Europe’s climate progress overshadowed by worsening loss of nature

EU is being urged to speed up its green transition as warming and biodiversity loss intensify. AP - Kirsty Wigglesworth

Europe has made big strides in cutting pollution that drives climate change – but its natural world is in deep trouble, the EU’s environment watchdog has warned.

The warning comes in the European Environment Agency’s Europe’s Environment 2025 report, a flagship assessment published only once every five years.