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NGO scenario shows how the EU and its 27 Member States can go net zero by 2040

Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe recently updated its Paris Agreement Compatible (PAC) scenario in which it describes how the European Union can become climate neutral by 2040, ten years earlier than the EU’s official target date.

Sink or Source - Northern forests at a cross-roads

Tropical forests get most of the attention, but northern forests are under growing threat too. A new report by AirClim explores the risks—and what can be done to protect them.

COP29 in Baku delivered controversial climate finance outcome

At the last climate summit (COP29) which took place in November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan, countries both welcomed and rejected the conclusions related to climate finance.

Carbon uptake by Swedish forests falls sharply

Sweden faces an uphill struggle to meet EU climate targets for its forests by 2030.

Topographic map of the Nordic Seas and subpolar basins with schematic circulation of surface currents (solid curves) and deep currents (dashed curves) that form a portion of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation. Image: R. Curry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/Science/USGCRP., CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

“We don’t know where the tipping point is”

Climate expert on potential collapse of Atlantic circulation

Guess what birds need to worry about? Image: © Apisit Hrpp – Shutterstock.com

Wind farms are not the main threat to birdlife

For many years now, the fossil fuel industry has supported claims that wind mills and wind farms are harmful to birds as they are often sited on important bird migration routes.

View of Dudhichua coal mine in India. Photo: Rosehubwiki, Ramkesh Patel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A fossil fuel economy requires 500 times more mining than a clean energy economy

The transition away from fossil fuels will increase the need for minerals such as copper, lithium, nickel and cobalt. Electric vehicle batteries, solar panels, transmission grids, etc. will all need these raw materials in amounts much bigger than today.

Woman running through an outdoor misting machine on a street on hot summer day in Paris, France. Photo: © Here Now – Shutterstock.com

Mapping the world’s climate danger zones

Global emergence of regional heatwave hotspots outpaces climate model simulations.