Climate change

Come back, Boris? Routed Tories pine for a winning formula
Dire local election results leave some Conservatives wondering if their former leader’s magic could turn things around.

EU scientists sound alarm over escalating spring drought

How Trump transformed Europe in just 100 days

The winners and losers from Europe’s largest party’s big bash

Inside the grassroots movement rebuilding flood-ravaged Valencia

The mechanics behind Spain’s mega-blackout
Sacraments and side-chats: Pope’s funeral overshadowed by Trump dealmaking
Emotional tributes to the popular Pope Francis came amid a diplomatic scramble to meet with the U.S. president.
Trump officials pressure world’s top energy agency to drop climate mission
U.S. and European officials are sparring in meetings of the International Energy Agency, which helps guide global investments and policies.
UK’s Miliband: We can work with US and China on energy security
The U.S. has used the U.K.-hosted energy summit to boost fossil fuels over the transition to net zero.
Pope Francis, the isolated climate moralist
In the weeks before his death, Francis repeated a decade-old plea for a break from both Trumpian greed and the left’s economic rationalism.
Spain unveils plan to meet NATO’s defense spending target this year
Madrid is ramping up a timeline that would have only seen it meet the alliance’s goal in 2029.
CDU oder SPD: Wer bestimmt die Klimapolitik?
– Zurückdrehen der Ampel-Politik: Wie die Union die jetzige Klima-Außenpolitik neu aufstellen und damit nicht nur das Wirtschaftsministerium sondern auch das Auswärtige Amt beschneiden könnte, berichtet Hans …
With Trump back in power, World Bank walks a tightrope on climate
The bank’s messaging on climate represents a delicate balancing act between the institution and the U.S., its largest shareholder.
Revealed: NATO downplays climate and gender language to appease Trump
The U.S. president has gone on the warpath against DEI and the alliance is falling into line, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Belgium warns defense spending boost will hurt welfare state
“Defense definitely requires our full attention, but so does also the sustainability of our welfare state,” says Budget Minister Vincent Van Peteghem.
Spring drought threatens Europe’s farms and rivers
Central and Eastern European countries are missing April showers, creating possible trouble for supply chains and farmers.
Leading in an age of disruption: Why policy professionals must adapt
A new global landscape needs leaders who readily embrace change and lead with vision — the kind of leaders that the European University Institute is nurturing at its new blended program in Florence.
Europe records warmest March ever, EU scientists say
World continues to get hotter.
Trump administration will head to London energy summit … and into a row
Europe and Washington will come together at a time when their leaders are radically divided on energy and climate policies.
Europe to burned American scientists: We’ll take you in
The EU’s body for scientific research, as well as local, regional and national governments, are mobilizing to poach top U.S. scholars.
EU delays 2040 climate target release until ‘before summer’
“Clearly we need a bit more time,” says Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra.
Tesla lurches as Musk hits the gas for Trump
Dreadful sales numbers are just the latest sign of the EV manufacturer’s “crisis tornado.”
Can Keir Starmer bring down bills before bills bring him down?
Downing Street is worried about rising energy bills. Every option for bringing them under control could bring political pain.
EU exploring weaker 2040 climate goal
The European Commission wants to keep a 90 percent emissions-cutting target but to change how countries calculate their progress.
Germany’s Greens forced to return to their activist roots
Once the great hope of the European climate movement, Germany’s Greens are now confronting their relative powerlessness.
5 takeaways in the EU’s frothy wine package
Brussels tries to help an aging sector in terminal decline.
Global health chiefs urge EU to step up amid US funding cuts
Significant foreign aid cuts threaten to undo decades of progress in global health.
Just Stop Oil calls it quits — but warns of a revolution
‘Group became a bête noire of U.K.’s right-wing media and was criticized as being “zealots” by the Conservative and Labour governments.’
Southern Europe rebuffs von der Leyen’s debt-based defense plan
France, Italy and Spain are seeking to boost military spending based on grants rather than loans to avoid increasing their debt loads.
Innovation can help unlock the future of European agriculture
An interview with Igor Teslenko, president, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Corteva Agriscience