EU approves 682 million euros Belgian state aid to support renewable offshore wind energy

EU regulators approved a 682 million euro ($756.54 million) Belgian state aid scheme to support renewable offshore wind energy, the European Commission said in a statement. The measure will support the construction and operation of a wind farm in the North Sea that is expected to have a capacity of 700 MW and to generate at least 2

A continent ablaze: South America surpasses record for fires

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - South America is being ravaged by fire from Brazil's Amazon rainforest through the world's largest wetlands to dry forests in Bolivia, breaking a previous record for the number of blazes seen in a year up to Sept. 11

China, Norway to set up green transition talks every two years, state media says

China and Norway agreed to set up green transition talks every two years, Chinese state media said on Tuesday. The talks will aim to foster connections and cooperation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, protect and restore biodiversity, and create new green industries and jobs, Xinhua news reported

Italy oyster farmers dream of pearls from warming Mediterranean

Fishermen In Rio De Janeiro Use App To Record, Report Water Pollution

All it takes is a boat trip around the Guanabara Bay in the state of Rio de Janeiro to spot oil or chemical substances that have been dumped into the waters forming part of the world-famous landscape that includes the Sugar Loaf Mountain, numerous granite monoliths and the captivating Christ the Redeemer statue

Kimchi No More? Climate Change Puts South Korea's Beloved Cabbage Dish At Risk

South Korea's famous kimchi is falling victim to climate change, with scientists, farmers and manufacturers saying the quality and quantity of the napa cabbage that is pickled to make the ubiquitous dish is suffering due to rising temperatures

Australian Volunteers Fight Deadly Disease Threatening Wombats

MEGALONG VALLEY, Australia (Reuters) - Armed with medication to treat mange, conservationist Melina Budden quietly trails a wombat called Hope who is infected with the skin disease through the forest in southeastern Australia

Wine Wins, Crops Lose, As Farmers Grapple With Record Balkans Heat

Rastislav Pucovski held a fistful of soy beans shriveled to the size of peppercorns on his farmland in northern Serbia where the soil, dried to dust by drought, swirled in the wind. A brief rain shower, the first in over 40 days, offered no relief

Brazilian Family Left Homeless By Floods Finds Refuge Under Road Bridge

Four months after devastating flooding wrecked their house in southern Brazil, Milton do Nascimento and his family still have no permanent home and are sleeping rough under a highway bridge

Rocket Scientists Build Robot Probes To Gauge Melting Beneath Antarctica Ice Shelf

Engineers who specialize in building NASA spacecraft to explore distant worlds are designing a fleet of underwater robot probes to measure how rapidly climate change is melting vast ice sheets around Antarctica and what that means for rising sea levels