Russia’s war in Ukraine has sent energy prices skyrocketing and the EU looking for new means of securing its energy supply. But this pursuit of energy independence shouldn’t mean sacrificing our ambitious climate goals. And with renewable energy, it doesn’t have to.

This image, acquired on 13 March 2023 by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites, shows the flooded areas along the border between Queensland and the Northern Territory, Australia. The gauges along the Georgina River have peaked at 3.5 metres, causing water to flood nearby areas, creating a crisis for graziers and cattle owners. The...

Regulation (EU) 2023/588 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2023 establishing the Union Secure Connectivity Programme for the period 2023-2027

Since 2017, the Antarctic sea ice extent has consistently been below the average value of the 1981-2010 reference period. In February 2023, this trend reached a new negative milestone. According to Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) data, the Antarctic sea ice extent reached the lowest level ever recorded, standing at 34% below the...

South America is currently confronted with a severe heatwave. On 11 March, Buenos Aires in Argentina recorded its highest-ever temperature for March at 38.6°C, while Mercedes in Uruguay saw the temperature soar to a record value of 40.5°C. On the same day, the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite measured the Land Surface Temperature, which reached...