Energy and Climate

Ursula von der Leyen faces pressure from the south over climate adaptation plans.

The billionaire Tesla CEO has Trump’s ear. Here’s what he might tell the former president about rising temperatures, clean energy and making money.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis flew back to the capital, cutting short his vacation on the island of Crete.

The country’s deputy energy minister has been fired as part of a government probe into bribery allegations.

The European Commission approved Diederik Samsom’s job with a gas network operator, albeit under “clear conditions.”

In addition to high costs, Boom Supersonic’s efforts to revive faster-than-sound passenger flights face climate and sustainability worries.

Companies are anxiously wondering: Can we get hotel rooms? What about the autocratic regime hosting? What if Trump wins?

Fighting close to large nuclear facilities in Ukraine and Russia has caused concern among atomic experts.

Environmental activists fear the project will pollute land and water in Serbia’s western Jadar region.

While not mentioning Lipetsk or Kursk, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy said: “Russia brought the war to our land, and it should feel what it has done.”

Nuclear-friendly lawmakers and countries like France don’t want the EU’s potential next green chief to thwart an atomic revival.

The bloc’s new duties on Chinese-made electric vehicles could be backdated to March.

Its protests — such as blocking streets and airports — have garnered a lot of attention.

The pollution levels in the Paris river’s murky waters have come under scrutiny during the Olympics, with several swimming competitions held in the river.

Pressure is growing to boost the production of sustainable aviation fuels, but each solution has big drawbacks.

Money from the EU’s Just Transition Fund will be used to diversify economic activity away from fossil fuels.

European Commission declines to open formal talks with Kyiv after its Central European neighbors complained it was violating a 2014 trade deal.

Europe keeps warming at about twice the global average.

Scientists said a heatwave that has stretched across Mediterranean countries would have been 3 degrees Celsius cooler were it not for years of fossil fuel emissions.

The EU’s draft position for the summit shows the bloc arguing that wealthy emerging economies must pay into a climate action fund.

Diplomats and activists from around the world are discussing ways to keep up the fight against global warming, even in the face of an absent or hostile U.S. administration.

With the men’s triathlon postponed, the political dream of Olympic swimming in the Seine could go down the drain — literally.

President Joe Biden may no longer be on the 2024 ballot — but his legacy is. And former President Donald Trump would have multiple tools to thwart his ambitions on energy, infrastructure and climate change.

After failing to reduce their reliance on Moscow for energy, Hungary and Slovakia now want help from Brussels.