Travelling across Europe’s vast railway network is set to be made easier as the European Commission makes good on a pledge to ensure even cross-border journeys involving multiple operators can be purchased in one simple transaction. The EU executive wants to allow travellers to book a single ticket for their multi-trains journeys in just one…
Greece, Cyprus and Romania are pushing for a massive ramp-up of European gas production, putting them on a potential collision course with the European Commission as it prepares to unveil an electrification plan. For decades, European gas production was centred around the Nordics and the Netherlands. Now, eastern Mediterranean countries say the current energy crisis…
image: ©pocketlight | iStock A new study by researchers at VIB and Ghent University suggests that flowering plants may have survived the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs because of genome duplication Published in the journal Cell, the research explores how whole-genome duplication could have helped species endure periods of extreme environmental stress over…
One of Europe’s leading environmental experts is set to address a major climate justice conference in Belfast on the environmental crisis at Lough Neagh this summer. Dr. Eduardo Salazar-Ortuño from the University of Murcia has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at the ‘Lessons from Mar Menor – Can Law Help Restore Lough Neagh? climate…
A new bill to strengthen the growth duty for Natural England, the Environment Agency (EA) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has been announced in the King’s Speech today, which will include powers for ministers to issue “strategic steers” to nature regulators. Source link
Ministers should bring forward a new clean air act that would ban wood burning, clear diesel vehicles from the roads and force councils to cut pollution, a group of more than 60 charities have urged before the king’s speech on Wednesday. Labour held out the prospect of a clean air act while in opposition in…
SpaceX and startups like Starcloud want to put solar-powered data centers in orbit. There are challenges. Source link
The intervention at the former industrial site at Wingerworth followed reports from the public about illegal waste dumping. Environment Agency officers made enquiries on Thursday 30 April following public reports the previous day of suspicious activity at the derelict site. They found around 100 tonnes of household waste had been deposited or buried on the site. Follow…
Date published: 13 May 2026 As part of the newly launched Farming for Sustainability – Innovation Scheme, the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is inviting applications from farmers to apply to an innovation-focused study visit to the Netherlands. This initiative will provide participants with direct exposure to international leaders in dairy advancement,…
European Union imports of Russian liquefied natural gas hit their highest level in the first quarter since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, according to research published Wednesday. The surge came as nations worldwide scrambled for energy supplies to replace disrupted deliveries amid the war in the Middle East. But the EU has vowed to end…
