New study: Pricing tools needed to cut emissions

Countless policies have been put into action against the challenge of climate change. However, how many of them actually had any impact? To find out the answer to this question, a team of scientists looked at 1500 different policies that countries have used to try to limit the capture of greenhouse gases over the years. The answer is not very encouraging –…

Europe faces a long wait for vital firefighting aircraft

Forest fires are raging across Europe, and authorities continue to struggle to secure vital firefighting aircraft, Euractiv has warned. The forest fire season in Europe has slowed down this year, but is now in full swing. After ravaging the Balkans and Greece, the flames broke out on the Portuguese island of Madeira, off the coast of Morocco. The mechanism…