The German Green party’s efforts to seize the chancellorship got a major boost Sunday after Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union suffered a rout in regional elections. With Merkel due to step Continue Reading
As the man in charge of developing Russia’s vast Arctic north, Aleksey Chekunkov faces more climate-related challenges than most, from permafrost sink holes to the emergence of West Nile fever Continue Reading
A row has broken out between EU member states over coronavirus vaccine allocation in the latest fallout from AstraZeneca’s worsening supply shortfalls to the bloc. Leaders of a group of European Continue Reading
Germany reported its second-highest daily virus infections since the start of the month, while Austria’s chancellor is among those demanding a European Union summit over the distribution of vaccines. The Continue Reading
Russian oil producer Lukoil has warned of impending oil and gas supply shortages due to chronic underinvestment as governments and industries around the globe chase ambitious emissions-reduction targets. Fossil fuel Continue Reading
Germany’s official carrier Lufthansa has partnered with railway operator Deutsche Bahn to eliminate short-haul domestic flights to the airline’s Frankfurt hub and replace them with train journeys. Lufthansa already has Continue Reading
Europe’s gas grid operators are perfectly placed to kickstart a new market for decarbonized gas – apart from the small detail of regulation that prevents them controlling both supply and Continue Reading
The European Union must set a date to phase out the sale of new petrol and diesel cars so that the region meets its aim of becoming climate-neutral, according to nine Continue Reading
Oil and other commodity trading have a much larger share in the gross domestic product (GDP) of Switzerland than its tourism sector, according to data from the Swiss State Secretariat Continue Reading
Russian gas giant Gazprom said on Monday that it had delivered the first carbon-neutral liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Europe, shipping the fuel to Shell in the UK. Gazprom delivered Continue Reading
