International efforts to tackle climate change suffered a major setback when Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris agreement aimed at curbing rising temperatures. Can the European Union, which has restated its commitment to the pact, play a global leadership role to effect change?
Climate change
Tackling global warming
Most EU countries ‘miss air quality targets’
Most EU countries fail to meet the bloc's air quality standards and more than 1,000 Europeans die prematurely each day, ten times more than in road accidents, a watchdog has said.
EU report blames poor air quality for 400,000 deaths per year
Air pollution causes about 400,000 premature deaths across Europe annually, the European Court of Auditors said.
Study: Misleading fuel standards cost drivers billions
Car manufacturers are being accused of manipulating fuel efficiency and emissions figures through loopholes in tests.
EU plans stricter climate goals to ‘raise ambition’
The EU wants to further reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in order to make up for the American exit from the Paris climate agreement.
Worldwide record high temperatures
How has the global average temperature developed over the past decades?
The need to ditch our addiction to plastic
Online shopping, on-the-go gastronomy and pre-prepared meals are all factors in the increasing use of plastic packaging – and the resulting mountains of waste.