Environmental News from Europe: Blaze near Athens as hundreds evacuated Hundreds flee in Tuscany as fire-hit gas tanks explode Step up climate fight, UK warned, after the hottest day New power use records are expected in parts of the Central U.S. China braces for new heatwave; it could last well int

Environmental News from China:  China’s massive agricultural sector is facing growing risks as a result of extreme weather, and shifting planting conditions brought about by climate change, an official with the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday. China’s farming belts have been hit by r

As their icy habitat disappears, hungry polar bears are turning to garbage dumps to fill their stomachs.On Wednesday, a team of Canadian and U.S. scientists warned that trash poses an emerging threat to already-vulnerable polar bear populations as the animals become more reliant on landfills near no

Environmental News from the Asia Pacific:Intense floods killed dozens of people and left hundreds homeless in Pakistan, officials said on Saturday, as heavy monsoon rains battered the country.In the southern province of Balochistan, 57 people, including women and children, were killed after being sw

Environmental News from the United States:  Hundreds of giant African land snails have turned up on Florida’s Gulf Coast, officials said on Friday, threatening to destroy a vast array of plants and trees, and posing the risk of transmitting a rare type of meningitis to humans. The snail, nati

Environmental News from the Asia Pacific:The storm system moves away from Sydney, and satellite images showMore than 85,000 either evacuated or face having to do soPrime minister declares one-off emergency cash paymentsSome signs that the weather could ease from ThursdayA wild storm system has moved

Environmental News from the USA:Glaciers in Europe’s Alps are becoming more unstable and dangerous as rising temperatures linked to climate change are reawakening what was long seen as dormant, almost fossilized sheets of ice.Italy has been baking in an early summer heatwave and attention had been

Environmental News from the Asia Pacific:Heatwaves are predicted to sweep through northern China in the next two weeks, with more than 250 million people expected to grapple with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in some regions.For four to six days, the regions of X

EU Parliament backs rules labeling gas and nuclear investments as climate-friendly, enabling green tags under EU taxonomy starting 2023. Learn about the intense debates and future implications for Europe’s energy transition. Environmental News from Europe:Lawmakers back ‘green’ EU investme

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine exposed gaps in ESG investing, as firms like Sberbank saw positive ratings before the war but were downgraded afterward, raising calls for better integration of geopolitical risks and human rights into ESG assessments. Environmental News from the UK: Russia’s inv