Renewables: the astonishing growth in low-income countries
A report by the think tank Ember highlights the true boom of renewable energy in the 74 countries of the Climate Vulnerable Forum.
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Dubai: pets abandoned by wealthy residents fleeing the war
Animal shelters in Dubai report a surge in abandoned pets as wealthy residents flee Middle East tensions, leaving cats and dogs behind.
Greenpeace conviction upheld in the United States, raising the risk of bankruptcy
A North Dakota judge has ordered Greenpeace to pay 345 million dollars to the company that built the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Climate change, Europe needs 70 billion euros per year for adaptation
In Europe, damages have exceeded €800 billion in 40 years. Without adaptation, we risk losing 7 per cent of GDP.
France, an historic legal case against TotalEnergies
The oil giant TotalEnergies must defend itself against accusations of failing to take into account the climate consequences resulting from the use of its products.
The United States reopens a protected marine area to fishing
US President Donald Trump has lifted fishing restrictions in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.
Snow, frost, heat, wildfires: a global tour of extreme weather.
From Australia to the United States, from Chile to Mozambique, and from Russia to Argentina, many countries are grappling with extreme weather conditions.
Renewables surpass fossil fuels in Europe for the first time
A report by Ember explains that in 2025 electricity generation from renewables (solar, wind and hydropower) surpassed that from fossil fuel sources.
The “Nobel Prize for the Environment” awarded to research on CO₂-absorbing fungi
The Tyler Prize, considered the “Nobel Prize for the Environment,” has been awarded to Toby Kiers, an American biologist working in Amsterdam.
The Arctic has experienced the warmest year ever recorded
Between October 2024 and September 2025, the average temperature in the Arctic was 1.6 degrees Celsius higher than during the 1991–2020 period.