The Trump ​administration has told ‌Germany and France to ​draw down ​emergency diesel inventories ⁠to help ​to ease ​global fuel prices or face a ​potential US ​diesel export ban, ‌according ⁠to three people close to the discussions.

The European Union ​is facing an energy price crisis as fallout from the Iran ‌war roils oil and gas markets, the bloc's energy chief said on Friday in a letter seen by Reuters that urged countries to...

The world just experienced its joint-hottest month since records began, with August pushing the planet's average global ‌temperature to more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday.

Human-caused climate change was the main driver of recent record-breaking sea temperatures around Europe, scientists said on Wednesday, warning of severe consequences for marine ecosystems and coastal ​communities.

For anyone in Europe who still thought climate change was a problem for future generations, this summer's sweltering heatwaves have brought home the reality that its costly and life-altering economic impacts have already arrived.

Europe's natural gas stocks have fallen to a record low after the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran squeezed global supply, reviving memories of the 2022 energy crisis that ​drove inflation and sapped industry...

Climate change is exacerbating drought this year in Europe as extreme heat evaporates water supplies, scientists said in an analysis ​published on Thursday, after low water levels disrupted shipping, ...

The European Commission will propose on Friday an overhaul of the EU's emissions trading system, Europe's biggest climate change policy, which affects power plants, industry, airlines and shipping fir...

The European Commission will propose an overhaul of the EU's Emissions Trading System on Friday, allowing industries to emit ​CO2 longer while offering more financial support to invest in clean techno...

Ten countries, including Italy and Poland, have urged the European ‌Union to reconsider a new carbon price on fuel, as part of a separate revision of the bloc's carbon market, according to a joint sta...

The International Energy ​Agency has warned that the EU's methane emissions rules could limit the oil supplies available ‌to the bloc, as member states prepare to discuss calls from Germany and others...

European Union ​countries imported record-high volumes of liquefied natural gas from Russia's Yamal facility in ‌the first half of this year, EU data showed on Monday, ahead of a ban on Russian suppli...

The vast majority — more ​than 9,000 — were among people aged 65 and above.

The European Union plans to introduce ‌a raft of policies and funding schemes to shift more of its economy to run on electricity, instead of oil and gas, a draft European Commission proposal seen by R...

The European Union could allow industry to emit CO2 for longer and give companies more free carbon permits ​under plans drafted by the bloc to make its emissions trading system more flexible, a ‌Europ...

The June heatwave that broke a series of temperature records in Europe has focused minds on the urgency of adapting to global warming in a continent once complacent about its relatively gentle climate and its ambitious goals on reducing emissions.

Steelmaker SSAB is spending €6 billion to upgrade its operations, switching from coal to low-carbon hydrogen in a bet that European Union policies would reward lower-emission production and help it ou...

The record-breaking heatwave engulfing Western Europe would have been "virtually ‌impossible" without human-caused climate change, which has made this week's soaring night-time temperatures 100 times more likely than they would have been just two decades ago, scientists said on Friday.

EU governments' ministers gathered for a long day's discussion of ​climate change policies on Thursday were surprised by a fresh-faced participant at their negotiating ‌table: a three-month-old baby.

The European Union has rebuked Turkey for ‌excluding Cyprus from preparations for this year's U.N. climate summit, as diplomatic tensions mount over the issue ahead of the global climate talks.

Europe's biggest gas market, Germany, joined mounting pushback against the EU's planned methane emissions rules for oil and gas imports on Friday, warning that the policy ​could disrupt jet fuel suppl...

Governments cut back EU plans to spend national funds on cross-country energy infrastructure projects on Friday, but agreed to more centralised planning of power network expansion to ​absorb more renewable energy and cope with demand from data centres.

Western Europe was in the grip of a heatwave on Wednesday that claimed dozens of lives, disrupted power ​supplies, shut schools and cultural landmarks, as forecasters warned the extreme temperatures c...

Major energy exporters the ​U.S. and Qatar urged the European Union on Wednesday to rewrite planned methane ‌emissions rules for oil and gas imports, warning the policy could disrupt fuel supplies to ...

