As budget negotiations intensify, capitals are reaching for a new argument
to keep money in the farming pot: climate change. …
Category: Climate change
Champagne production halves as scorching summer dents French wine grape harvest
National output could sink to a nearly 70-year low. …
Romania shuts down nuclear reactor as Danube hits record lows
The move deepens an energy crunch gripping parts of Europe after weeks of extreme heat. …
Scorching summer will cost France €10B to €15B, environment minister estimates
The initial figures are based on an extrapolation of costs compiled by France’s official statistics agency. …
Swarming jellyfish overrun French nuclear plant on same date two years in a row
The jellyfish invasion is the latest in a series of climate change-driven incidents that have affected a record number of French…
Europe’s scorching summer is erasing its economic growth, says report
Dutch growth is set to be almost entirely wiped out, and France could be pushed into a contraction. …
Ed Miliband grabs Brexit reset role as he reboots UK Foreign Office
Britain’s new foreign secretary brings the U.K.-EU reset into his department’s ambit — and seeks advice from old foes across the political…
Trump administration rejects UN farm declaration over gender references
“The cross-cutting themes of gender, youth and inclusion are considered essential to ensure that the transformation leaves no one behind,” the…
Les Ecologistes : adaptation à marche forcée
Pourquoi les Ecologistes ont-ils autant de mal à peser dans le débat politique dans un contexte où il pourrait en tirer…
Why Europe’s heat waves are still so deadly
An ageing population, overheating homes and climatic change are fast outstripping preparations and driving up the death toll. …