In 2016, Michigan’s congressional districts were among the most gerrymandered in the country, heavily favoring Republicans despite Democrats winning equal or more votes in local races.

Norway’s trade surplus surged to a new record in August, fuelled by a jump in natural gas prices as the Nordic country is now Europe’s biggest supplier after Russia slashed exports.

After Gazprom Germania was placed into trusteeship earlier this year, Berlin plans to seize another state-owned Russian energy company – Rosneft Germany.

The European Parliament voted on Wednesday (14 September) to limit the amount of primary biomass that can be burned in power plants, raising concern among the bioenergy industry.

EU lawmakers voted Wednesday (14 September) to effectively ban the use of soybeans as a feedstock for fuel, but declined to tighten an existing 7% cap on the use of crop-based biofuels, provoking mixed reactions from NGOs and industry campaigners.

Don’t say it too loudly, but Germany is on a war-like footing.

In the past year, the world witnessed a series of compounding crises including natural disasters due to climate change, violent conflicts, and large-scale displacement in addition to an ongoing global pandemic.

At least ten people were killed after torrential overnight rains caused flooding in Italy’s Marche region on Friday.

As Germany and other European countries seek to move away from oil and gas heating in the face of a looming energy crisis, and to meet climate protection targets, Stockholm is leading the way.

The number of people facing acute hunger has more than doubled in the world’s climate change hotspots.