25.12.202323.12.2023 End-of-century levels of extreme heat and drought are approaching Europe swiftly Extreme heat and drought typical of an end-of-century climate could soon occur over Europe, and it [...]
13.12.202312.12.2023 A Network for Healthier Cities The transport sector is a major contributor to environmental degradation, including air and noise pollution, damage [...]
08.12.202306.12.2023 Air pollution levels still too high across Europe – remains top environmental health risk Air pollution in Europe remains well above recommended World Health Organization (WHO) levels, posing a significant [...]
06.12.202305.12.2023 Inoculation Against Diseased Fields Farmland often harbors a multitude of pathogens which attack plants and reduce yields. A Swiss research [...]
29.11.202328.11.2023 TNO helps study effectiveness of Black Blades with sensors, cameras and radar TNO, together with power company RWE, the Province of Groningen, and other public and private partners, [...]
28.11.202328.11.2023 A fifth higher: Tropical cyclones substantially raise the Social Cost of Carbon Extreme events like tropical cyclones have immediate impacts, but also long-term implications for societies. A new [...]
28.11.202328.11.2023 Future floods: Global warming intensifies heavy rain – even more than expected The intensity and frequency of extreme rainfall increases exponentially with global warming, a new study finds. [...]
23.11.202321.11.2023 High Temperatures May Have Caused Over 70,000 Excess Deaths in Europe in 2022 New study develops theoretical framework to re-evaluate initial estimates of mortality attributable to record summer temperatures [...]
21.11.202320.11.2023 Climate change threatens cereal crop yields The effects of climate change pose a major challenge for cereal production in many regions. In [...]
20.11.202320.11.2023 Global wheat production could be doubled A growing world population and a harsher climate are posing challenges to wheat production worldwide. Production [...]
20.11.202319.11.2023 Diverse forests hold huge carbon potential New study estimates that natural forest recovery could capture approximately 226 Gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon, but [...]
17.11.202316.11.2023 Report: Switching to Reusable Packaging Could Eliminate 1 Trillion Single-Use Plastic Bottles and Cups Oceana urges leading beverage and bottling companies to grow reusable packaging, reduce marine plastic pollution, and [...]
06.11.202306.11.2023 Even low levels of artificial light disrupt ecosystems Light pollution at night is disturbing above- and belowground ecosystems with implications for ecosystem stability and [...]
03.11.202302.11.2023 New report: 2023 year of record extremes In 2023, anomalies like high temperatures, ocean-warming and more frequent wild fire events have reached unprecedented [...]
01.11.202331.10.2023 Forest Pathways Report 2023 The world is off track to protect and restore forests by 2030, according to the new [...]
30.10.202330.10.2023 EU’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped last year, but accelerated efforts still needed to meet ambitious 2030 targets Greenhouse gas emissions dropped by two percent last year across the European Union, compared to 2021 [...]