According to two new reports published by the European wind energy trade body WindEurope, wind energy could provide up to 30% of Europe’s electricity by 2030.
When the strong winds that circle the Arctic slacken, cold polar air can escape and cause extreme winter chills in parts of the Northern hemisphere - a new study finds.
China has reached its 2020 solar power target three years ahead of schedule, after installed capacity topped well over its 105GW target.
Swathes of southern Europe have sweltered in a heatwave that has claimed several lives and cost billions in crop damage.
Without planning and cooperation, EU countries could be up against a water problem.
A new study shows metal mining and smelting have polluted the environment for thousands of years, challenging the widespread belief that environmental pollution began with the Industrial Revolution.
Coming up: 100GW mega wind farms on synthetic islands in the middle of the North Sea.
Almost half of baby rice food products contain illegal levels of inorganic arsenic despite new regulations set by the EU, new research concludes.
Scientists say the ability to make images of individual molecules "marks the beginning a new era of research in Europe".
To counter the impact of unsustainable palm oil production, such as deforestation and habitat degradation, the European Parliament has approved a resolution to phase out the use of vegetable oils that drive deforestation by 2020.
Eurelectric, an industry body which represents 3,500 European utilities announced that its members will not invest in new-build coal-fired power plants after 2020.
Seven European countries announced a joint initiative to acquire and deploy world-class high-performance computers. EuroHPCEuroHPC aims to deploy so-called exascale computers that are capable of at least 10 to the 18th power calculations per second.
Four legislative amendments will help the European Union recycle 70 percent of its municipal waste and 80 percent of its packaging material by 2030.
A new report has been published with the aim of determining who really leads the world when it comes to recycling, with Wales emerging as one of the world's top three recyclers.
Newly added wind capacity in Europe totalled 12.5GW in 2016, a 3% drop on 2015, but becomes the region's second largest source of power generation.
