EU nature restoration laws face collapse as member states withdraw support
Brussels vote was cancelled after it became clear law would not pass final stage with majority vote The EU’s nature restoration laws appear to have...
Category : Environment
Climate activists across Europe block access to North Sea oil infrastructure
Blockades at facilities in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, with protests in Scotland and action expected in Denmark Climate activists in four countries are...
France’s appetite for frogs’ legs is endangering species in Asia, say campaigners
Scientists and vets are urging the president to afford the world’s most traded species better protections France’s hunger for frogs’ legs is “destructive to nature”...
UK spends least among major European economies on low-carbon energy policy, study shows
Britain spent about £26bn in three years on low-carbon measures, less than Italy, Germany, France and Spain, Greenpeace finds The UK spends less on low-carbon...
UK a ‘tax haven’ for polluting SUVs, says green thinktank
First-year vehicle excise duty is a fraction of that in countries such as France and the Netherlands Low taxation on petrol SUVs in the UK...
‘Two worlds colliding’: Berlin transport workers and climate activists unite over rights
Two groups are striking for better working conditions and investment in Germany’s underfunded public transport At first sight, the gathering in an office complex in...
UK gives £600m backing to Jim Ratcliffe’s ‘carbon bomb’ petrochemical plant
Campaigners say Ineos project in Antwerp will turbocharge plastic production on a scale not seen before in Europe The UK government is providing a €700m...
Europe: Ursula von der Leyen rejects cooperation with extremist parties – as it happened
European Commission president says she will never work with parties such as AfD or National Rally, no matter how big a vote they secure in...
Ulez fines scandal: Italian police ‘illegally accessed’ thousands of EU drivers’ data
Italy’s data protection body is investigating claims – denied by TfL – that police shared names and addresses with firm collecting penalties from drivers The...
Animal rights groups decry ‘brutal’ killing of bear by Italian forestry police
Culling of M90 comes amid ongoing legal battles over how to deal with bears deemed dangerous to humans Animal rights activists have decried the “brutal”...
