Greta Thunberg to join mass German climate strikes before vote

Tens of thousands of climate activists including Greta Thunberg are due to descend on German cities Friday ahead of the weekend general election to crank up the pressure on the candidates to succeed Angela Merkel.

Seven ways this Swedish university is at the heart of the global fight against climate change

In Pictures: Spain’s flood-devastated towns taken on massive clean-up

Uphill battle: Spain’s wine growers forced to adapt to climate change

Climate change made German floods ‘more likely and more intense’

The Spanish cities that will be most affected by rising sea levels

From Venice to Mont Blanc, how is the climate crisis affecting Italy?

Damage and devastation in several states as Austria’s summer of wild weather continues

HEATWAVE: Italy puts 17 cities on red warning over holiday weekend

Italy’s side of Mont Blanc faces collapse due to climate change, say experts

Climate change: Germany says time is ‘running out’ to save planet

Merkel demands faster climate action as German flood death toll rises                

Climate change: Glacial melt in Switzerland has created 1,000 new lakes

Merkel urges richest nations to up climate game despite Covid

Germany sets more ambitious climate goals after landmark ruling

Top German court finds government’s climate plan ‘insufficient’

IN PHOTOS: Why Italian farms are freezing fruit trees to protect from frost

From AI to green chemistry: how Stockholm University is tackling the climate change crisis

Sweden to build reindeer bridges so they can cross roads to find food

Mayor of Stockholm: ‘We want to be the impact capital of the world’

Germany rings in 2021 with CO2 tax, coal phase-out

Why white Christmases are becoming rare in Denmark

Danish parliament blocks new North Sea oil extraction

Switzerland’s Nestle to spend billions cutting carbon footprint

Denmark announces ‘green tax reform’ but omits sought-after CO2 levy

Climate change sends melting Greenland ice ‘past tipping point’

France reveals first measures to combat climate change

Global warming: Norway’s Svalbard records its highest-ever temperature

Macron pledges €15 billion to make France greener

Merkel says climate talks ‘not looking promising’

G77 accuse Merkel of blocking climate strides

New climate change goals to cost Germany €310 billion

‘Winter that never arrived’ nears end for Nordic countries

Climate change: Germany’s ice wine harvest fails for first time

‘You can’t build igloos’: German children on growing up without snow

France begins shutting down oldest nuclear plant

Roads closed and planes grounded as ‘record-breaking’ storms sweep Switzerland

Danish researchers find Arctic sea ice at record low October levels

‘We’ll continue our protests’: Environmental activists confront Siemens bosses in Munich

Activists stage protests in Germany as cabinet passes coal exit law

Why is this phrase Germany’s ‘Anglicism of the Year’?

Denmark’s CO2 emissions increased in 2018, making climate targets tougher

Nestle to invest two million Swiss francs in recycled plastics

Why is this Germany’s ‘ugliest word of the year’?

EU chief hails Austria on climate change

How much snow will there be in Norway in 2050?

Half a million Danish buildings are susceptible to flooding

Denmark’s renewable energy use passes landmark and is poised to grow in 2020s

Two days into 2020, Norway has already broken temperature records twice

Geneva: 100 franc fines for single use plastics from January 1st

Five reasons the Madrid climate talks failed

Germany signs off on multi-billion climate reform package

Germany can jail officials who flout anti-pollution rulings, court says

Germany to issue first ‘green’ bonds to support climate action

‘No white Christmas’ for Switzerland as country bathes in warmest December on record

New cars may cost up to 10,000 francs more from 2020 under Swiss CO2 laws

Have your say: How would you rate train travel in Germany?

Germany strikes controversial CO2 pricing deal after gruelling debate

‘After Göttingen I got a seat’: Greta Thunberg drawn into Twitter spat with German rail operator

Credit Suisse to stop financing new coal-fired power plants

Denmark back amongst world leaders in new climate change ranking

Switzerland tumbles down climate performance ratings

Thousands to hit streets of Madrid in climate change march

Higher fuel costs and Autobahn speed limit: How can Germany go green?

