Europe
Norway speeds ahead of EU in race for fossil-free roads
Electric cars make up 96.4% of new car sales in Norway, which aims to be fossil fuel-free by next year.
Heavy rains in Barcelona disrupt rail service as troops search for more flood victims in Valencia
Spain floods cause havoc on rail services and climate scientists suggest a connection to record-high Mediterranean Sea temperatures.
Austria’s Alpine refuges and trails crumble as climate warms
Experts say warmer temperatures across the Alps are accelerating glacier melt and thawing permafrost, the year-round ice that binds together giant slabs of...
More govt support and public exposure to EVs needed: Polestar UK boss
Polestar’s UK boss calls for more government incentives and exposure to EVs to drive sales and reduce charging concerns.
Czech Republic joining Italy to fight carmakers’ CO2 fines
Czech Republic will join Italy in seeking to prevent carmakers from facing penalties when tougher CO2 emission rules take effect in the EU.
VW cost cutting necessary after ‘decades of structural problems’, CEO tells paper
Volkswagen CEO Blume calls cost-cutting vital to tackle "decades of structural issues" amid low EU demand, China profit drops.
EIB and Deutsche Bank team up to support EU wind power industry
Wind equipment makers face challenges including uncertain demand, slow project-permitting, and supply-chain bottlenecks, as well as high inflation and commodity prices.
What to know about the unprecedented floods that killed more than 200 in Spain
Spanish authorities have recovered 205 bodies — 202 of them in the country's eastern Valencia region.
European stocks climb on energy boost; headed for weekly losses
European shares rose on energy stock gains but faced a weekly decline as U.S. election uncertainty fueled safe-haven asset demand.
Shell shelves Norway blue hydrogen project due to lack of demand
Shell scrapped plans for a blue hydrogen plant on Norway's west coast due to a lack of demand, days after Equinor cancelled a...
