UK sand eel fishing ban remains in place despite EU legal challenge
Creatures make up the bulk of seabirds’ diet but are fished for commercial pig food Europe live – latest updates A ban on fishing for...
Category : Environment
‘A win-win for farmers’: how flooding fields in north-west England could boost crops
A ‘wetter farming’ project explores rehydrating peatland to help grow crops in boggier conditions while cutting CO2 emissions “I really don’t like the word ‘paludiculture’...
Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas
Amazon, Google and Microsoft are building datacentres in water-scarce parts of five continents Amazon, Microsoft and Google are operating datacentres that use vast amounts of...
Greece’s Aegean islands reel from ‘lake of mud’ flash floods before Easter rush
Authorities race to complete clean-up operation after devastation from gales and heaviest rainfall in 20 years People on the Aegean islands, more used in April...
EU ambassador to China urges Beijing to stop building coal-fired power plants
Jorge Toledo’s comments come after approvals for coal power projects increased in second half of 2024 The EU’s ambassador to China has urged Beijing to...
Spain’s rewilding of Iberian lynx at risk after lobbying by hunters and farmers
Regional governments bow to pressure from agricultural industry, often amplified by far-right Vox party Only last year it was hailed as a conservation success story:...
Norway rules out fish farm ban despite ‘existential threat’ to wild salmon
Open-net farms to continue despite numbers of wild fish halving as minister looks for ‘acceptable’ pollution levels Norway’s environment minister has ruled out a ban...
Ex-Tory Brexit minister Lord Frost rejects party’s claims over Europe-wide customs scheme – UK politics live
Frost says joining PEM scheme would not undermine Brexit after Priti Patel claims such a move would be a ‘betrayal’ Q: Are doctors able to...
‘Rising star’: Europe made more electricity from solar than coal in 2024
Report reveals solar power generated 11% of Europe’s electricity, surpassing coal at 10% Europe made more electricity from sunshine than coal last year, a report...
Cost to clean up toxic PFAS pollution could top £1.6tn in UK and Europe
Exclusive: Costs of UK cleanup will reach £9.9bn a year in UK if emissions of ‘forever chemicals’ remain uncontrolled Industry using ‘tobacco playbook’ to fend...