Why Germany is ‘among top three’ countries affected by climate change

Tax dispute freezes Germany’s climate plans

Tens of thousands of people in Germany rally against climate change

Can a referendum help save Switzerland’s fast-melting glaciers?

‘The future is already here’: How climate change is affecting Germany

Something in the air: How Sweden’s airports became ideas factories

Hamburg orchestra to perform climate change rework of Vivaldi classic

Spain pledges to help Greta Thunberg get to GOP25 in Madrid

Sweden: Thunberg ‘looking for lift across Atlantic’ for Spanish climate summit

German court rejects farmers’ legal challenge over Merkel climate policy

‘It can’t go on like this’: Farmers take German government to court over climate change

French conference sees donors pledge billions for UN climate fund

Switzerland’s Green Party makes historic gains in federal elections

‘Make English a Swiss language’: Your views on the most important election issues

What does Germany’s planned climate protection package mean for you?

S-Bahn, trains and buses: Germany to inject an extra €1.2 billion into public transport

How Extinction Rebellion is training up budding climate activists in Berlin

Swiss glaciers shrink ten percent in five years

Climate change set to cost Switzerland ‘CHF1 billion per year’

Critics blast Norwegian budget for ‘small change’ measures on climate

Italian police investigate after Greta Thunberg effigy found hanging from Rome bridge

Here’s how to check what your local weather in Denmark could be like in 2100

Paris climate activists kick off worldwide Extinction Rebellion protests

Era of electric flight ready for takeoff in Sweden

Unicef Norway appoints teenage climate activist as ambassador

IN PICTURES: Germany takes to the streets in global climate strike

Swiss MPs vote for eco-friendly flight tax

UPDATE: Germany reaches climate deal as protesters strike for change

Can Germany overcome speed bumps on road to fight climate change?

Germany pledges €100 billion in the fight against climate change

Singing climate activists disrupt Swiss parliament

Update: Six things to know about the climate strikes in Germany

German government to unveil multi-billion-euro climate strategy

WATCH: 3D models show how climate change could shrink Swiss Aletsch glacier

‘Magnificent’ Swede Thunberg ‘must be protected’: Brosnan

Call for €1 per day annual public transport ticket throughout Germany

Turbulent politics: How wind energy became a divisive issue in Germany

Swiss summer of 2019 was ‘third hottest on record’

Switzerland boosts green goals with aim to go carbon neutral by 2050

Swiss group plans farewell ceremony for ‘dead’ Pizol glacier

From climate action to ‘Soli tax’: What you need to know about Germany’s planned changes

Frederiksen agrees to work with new UK PM to fight climate change

‘Too dangerous’: Calls for Switzerland’s Matterhorn to be closed to climbers

Angela Merkel remains most popular politician in Germany

Explained: How Germany is renovating its ‘ailing’ rail network

‘This isn’t normal’: Germany braces for fourth heatwave of summer

US climate activist ‘banned from Switzerland for 3 years’ over protest against banks

Copenhagen ‘as warm as Paris’ by 2050, study warns

Climate crisis: Madrid to be as hot as Marrakesh within 30 years

Climate crisis: Berlin to be ‘as hot as Australia’ in 30 years

Fridays for Future: German climate protesters face fines for skipping school

German bug watchers sound alarm to insect apocalypse

Climate activists form human chain around German parliament

‘We are unstoppable’: Climate activists and pupils rally against German coal mine

‘Generation climate’ to occupy huge German coal mine

Extinction Rebellion protesters chain themselves to Merkel’s chancellery

Flygskam? Sweden’s airports tackle climate change from the ground up

The perfect storm: Germany feels heat of climate vote

These are the areas of France that will be most affected by rising sea levels

Berlin youths rally in climate protest before EU vote

Danish scientists call for civil disobedience over climate

Germany’s AfD embraces climate change denial as part of EU campaign

‘They are accountable’: Teens take climate fight to German car giant VW

Germany’s climate protesting youth take fight to RWE

‘Stockholm University provides so much support for researchers’

Climate change threatens half World Heritage sites’ glaciers: report

Is Switzerland bad for the environment?

