Historic climate deal in Paris: EU leads global efforts

The European Union has played a key role in brokering today’s historic agreement in Paris, where 195 countries adopted the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate deal. The ambitious and balanced agreement, the first major multilateral deal of the 21st century, sets out a global action plan to put the world on track to avoid dangerous climate change by limiting global warming to well below 2°C.

4 unanswered questions at the Paris climate talks

Leaders from around the world have five days to reach an agreement on climate change in Paris. A draft negotiating text, which was four years in the making, was approved on Saturday.

Alonnissos: The first Greek island that says “no” to plastic bags

The December 1 has become an environmental milestone both to Alonissos, and throughout Greece.

Climate finance: the EU delivering on its commitments

Did you know that the EU and its Member States are the biggest contributors of climate finance to developing countries? Ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in 20 days in Paris, the EU is committed to further scaling up support to help the poorest and most vulnerable countries reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the consequences of ‪climate change.

H&M joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation to ‘revolutionise’ clothing fibre recycling

International fashion brand H&M has pledged to take ideas from the paper industry to improve the circularity of its clothing fibres, after becoming the latest Global Partner of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

12 celebrities calling for climate action

As we fast approach one of the most important climate change meetings of our generation, a host of celebrities from Leonardo DiCaprio through to Gary Neville (yes, really) are using their mighty influence to broadcast the issue of global warming and push for a strong global deal in Paris.

Das problem: Volkswagen’s CO2 emissions

If lying about the nitrogen oxide emissions of 11 million of its cars were not bad enough, German carmaker Volkswagen shocked us again when it revealed it had understated the CO2 emissions of its cars in Europe as well.

Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty

Poor people are already at high risk from climate-related shocks, including crop failures from reduced rainfall, spikes in food prices after extreme weather events, and increased incidence of diseases after heat waves and floods. Without rapid, inclusive and climate-smart development, together with emissions-reductions efforts that protect the poor, there could be more than 100 million additional people in poverty by 2030, particularly in Africa and South Asia.

World Bank: climate change could impoverish millions

More than 100 million people could be pushed back into poverty within 15 years due to rising temperatures and extreme weather, the World Bank has warned.

New phase of the Global Climate Change Alliance

A new phase of the Global Climate Change Alliance was launched today: Global Climate Change Alliance+ (GCCA+) is set to become one of Europe’s key tools to assist the world’s most vulnerable developing countries in addressing global climate change. But what is the GCCA?