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- ‘I couldn’t look’: European farmers on losing crops as the industry collides with worsening drought Sun, 28 Sep 25, 9:00pmGlobal heating means annual drought losses across Europe could reach €17.5bn. Shipping and power generation are also being affected by low water levels
- The Guardian view on the climate crisis: green energy is booming – but fossil fuels need to shrink too | Editorial Thu, 25 Sep 25, 3:20amThe planet is nearing dangerous limits. Yet progress on clean energy shows what’s possible. With political will, cooperation can still avert the worst of the climate crisis
- The race to find a way to recycle old turbine blades from windfarms Sun, 21 Sep 25, 2:00pmMade from carbon fibre, they are difficult to break down, but in UK and elsewhere in Europe there are plans to tackle the waste
- Shell scraps construction of biofuels plant in Rotterdam Wed, 3 Sep 25, 5:56pmOil firm, which paused project in 2024, will not restart work because facility deemed ‘insufficiently competitive’
- Ørsted shares at all-time low after Trump halts work on US windfarm Mon, 25 Aug 25, 10:28pmShares drop by 17% after stop-work order on $1.5bn project off Rhode Island, which was 80% complete
- Russian hackers seized control of Norwegian dam, spy chief says Thu, 14 Aug 25, 7:42pmBeate Gangås says attack in April by Norway’s ‘dangerous neighbour’ aimed to cause fear and chaos
- Wind generator Ørsted blames Trump as shares sink to all-time low Mon, 11 Aug 25, 9:46pmDanish company makes $9bn cash call as it says business model has been derailed by US policies
- Wind generator Ørsted’s shares sink as it makes $9bn cash call Mon, 11 Aug 25, 9:46pmDanish company blames Donald Trump for derailing its business model after market value drops by a third
- ‘Slapp addict’ Italian oil firm accused of trying to silence green activists Fri, 4 Jul 25, 6:00pmEni has filed at least six defamation suits against journalists and NGOs since 2019 in what critics say is intimidation campaign
- ‘Legal bullying’: global protest rights on line in Dutch court case, say activists Fri, 4 Jul 25, 2:00pmAfter US jury said it should pay oil pipeline firm $660m, Greenpeace is hoping to reclaim funds via EU anti-Slapp law
- Norway to set up compensation scheme for 1980 oil rig disaster victims’ families Fri, 6 Jun 25, 2:50amParliament backs scheme for relatives of 123 men who died in worst disaster in Norway’s waters since second world war
- Tide is turning in Europe and beyond in favour of nuclear power Sun, 1 Jun 25, 9:52pmSpain’s recent blackout and AI datacentres’ energy needs are leading politicians to reach for the restart button
- German court dismisses Peruvian farmer’s climate lawsuit against RWE Wed, 28 May 25, 8:04pmAppeals court rejects Saúl Luciano Lliuya’s argument his home was at risk of being damaged by glacial flood
- Mountain marvel: how one of biggest batteries in Europe uses thousands of gallons of water to stop blackouts Sat, 24 May 25, 11:00pm‘Much-loved’ Dinorwig hydroelectric energy storage site in Wales has a vital role to play in keeping the lights on
- No one knows what caused the Blackout but Spain is using more gas and nukes and less solar… Tue, 20 May 25, 5:13amBy Jo Nova The cause of the mysterious oscillations and the big Iberian blackout is still a mystery, and it will take six months before the world has forgotten, sorry, I mean before the official report is finished.