OPINION: Why Italy should listen to Greta Thunberg

‘We’re not here for selfies’: Greta Thunberg takes on the Italian government

Greta Thunberg to lead climate change rally in Rome

As many as 50,000 protest climate change in Switzerland

Sweden’s temperature is rising more than TWICE as fast as the global average

‘Grandma, what’s a polar bear?’: Students speak out at Berlin climate demo

Thousands of teens join Greta Thunberg’s climate fight in Berlin

Teen activists shake up politics in ageing Germany

Germany records hottest year in over a century

Has the world gone mad? Stockholm University’s experts weigh in

Thousands of young Danes take part in climate strike at parliament

Climate strike: thousands take to streets in Switzerland

Over 200 ‘Fridays for Future’ climate demos taking place in Germany

PHOTOS: Italian students join global school strike for climate

Swedish teen climate activist rallies students in Hamburg

Berlinale tackles climate change with both heaviness and hope

Sweden’s temperature increasing more than the global average

Energy giant warns of ‘significant’ job losses over Germany’s coal phase out

Friday meeting may spell end to coal-powered energy in Germany

Sustainable travel: How to cut emissions and keep flying

Davos 2019: Swedish teen activist sleeps in tent in –18C temperatures

France hit with climate change lawsuit

Swiss science: Real-time feedback makes hotel guests slash shower power

Record-breaking Swiss Alps postcard sends message against climate change

Switzerland faces hotter, drier summers and snow-scarce winters: study

‘Year of extremes’ for shrinking Swiss glaciers in 2018: study

Northern Swedish cities see the effects of climate change more than anywhere else in Europe

Global protests as key UN climate talks stumble

From the archive: The Local’s first interview with Greta Thunberg

Ditching coal energy: ecological necessity or economic nightmare?

Green party seek to cement C02 reduction in constitution

Germany’s winemakers cope with climate change by breeding new grapes

Arctic heat melts away Sweden’s highest peak Kebnekaise

‘Swedes know what they have to do for the environment, but don’t always do it’

Helsingborg ranked Sweden’s most environmentally friendly municipality

After a summer-like spring in Germany, will it stay hot this summer?

Sweden releases updated booklet of war precautions in English

Melting Swiss glaciers unearth an archeological treasure trove

Norway aims to prove that aviation can go green

Swiss group calls for end to fossil fuel use by 2050

Why talking wardrobes could help save the planet

Swiss snow hares in climate change firing line: study

Sweden’s forests could fuel air travel, researchers say

The real reason for Stockholm’s massive Slussen redevelopment

France fails to meet targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions

WWF’s ‘uncozy’ Christmas jumper goes down a storm

World leaders gather in Paris with task of ‘making planet great again’

Macron offsets Trump by opening arms to US climate change scientists

Sweden’s young voters see climate change and the environment as biggest issues

Women consider environmental impact of shopping more than men: Swedish poll

‘Losing all the glaciers in Switzerland is not that far away’

Obama takes on Trump and men in general at Paris event

Survey: Swiss believe in man-made climate change but most do little to help combat it

German judges agree to hear Peruvian farmer’s climate case against RWE

As Spain battles extreme drought, experts warn climate change means it’s here to stay

Thousands march on Bonn ahead of UN climate talks

UN: Carbon dioxide in atmosphere hits new high

Pope urges world to tackle migration crisis with ‘love’

Germany at huge risk of missing 2020 climate targets, government figures show

Macron’s ‘Make Climate Great Again’ campaign hires US scientists

VIDEO: ‘Nobody dies in Longyearbyen’

Bondo landslide: did hikers get sufficient warning?

