EU countries gave a definitive green light on Friday to hefty additional tariffs on electric cars made in China, despite warnings that it will spark a damaging trade war with Beijing.
A German environmental group has won a lawsuit against the government for not adequately addressing air pollution. Demands for more immediate measures to reduce pollution could reignite the debate on motorway speed limits.
A new study shows that renovations for energy efficiency in single-family homes pays off in Germany. Investments made today would result in net savings before 2045.
A large sample of European drinking water has detected a substance linked to "forever chemicals" used in pesticides and refrigeration, a coalition of non-governmental organisations said Wednesday.
A team of researchers are sounding the alarm after confirming high levels of a toxic heavy metal in the Baltic Sea. Human activity, including proposed efforts to fix other environmental issues in the region could make the contamination worse.
Emrullah Karaca has made brakes for the past 20 years, but he is now learning to assemble heat pumps instead, as the Continental factory where he works in northern Germany is slated to close.
Environmental activists are increasingly facing hostility across Europe, a UN expert said, warning that the very right to protest was "at risk" in countries usually considered beacons of democracy.
Elon Musk travelled Wednesday to Tesla's factory near Berlin to lend his workers "support" after the plant was forced to halt production by a suspected arson attack on nearby power lines.
A new German subsidy scheme to help industrial producers decarbonize their processes may bring broader benefits for the German economy, such as keeping key-players in Germany and adding jobs.
In some German cities diesel cars are firmly forbidden whereas in others the cars - considered to be heavier polluters - are still allowed. Here's what drivers in Germany need to know.
Despite political talk of a green transition for transport, Germans are in fact driving more and more personal vehicles on the country's roads, according to new figures from the Federal Statistical Office.
The European Union and Germany on Saturday said they had struck a deal after a dispute over the planned phaseout by 2035 of the sale of cars using fossil fuels.
As leading scientists call for climate action on all fronts in the IPCC's latest alarming report, we dig into The Local's readers' best practical tips for minimising your climate impact.
Germany on Monday outlined more than $200 million in contributions for environmental projects in Brazil as Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited the South American giant reeling from Amazon destruction under ex-president Jair Bolsonaro.
More and more cities around Europe are introducing low-emission zones, mostly administered by a sticker in your vehicle windscreen – but what if you're travelling between different countries? Here's a look at the rules around Europe, and which countries will accept a foreign vehicle sticker.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was hauled away and detained on Tuesday during a protest near a German village
being razed to make way for a coal mine expansion, police said.
From January 1st, restaurants and other places offering takeaway food will have to provide multi-use packaging in Germany. Here's what the new system means for customers.
France and Germany called Monday on the United States to expand exemptions to domestic production requirements under its massive programme to encourage a green energy transition.
Germany plans to promote climate-friendly production by offering so-called 'climate-protection contracts' to industrial firms next year, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Sunday.
Berlin on Sunday accused Egypt of not living up to its human rights obligations as the country prepares to host global leaders for the closely-watched COP27 climate talks.
Temperatures in Europe have increased at more than twice the global average over the past three decades, showing the fastest rise of any continent on earth, the UN said Wednesday.
