A United Nations body has begun global talks to hammer out a consensus on reducing airline emissions in the face of lingering discord over climate change and the impact of war in Ukraine.

A row over a gas extraction project in East Africa has exposed a divide between the EU and African leaders ahead of November’s climate change summit in Egypt.

The United States said at a summit with Pacific island leaders on Wednesday (28 September) that it had agreed on a partnership for the future with them and held out the prospect of “big dollar” help to a region where it hopes to stem China’s expanding influence.

A gas conference organised by the French gas association levelled serious criticism at Germany for the energy policy Berlin has championed in the past decade.

China just finished one of its most disastrous summers on record, with record-breaking heat, drought, and wildfires leading to water shortages even into the fall.

The energy crisis and soaring energy prices have forced Europe into making a U-turn and burn more coal again in order to keep the lights on.

In a small square, six couples of young people are in a dancing pose.

Scientists fear methane erupting from the burst Nord Stream pipelines into the Baltic Sea could be one of the worst natural gas leaks ever and pose significant climate risks.

In the long term, however, Spain only decreased its total carbon emissions between 1990 and 2020 by 8%.

As climate change makes heatwaves more frequent and intense, Mediterranean countries face specific challenges when it comes to energy efficiency in the building sector.