Environment News in Germany

Climate zealots’ net-zero push dies a quiet death — and not a moment too soon

Spain invested billions in its solar-power grid; Germany claimed to get most of its power from renewables.

Germany’s Rhine River Is Drying Up

The economic damage is just one of the consequences.

Credit Markets Shrug Off Climate Risk After Brutal Summer

Severe droughts across Europe this summer led to huge wildfires, disrupted transport on critical routes, threatened power plants and hit corporate earnings across the continent....

This European Company Is Turning Old Wind Turbines Into Tiny Houses

Wind turbine blades are usually made of composite materials like fiberglass that aren't easily recycled. So what should we do with decommissioned blades?

Heidelberg's $2B carbon capture pause casts doubt on Canada's 'risky' CCS drive

The German construction materials giant announced plans last year to develop the building sector’s first-ever CCS complex at its Edmonton cement facility. Now its decision to ha...

Highest-ever ocean temperature recorded as super El Nino forms

The global average sea-surface temperature hit a record 21.1 degrees Celsius on Aug. 22, according to Europe's Earth observation agency Copernicus.

Here's How Much Solar Power Europe Lost During The Eclipse

Several grid operators have chimed in with estimates on how much electricity was lost during the solar eclipse. It wasn't catastrophic, but it was significant.

Europe’s Rivers Are Running Low on Water. Nuclear Reactors are Feeling the Strain.

Warmer river temperatures and dwindling water levels are causing nuclear disruptions across the continent.

'Exceptional' summer heatwaves in Europe hurting economy

Experts say Europe's heatwaves this summer have been "exceptional", causing riverbeds across the continent to dry up. Now the flow-on effects are being felt economically.

How will European politicians react to a summer of extreme heat?

Europe this summer has had to face record breaking temperatures, which caused droughts, deaths, and caused devastating wildfires. While the latest heat dome has dissipated, the ...

Industry and residents clash over water near Berlin

The state surrounding Berlin is drying out, but local Tesla and Red Bull plants are looking to expand. Is Brandenburg running out of water to share?

European wildfires reveal a hidden danger: buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII

European wildfires reveal a hidden danger: buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII

Sunken World War II-era tugboat emerges as Europe’s drought reveals lost relics

The discovery comes as climate change fuels more extreme heat and drought across Europe.

As natural disasters rage, does China’s ‘top-down’ climate model provide a way forward?

A punishing drought is draining Europe’s great rivers, pushing the Loire, the Danube and the Rhine towards record lows. At the Kaub gauging station, the reference point for ship...

Europe’s Drought Is Drying up Its Rivers—and Remnants of Lost Worlds Are Emerging

Roman artifacts, nazi motorcycles, and woolly mammoth remains are coming to light as Europe’s rivers dry up during its hottest summer on record.

Drought in Germany and Europe are driving up costs

Ongoing drought in Europe is causing rivers to dry up and crops to fail. Transport costs are rising and the price of food has exploded. Is inflation due to extreme weather?

Europe’s summer of wildfires is just a taste of what’s to come

The area of Europe at risk of wildfires is due to triple, a new study finds

How Europe can better protect against extreme wildfires

In another summer of European wildfires that have even seen wetlands burning, scientists say the situation is set to worsen in the future. What's needed is fire prevention and c...

Extreme heat feeds water conflict around Berlin

Though the German state of Brandenburg that wraps around Berlin is getting drier, it is also home to thirsty industrial plants such as Tesla and Red Bull. Is there enough water ...