Countries have until the end of next year to ensure their climate commitments meet the Paris agreement’s cap on global warming.

There are growing concerns that the European Commission is considering to water down a key piece of legislation that would drive emissions reductions in buildings ahead of its publication this week.

Reducing emissions from the built environment has become a top priority in the fight against climate change as buildings currently gobble up 40% of Europe’s energy consumption – most of it fossil fuels.

As the Senate majority leader checks off his chamber’s list of must-pass bills, he’s turning to the urgent task of passing President Joe Biden’s $1.7 trillion social safety net bill before the long holiday break.

Democrats are hoping a year-end cliff with 35 million families on the line can finally shake a deal loose on President Joe Biden’s marquee bill.

US emergency workers on Sunday desperately searched for survivors of ferocious late-season tornadoes that killed at least 94 across several states and left towns in ruins, including in the debris of a Kentucky candle factory, a symbol of the widespread devastation.

Boxing Day: We don’t obviously have Boxing Day in Ireland and anyone who uses the phrase is rightly eyed with deep suspicion – but on the off chance you have ever wondered why they do have it across the Irish Sea then today is your day.

Four Dutch parties, including incumbent Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s VVD, agreed on a policy blueprint to form a governing coalition on Monday, ending months of deadlock.

At least 64 people, including six children, lost their lives in Kentucky after a string of tornadoes tore through six states.

Kentucky’s Governor Andy Beshear warned on Monday that although the death toll from the tornadoes that ripped through his state over the weekend stood at 64, as many as 105 people remain missing.