The U.S. EPA has proposed rolling back heavy-truck emissions rules just as 2025 ranks among the hottest years on record and El Niño threatens mass coral bleaching. Europe must hold firm on climate and biodiversity commitments as global pressure mounts.

Today, we delve into a pivotal development in international trade and economic strategy—one that holds the potential to reshape not just the relationship between two significant nations, but the very fabric of global commerce. Recently, President Trump announced a sweeping 50% tariff on all goods im

The EU is advancing a landmark shift toward an electric economy, reforming corporate sustainability reporting under the CSRD, and tightening rules on toxic chemicals and industrial emissions. For businesses and investors, the message is clear: the cost of inaction is rising.

The European Commission has proposed sweeping electrification policies and an expansion of the EU Emissions Trading System to cover waste incineration, reshaping the landscape for corporate sustainability and green investment. But tensions over Chinese inverter bans and CSRD delays reveal the complexity of turning climate ambition into reality.

For the first time, solar energy has outpaced natural gas in California over a five-month period — a historic milestone coinciding with major European advances in green hydrogen and battery storage. The clean energy transition is accelerating, and the data is unambiguous.

From CRISPR wheat approved in Chile to Cornwall’s ten-year agroecology plan, this week’s agricultural breakthroughs reveal a food system in genuine transition. Here is what these developments mean for Europe’s sustainable food future.

The EU has formally adopted the Fit for 55 package, legally binding a 55% emissions cut by 2030 and proposing 90% by 2040. From CBAM to the Social Climate Fund, here is what the legislation means in practice.

The EU Nature Restoration Law, which mandates restoring 20% of degraded ecosystems by 2030, faces a high-stakes parliamentary vote amid fierce conservative opposition. The outcome will shape the future of Europe’s Green Deal and its global climate credibility.

From Australia’s first commercial carbon refinery to solar cells embedded in skyscraper glass, 2025 is delivering cleantech breakthroughs that move well beyond the lab. Europe has both the ambition and the infrastructure to lead — but the window to act is narrowing.

From a proposed slowdown of EU carbon market cuts to the hottest year on record and the emperor penguin’s endangered status, the latest climate developments reveal a widening gap between scientific urgency and political will. Here is what it means for Europe and the decisions ahead.