Wanted in Sweden: Manure from hundreds of horses to heat homes

More Germans fear climate change than terrorism, poll shows

Want to save the planet? Have fewer children, Lund University researchers say

Five key issues that’ll mark Hamburg’s stormy G20 summit

At Berlin summit, EU leaders vow to fight Trump on climate change

Climate change more important than partisan politics: Schwarzenegger

France pledges €30 million for foreign climate experts

Climate change rift raises temperature for G7 meet in Bologna

Swiss parliament green lights Paris climate accord

‘No Americans’: Lausanne boat captain has public rant at Trump

‘Earth to Trump – f**k you!’: How Germany reacted to Trump’s climate pact withdrawal

Germany says climate pact ‘not renegotiable’ after Trump pulls out

Swiss spring was third hottest on record

Indian PM Modi praises Merkel’s ‘vision’, urges climate action

Trump’s actions have ‘weakened’ the West, says German minister

Trump promises climate decision next week after G7 stalemate

Disharmony at G7 as Trump plays his own tune

France urges Trump not to rush on Paris climate deal

Satellite photos of damaged Svalbard seed vault released

Can a ‘bee friendly zone’ help save Stockholm’s pollinators?

Why a Swedish billionaire is giving away millions to help save the world

Merkel vows to convince climate change ‘doubters’

Norway to boost climate change defences of ‘doomsday’ seed vault

Biggest arctic expedition in history returns to Germany with sobering climate change discoveries

Northern Norway reports abnormally warm start to October

New images show how fast Sweden’s glaciers are melting

The Swedes have made a jacket out of beans, wood and nuts

Sweden presents new climate law and zero emissions goal

Why Ikea is buying a wind farm… in Canada

Swiss scientists: melting glacier makes the earth move

Norway’s December weather as warm as summer

‘In Norway, no meat is not an option’

Germany now worse than Egypt at protecting climate

Why Norway’s farmers will benefit from climate change

Melting Greenland ice could expose Cold War waste

German lawmakers ratify landmark Paris climate accord

Climate change means French wines face identity crisis

Spain turns off the lights for Global Earth Hour

Future snowless winters will cost Norway dearly

Swedes: eating less beef is key to meeting climate targets

Snowy Denmark brrr-aces for cold weekend

Warm winter brings early almond blossom and climate change alarm

2015 was Denmark’s second-wettest year ever

Key points of the draft UN climate accord

France delivers ‘historic’ climate-rescue accord

‘Still difficulties’ in COP21 talks: Hollande

Swiss ranking for climate change action drops

UN conference delivers climate-saving blueprint

Police ban Champs Élysées demonstrations

IN PICS: Guerilla ads target COP21 in Paris

Italy to take key role in climate change fight: PM

Ten catastrophes threatening Spain unless world tackles climate change

Germans reluctant to go green, survey finds

Worldwide rallies to put pressure on COP21

The Paris COP21 climate summit in numbers

Peruvian farmer sues German energy giant

Climate chaos threatens Germany, experts warn

Climate deal could cut weather disasters: UN

Climate: And what if 2C isn’t good enough?

Four Norway glaciers ‘too small to measure’

Sean Penn: Paris climate talks ‘last great hope’

‘Climate sceptic’ French weatherman taken off air

French hunt for climate-change resistant grape

Sweltering summer has climatologists sweating

Climate change to raise price of German beer

Svalbard veterans report alarming changes

Slash CO2 emissions to save oceans: scientists

Scientists hunt climate change in Berlin parks

What France might look like in the year 2050

Hollande launches plea for climate change deal

Hollande appeals in Geneva for climate action

UN head calls for global climate change action

Will climate change give us the blues?

