climate change
Dec. 18, 2025
World Nears 1.5°C Threshold as Three-Year Heat Streak Confirms Climate Shift
New data from Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service show global temperatures over the past three years have exceeded the 1.5°C threshold, underscoring that record heat is no longer a short-term anomaly.
Dec. 8, 2025
Extreme Weather Ravages Olive Groves Across Greece, Undermining 2025 Output
Hailstorms of unusual intensity have devastated olive farms across Greece, leaving producers facing severe losses in a year already marked by climate and pest pressures.
Dec. 4, 2025
Producers Divided on 2025 Olive Harvest Amid Climate and Market Strains
Growers reported strong quality but reduced yields in 2025, reflecting a year defined by heat waves, erratic weather and mounting production costs.
Dec. 1, 2025
COP30 Ends Without Fossil Fuel Phase-Out as Global Divide Widens
COP30 concluded in Brazil’s Amazon without a commitment to phase out fossil fuels, exposing a widening global divide as more than 80 nations pushed for a roadmap that oil-producing states firmly rejected.
Dec. 1, 2025
Turkey Braces for Sharp Drop in Olive Oil Output as Weather and Costs Take Toll
Producers across Turkey report one of the most challenging seasons in years, with poor fruit set and severe drought expected to push olive oil output sharply lower.
Dec. 1, 2025
Lebanon’s Growers Struggle as Conflict, Climate Pressures Deepen
Lebanon’s 2025/2026 olive harvest is unfolding under extreme strain, with drought, soaring costs and persistent military tensions in the south driving yields sharply lower. Farmers describe a season marked by insecurity, water scarcity and rapidly rising prices.
Nov. 7, 2025 News Briefs
EU Submits 2040 Climate Goal Ahead of COP30, Targets 90% Emissions Cut
Oct. 20, 2025 News Briefs
Oct. 15, 2025 News Briefs
Oct. 9, 2025 Health
Olive Tree Emerges as Symbol of Interconnected Health and Sustainability
Sep. 14, 2025 News Briefs
Sep. 13, 2025
Researchers Complete Mapping of Frantoio, Leccino Genomes
After two years of painstaking work, researchers are one step closer to identifying why some olives are more resilient to the impacts of climate change.
Aug. 25, 2025
Warming Weather Gives a Boost to Swiss Olive Cultivation
Switzerland is another central European country where warming weather has favored the cultivation of olive trees.
Aug. 5, 2025
Debate Over Solar Plant Construction in Andalusian Olive Groves Intensifies
Solar developers and regional authorities insist the the mega-plants are necessary to help Spain meet its ambitious renewable energy goals. Olive farmers disagree.
Jul. 25, 2025
Europe Is Moving Away from Its Green Agenda
A year after elections which saw rightwing forces increase their power in Parliament, the E.U.’s much-vaunted Green Deal is fading.
Jul. 23, 2025
How Declining Solar Activity Could Impact Mediterranean Olive Cultivation
Based on 8,000 years of pollen records, researchers suggest decades of expected declining solar activity could disrupt olive tree photosynthesis.
Jul. 17, 2025
Solar Ban in Italy Pushes Developers Into Olive Oil Production
Italian agri-solar PV projects are thriving despite a ban on utility-scale solar on agricultural land. Companies are finding success in combining renewables with farming.
Jul. 17, 2025
Western Europe Scorched by Unprecedented June Heatwave
Record June temperatures swept Western Europe, bringing extreme heat stress to key olive oil-producing areas.
Nov. 18, 2024
World Leaders Snub COP29, Jeopardizing Climate Action
The so-called “finance COP” is focused on securing funding for poorer countries to tackle climate change impacts.
Nov. 12, 2024
2024 Will Be the Hottest Year on Record, Scientists Say
The Copernicus climate observatory said 2024 may be the first year average global temperatures exceed the pre-Industrial Revolution average by more than 1.5 ºC.
Nov. 7, 2024
Harvest in Greece Runs Into Early Problems
The ongoing drought battering southern Greece threatens to reduce this year's expected olive oil yield of around 240,000 tons.
Oct. 13, 2024
Filippo Berio Exec Forecasts Production Rebound, Falling Prices
The chief executive of the North American operation believes the sector must increase supply and production efficiency while cultivating demand.
Oct. 7, 2024
What 485 Million Years of Climate History Tell Us About Today's Crisis
New research finds that Earth’s average temperature has changed more drastically in the past than originally thought, but the current rate remains uniquely perilous.
Jun. 25, 2024
Green Deal Under Threat After E.U. Elections
While climate change is expected to be relegated in the E.U.’s priorities after the European elections, farmers are unlikely to see changes in their work in the near future.
Jun. 24, 2024
Olive Council Incorporates Germplasm Bank Into Global Treaty
By joining the treaty, the IOC plans to facilitate greater cooperation to preserve genetic diversity and find solutions to climate change-related challenges.
Jun. 15, 2024
May Marked Another Record-Breaking Year for Heat
The findings prompted the Secretary-General of the United Nations to call for a global advertising ban on the fossil fuel industry.