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Lawmakers ditch life-cycle approach to transport emission tally

Lawmakers ditch life-cycle approach to transport emission tally

EU lawmakers rejected the inclusion of a life-cycle assessment methodology to account for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transport…
European Parliament approves energy market overhaul

European Parliament approves energy market overhaul

MEPs have adopted a package of gas and electricity market reforms intended to bolster energy security, protect vulnerable consumers from…
Green Deal founders amid shifting policy focus

Green Deal founders amid shifting policy focus

A leaked intergovernmental priority list suggests environmental matters will be relegated below issues of defence, immigration and food security in…
From a ‘historic’ climate case to subscription solar: Positive environmental stories from 2024

From a ‘historic’ climate case to subscription solar: Positive environmental stories from 2024

Eco-anxiety, climate doom, environmental existential dread — as green journalists, we see these terms used a lot — and often…
Privatisation, extreme weather and politics: How Britain’s waterways became an ‘open sewer’

Privatisation, extreme weather and politics: How Britain’s waterways became an ‘open sewer’

Anger is rising over the dumping of untreated sewage into the UK’s rivers and seas. The situation attracted international attention…
It’s time to break the cycle of plastic overshoot

It’s time to break the cycle of plastic overshoot

The simple idea of pinpointing an annual date when humans can no longer properly manage plastic waste was first marked…
What does the ECHR’s landmark ruling mean for human rights and climate change?

What does the ECHR’s landmark ruling mean for human rights and climate change?

On Tuesday, Europe’s top human rights court ruled that Switzerland’s failure to act on climate change was a human rights…
‘Two years to save the world’: UN climate chief calls for faster action and more finance

‘Two years to save the world’: UN climate chief calls for faster action and more finance

Humanity has only two years left “to save the world” by making dramatic changes in the way it spews heat-trapping…
Zara, H&M: The European retail giants tied to land grabbing and deforestation in Brazil

Zara, H&M: The European retail giants tied to land grabbing and deforestation in Brazil

Cotton clothes, towels and bed sheets from H&M and Zara are “stained” by illegal deforestation and human rights abuses, according…
Climate change should be a compulsory subject in all Scottish schools, people’s panel says

Climate change should be a compulsory subject in all Scottish schools, people’s panel says

Climate change should be a compulsory school subject in Scotland, according to a new report on how the government can…
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