Olives and vino at risk from climate change

Spain flicks the switch for global Earth Hour

Paris: Iron Lady to dim lights for Earth Hour

Gothenburg awared Earth Hour Capital of Sweden

Gov pledges €10 million to fight climate change

Gore announces ‘Live Earth’ global concerts

Denmark has its hottest year on record

Experts urge Norway oil fund to consider climate

Cycling, insulation and less coal to fight CO2

Donors pledge €7 billion to UN climate fund

Norway: Best prepared in world for climate change

UN climate talks shuffle to a close in Bonn

Climate chief hails Bonn greenhouse gas deal

France pledges $1 billion to fight climate change

Weather a bigger problem than war: study

Climate: Three-quarters of Switzerland’s energy comes from renewable sources

Hollande and Obama call for climate change deal

‘Nature can take no more’ warns Stoltenberg

Norway worst Scandi country for development

Former Norway PM joins global climate group

Shrinking Swiss glacier highlights warming trend

World climate at ‘five minutes to midnight’

Scientists: forecasting tames El Nino chaos

Study: shorter winters threaten Alpine wildlife

Scientists decry insurer’s extreme weather claims

Time slipping away for Durban climate deal

Climate change prompts search for exotic trees

Germany to fund new coal plants with climate change cash

Study finds alarming rise in sea levels

Bonn climate talks end with Kyoto Protocol left hanging

Violent weather expected amid climate change

Aircraft contrails causing global warming

Röttgen calls climate change an economic opportunity

Röttgen calls for 30-percent carbon cuts

Breakthrough unlikely at Cancún climate summit, Röttgen says

German scientist refutes Putin on climate change

Germany to break climate aid promises

Merkel urges trust in next round of climate talks

Scientists predict colder European winters to come

UN climate talks in Bonn suffer early setbacks

Bonn climate talks mirror Copenhagen disaster

Germans lose fear of climate change after long, hard winter

German ships breach Northeast Passage

Summery spring spoils Germany with sunshine

UN buckles down on climate change pact in Bonn

Climate change causes hottest April in 120 years

German campaigners castigate G8 climate deal

Dry spell threatens baby stork population in Germany

UN climate change talks in Bonn to follow up Kyoto

Merkel awarded Peruvian gold medal at Lima Summit

Germany slams Bush’s ‘Neanderthal’ climate speech

University conducts research into burping bovines

‘Polar bear’ activists invade airport

Sweden and Japan agree on climate cooperation

Royals join forces on Arctic expedition

World Water Week opens in Stockholm

Swedish researchers confirm Siberian seabead methane leak

Centre party calls for petrol car ban by 2025

Clinton and Blair in Stockholm climate conference

Forest fires ‘out of control’ in western Sweden

Developing world to wait for climate change cash

‘Copenhagen climate conference is not make or break’: expert

Sweden pledges billions in climate aid

Experts: global weather threatens food security

Sweden fifth in climate change ranking: survey

Nobel laureates in Stockholm climate ‘trial’

Swedish politicos ‘don’t buy climate change’

Climate change threatens Swedish water cost hike

Boffins paint rosy future for Swiss truffles

Climate change imperils French truffles

Ski resort calls it a day as snow recedes

Is this a wake-up call? Stockholm experts on coronavirus and climate change

Spain declares ‘climate emergency’ and signals move to renewables

Did you know? Two-thirds of Switzerland’s energy comes from renewables

Environmental groups launch suit against Merkel’s ‘weak’ climate laws

Germany boosts support for electric cars with cash bonuses and a million charging points

Greta Thunberg ‘drove us’ to act on climate change, says Merkel

Update: Merkel ‘climate cabinet’ pledges to act fast

Sweden to reach 2030 renewable energy goal in 2018

Sweden’s Volvo now has its first climate neutral engine plant

Germany ‘pledges to double renewable power by 2030’

Germans waste 18m tonnes of food yearly

Ikea pledges €1bn to become green by 2020

Germany will use less energy this year

Local produce no climate change panacea: study

Clean energy can be cheap, minister says

Berlin, Paris and London call for deeper CO2 cuts

Report claims EU climate plan could cost 100,000 jobs

German coalition agrees on green car tax