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Catalonia tourists may soon face water restrictions — but swimming pools spared as ‘climate refuges’
17.04.2024
Catalonia tourists may soon face water restrictions — but swimming pools spared as ‘climate refuges’
Spain’s drought-stricken northeastern Catalonia is considering imposing water restrictions on tourists in the driest parts of the region if domestic…
Critical raw materials: how the EU hopes to secure a key element of the energy transition — focus
17.04.2024
Critical raw materials: how the EU hopes to secure a key element of the energy transition — focus
On 5 April, European Commission executive vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis and Uzbekistan’s Minister of investment, industry and trade Laziz Kudratov launched…
A bottom trawl ban in marine protected areas would be good for everyone
17.04.2024
A bottom trawl ban in marine protected areas would be good for everyone
Bottom trawling is rife in marine protected areas across the UK and EU. Allowing this is endangering our ocean, our…
‘Climate-controlled pig’? Danish Crown admits to misleading people with greenwashing pork claims
16.04.2024
‘Climate-controlled pig’? Danish Crown admits to misleading people with greenwashing pork claims
Europe’s biggest pork producer has admitted that a claim its meat is “more climate-friendly than you think” violated marketing law.…
Brussels picks fight over UK ban on sand eel fishing
16.04.2024
Brussels picks fight over UK ban on sand eel fishing
The European Commission has requested talks with the UK government after London decided to shut down industrial sand eel fishing…
Greece to become ‘first in Europe’ to ban bottom trawling in all marine protected areas
16.04.2024
Greece to become ‘first in Europe’ to ban bottom trawling in all marine protected areas
Greece will ban bottom trawling in all of its marine protected areas (MPAs) by 2030, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis…
23 member states sign Solar Charter, vow to tackle unfair competition
16.04.2024
23 member states sign Solar Charter, vow to tackle unfair competition
Leaders of 23 EU member states and the European Commission have signed a Solar Charter pledging to step up financing…
To save our oceans and our planet, we need leaders ready to challenge the status quo
16.04.2024
To save our oceans and our planet, we need leaders ready to challenge the status quo
Ten years ago, I stood with then US Secretary of State John Kerry in the spectacular Sant Ocean Hall at…
Every time you blame cows for climate change, an oil executive laughs
16.04.2024
Every time you blame cows for climate change, an oil executive laughs
Given the press, you’d be forgiven for thinking that reducing cattle numbers and moving to a plant-based diet is a…
Climate change forces world’s coral reefs to undergo fourth global mass bleaching event
16.04.2024
Climate change forces world’s coral reefs to undergo fourth global mass bleaching event
Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time, top reef scientists declared on Monday, a…
