European governments need to ‘prepare systematically’ for scorching summers ahead
Following tens of thousands of premature deaths linked to this summer’s European heatwave, the European Green Party is calling on…
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German economy faces €25 billion in lost output from this summer’s heat wave
Germany is set to face as much as €25 billion in lost output from the 2026 heat wave, a new…
Emissions since Paris Agreement have strengthened Europe’s heat waves
Greenhouse gas emissions released over the past decade – i.e. since the 2015 Paris Agreement was signed – have made Europe’s heat…
Europe’s electricity system ‘stable’ despite recent extreme weather
Experts from the European Commission and other European countries have confirmed that the continent’s electricity system remains ‘stable’ despite heatwaves…
Extreme heat could reduce Europe’s GDP by €180 billion this year
Extreme heat could reduce the GDP of the European Union by around 1% this year, or €180 billion, according to…
Ocean temperatures reached a record monthly high for July, says Copernicus
Global sea surface temperatures reached a record monthly high for July last month, driven in part by strengthening El Niño…
Heatwaves putting data centres ‘under pressure’ due to increased cooling demands
Continued heatwaves are putting data centres and other digital infrastructure ‘under pressure’, with such services requiring ‘significantly more cooling capacity’,…
European Greens accuse EPP, far-right parties of undermining climate action
The European Green Party has accused centre-right and far-right leaders, as well as the European People’s Party (EPP) of weakening…
Europe was the world’s fastest-warming continent last year
Europe was the fastest-warming region of the world in 2025, the latest European State of the Climate report by the…
Extreme heatwaves across the Caribbean becoming more severe
Extreme heatwaves across the Caribbean region are becoming ‘significantly more frequent, longer and severe’, a new study undertaken by researchers…
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