Installers of air conditioning units will be obliged to ‌tell customers how energy efficient these systems are, under a European Union law proposed on Wednesday, in an attempt to help people manage their energy bills.

Global cooperation to tackle climate change will not stall because ​of the absence of certain countries, ‌China's environment minister told a meeting of governments on Monday, as nations prepare for ​another U.N. climate summit without the ​U.S.

International Energy Agency head Fatih Birol on Thursday welcomed the interim agreement to end the Iran war and called for the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened without conditions.

The European Union plans to grant industry additional free CO₂ permits this year to quickly help companies compete with ​foreign rivals, according to EU diplomats and draft conclusions for ‌a summit of EU leaders. The move could, however, allow firms to increase emissions.

The European Union's ban on public funding for Chinese-made solar inverters could affect more than a fifth of new solar capacity, exposing a growing tension between energy security fears and the bloc'...

The European Union's review of its emissions trading system will extend industries' free emissions allowances, ​in exchange for them investing in the bloc, according to an ‌internal European Commissio...

The EU wants to target fewer, clearer goals at the world's annual climate ‌summit in November, building alliances in advance to avoid a repeat of last year's bruising talks where the bloc struggled to...

The El Nino weather pattern is forming, and is expected to cause extreme weather around the world this year, the WMO said on Tuesday. Scientists say climate change will make ​its impact especially sev...

Around 60 governments, including Brazil, Germany, Canada and Nigeria, will hold the first ‌international meeting this week to discuss phasing out fossil fuels, as the Iran war upends global oil and gas markets and sends prices soaring.

The European Commission will publish a package of measures on Wednesday seeking to offset surging energy prices, as countries grapple with the biggest shock to energy markets in history from the Iran war.

The ‌European Union is considering requiring countries to hold stockpiles of jet fuel, and potentially redistribute it based on regional needs and shortages, Europe's energy policy chief told Reuters on Wednesday, as concerns mount over possible shortages tied to the Iran war.

Draft proposals seen by Reuters show the EU will avoid major market interventions.

Spain would actively participate in a potential European Union plan to share jet fuel stocks and sees joint purchases as an option, its Energy Minister Sara Aagesen said on Monday, as data showed Europe will see higher inflows from the United States and Nigeria as it ​seeks to shore up supplies.

The European Union ​will urge members to cut their dependence on Middle Eastern jet fuel and look into increasing imports from the U.S., in new guidelines expected next ‌week, an official source told Reuters, as the Iran war disrupts global supply.

This year’s U.N. climate summit will seek to ​turn past decisions into action, with financing the main focus, Turkey’s Environment and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum ‌told Reuters, as the country prepares to host and chair COP31 in November.

European ​gas prices have risen more than 70% since the war began.

The European Commission urged EU governments on Thursday to start refilling gas storage caverns as soon as ​possible to prepare for next winter, as the Iran war ‌disrupts global fuel markets, EU diplo...

The European Chemicals Agency on Thursday recommended ​a broad EU-wide ban on PFAS, or "forever chemicals," with some exemptions as ‌policymakers prepare legally binding limits on substances posing health risks that linger in the environment.

The European Union is considering ending automatic cancellation of excess carbon permits in its emissions trading system, in an attempt to avoid future price volatility, EU officials told Reuters.

EDF is set to face an EU investigation into a state aid package ‌for building six nuclear power plants over concerns the support will reinforce the state-owned French utility's market dominance, peopl...

European Union leaders on Thursday asked the European Commission to prepare temporary measures to curb energy prices, which have soared during the Iran war and piled pressure on already-struggling European industries.

Iranian attacks have knocked ‌out 17% of Qatar's liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity, causing an estimated $20 billion in lost annual revenue and threatening supplies to Europe and Asia, QatarEnergy's CEO told Reuters on Thursday.

European Union leaders meet for a summit, but they have ‌few easy options.

The energy shock from the Iran war has policymakers around the globe rethinking ways to reduce long-term dependence on oil and gas imports, with proposals to expand nuclear energy and renewables, grow strategic stockpiles and domestic production, and diversify foreign sources of supply.

Europe's carbon price fell by more than 5% on Tuesday after the European Commission President said the bloc ​would consider making more carbon emissions permits available to help curb high energy pric...