2025

Europe News

EU Parliament's centrist majority splits over deforestation rules

The European People’s Party wants to dilute and postpone a law prohibiting to import into the EU of goods that cause deforestation, but socialists and liberals will oppose them.

21/11/2025

Green News

Rural Greece struggles as bears and wolves make a remarkable comeback

There has been a rapid increase in the number of one-on-one encounters between humans and wild animals even in residential areas

21/11/2025

The Cube

Fact check: Did Brazil chop down 100,000 trees for COP30?

As European leaders take part in COP30, claims that the controversial Avenida Liberdade — a four-lane 13km highway which cuts across the Amazon — was constructed specifically for the climate summit have spread online.

17/11/2025

Green News

Cyprus schoolchildren lead the way in environmental protection

The programme is starting to deliver results, with Cyprus school children at the forefront of the effort

17/11/2025

Green News

Serious water management gaps put Cyprus resources at risk

In the midst of a water scarcity crisis, the Audit Office found weaknesses in the management of reserves.

11/11/2025

Green News

World's biggest spiderweb discovered on the Albanian-Greek border

This is the first evidence of colonial behaviour in two common spider species and probably represents the largest spider web in the world.

07/11/2025

Europe News

Brussels unveils €3bn to boost green fuels for aviation and shipping

The plan to step up financing for sustainable fuels in shipping and aviation by 2027 comes as the bloc is falling short of decarbonising heavy transport by 2050.

06/11/2025

Europe News

Breath of relief as EU commits to key climate goal ahead of COP30

After months of political impasse, EU environment ministers backed the revision of the EU's climate law, paving the way for a decision on the global 2035 climate target to be presented next week at COP30.

05/11/2025

Green News

Norway oil projects face stricter climate scrutiny after court ruling

The case worked its way through European legal systems for nearly a decade before the ruling.

30/10/2025

Europe News

EU countries again delay decision on climate goals before COP30

EU talks will continue on two key climate targets — 2035 and 2040 — ahead of the upcoming COP30 summit in Belém, Brazil.

22/10/2025

Europe News

Will the EU's climate goals be affected by Washington's trade war?

US pressure and Chinese restrictions on rare earth metals are disrupting EU supply chains, challenging the bloc's climate goals and increasing dependency on foreign resources.

21/10/2025

Green News

Are fossil fuel companies really investing in renewable energy?

Fossil fuel companies are involved in very few renewable energy projects, a new report reveals.

09/10/2025

Culture news

Jane Goodall's final thoughts on Donald Trump and making a difference

A new Netflix posthumous interview series has launched following the death of primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall. In the first episode, Goodall shares her candid thoughts on the state of the world, the people who make Planet Earth a darker place, and the importance of not giving up.

07/10/2025

Green News

Athenian embrace urban beekeeping to support local ecosystems

Nikos Chatzilias extracted 500 kilograms of honey this year from approximately 1.2 million bees, spread out across 30 hives on 7 rooftops.

06/10/2025

Green News

Schwarzenegger backs Vatican initiative to 'terminate' global warming

His Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative is one of the backers of the Vatican conference, which is being held at the Holy See’s newly inaugurated environmental educational centre.

01/10/2025