Europe
Stellantis to halt production of electric Fiat 500 for longer due to poor demand
Stellantis' CEO Carlos Tavares will address Italian lawmakers on Oct. 11 about Fiat 500 EV production amid weak demand.
Harvesting hops for beer produces a lot of waste. These German groups are seeking to fix that
Two Munich students turn hops waste into sustainable building materials, reducing waste from beer and construction.
Droughts drive Spanish boom in pistachio farming
Facing drought and climate change, Spanish farmers turn to pistachios, a resilient crop booming in production and demand.
Swiss glacier melt exceeds average in 2024 after hot summer
Swiss glaciers melted at an above-average rate in 2024, despite heavy snowfall earlier, due to a blistering summer.
Scotland on course for record number of heat pump installations in 2024
Scotland is set for a record year in heat pump installations, with a 34 per cent rise in 2024, boosted by government incentives.
Stellantis recalls 194,000 Jeep plug-in hybrids over fire risks
Stellantis recalls 194,000 plug-in hybrid Jeep SUVs due to fire risk, advises owners to park outside until repaired.
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...
Major gaps between EU farming incentives and Green Deal goals, ECA says
The EU's agricultural subsidies under the CAP fall short of aligning with the bloc’s climate goals, auditors find.
Maersk parent to invest $1.7B in fossil-free plastics plant at Antwerp port
A.P. Moller Holding, majority owner of shipping giant Maersk, plans an initial investment of $1.7 billion to build a fossil-free plastics plant in...
EU states plan Friday vote on Chinese EV tariffs
EU to vote on potential tariffs up to 36 per cent on Chinese electric vehicles, dividing member states over trade war fears.
