Environment News in Germany

EU Nations to Discuss Impact of Methane Rules on Energy Security

European Union member states will this week debate the impact of the bloc’s controversial methane-emissions rules for importers on the region’s energy security.

Europe reports 10,000 excess deaths during last month’s heatwave

This year’s El Niño, which is expected to be particularly strong, is likely to amplify the effects of global warming.

This is how many more people died in Europe's June heat wave

European countries reported more than 10,000 excess deaths during the record-breaking heat wave that engulfed the west of the continent in late June, official data shows.

Annual Climate Bike Ride Underway From Brazil Via Europe To Asia Minor

Annual UN climate conference cycle ride arrives in Berlin en route to Turkey

Scientists warn invasive Asian mantises are threatening Europe's wildlife

Two striking Asian praying mantis species that have rapidly spread across Europe have now been officially classified as invasive, raising new concerns about their impact on nati...

Tropical nights come to Europe

The biggest rise in extreme temperatures is not in the daytime

German Lawmakers Pass Rollback of Controversial Heating Law

German lawmakers approved a rollback of a controversial law that encouraged a shift away from fossil-fuel heating systems, likely extending the lifetime of more polluting boilers.

Wildfires across Europe have killed hundreds over the last decade

Wildfires raging across Europe have killed hundreds of people over the last decade, and climate change is set to push the death toll even higher in the coming years.

Wildfires across Europe have killed hundreds over the last decade

Wildfires across Europe have killed hundreds over the last decade

MADRID (AP) — Wildfires raging across Europe have killed hundreds of people over the last decade, and climate change is set to push the death toll even higher in the coming years.

Western Europe records hottest June on record, EU scientists say

Western Europe just experienced its warmest June on record, EU scientists confirmed on Thursday, after an extreme heatwave at the end of the month smashed temperature records, d...

Heat domes expose cracks in Europe's climate resilience - Is the EU planning for a hotter future?

The European Parliament declared a climate emergency in 2019, and yet the EU seems to keep getting caught out by severe heatwaves and heat domes. With this summer's temperatures...

Western Europe sizzles: Records its hottest June as heatwaves surge, says EU Monitor

Average temperature in western Europe reached 20.74C in June, over 3C above the 1991-2020 norm, as per the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service.

Heat prompts early harvests and hosepipe bans as European record confirmed

The succession of unusually hot spells is causing growing impacts on health, agriculture, water resources, energy, wildfire and transport.

Is an Air-Conditioning Revolution Coming to Europe?

As extreme heat becomes the norm on the continent, the AC culture wars may be solved by advances in environmentally friendly technology.

EU plans 2040 electrification target to cut oil, gas consumption

To reach the electrification target, the European Union will need to tackle a number of significant barriers

Western Europe records its hottest June after searing heatwave

EU's climate monitor said Thursday that Western Europe this year experienced its hottest month of June on record as an intense heatwave swept across the world's fastest-warming ...

Western Europe records its hottest June as heatwaves surge: EU monitor

Western Europe this year experienced its hottest June on record as a searing heatwave swept across a continent facing increasingly frequent and intense heat extremes, the EU's c...

June 2026 was Western Europe's hottest on record, second hottest globally, report finds

A new report by the Copernicus Climate Change Service also found that June temperatures in Western Europe were nearly 5.5 degrees above average.

Dryad Networks Reaches XPRIZE Wildfire Finals Milestone, Demonstrating Autonomous Detection and Suppression of Wildfires in Alaska

BERLIN — Dryad Networks, the leader in ultra-early wildfire detection technology, today announced a major achievement in the finals of the Autonomous Wildfire Response track of ...