[ad_1] Prime Minister Alexander De Croo committed to the EU’s broader environmental agenda as Belgium prepares to chair the EU Council, despite his renewed call to focus efforts on climate…
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A new green EU directive could see circular washing go down the drain
[ad_1] If passed, the law will ban generic claims — from “environmentally-friendly” and “eco” to “natural” and “biodegradable” — from being made without evidence. This is a much-needed step in…
Big businesses urge EU to cut emissions by 90%
[ad_1] The companies say the bloc needs to set a reduction target of at least 90% compared to 1990 levels to avoid passing “irreversible tipping points”. Some of the continent’s…
Rolling out the Green Deal will be ‘challenging,’ says Maroš Šefčovič
[ad_1] Maroš Šefčovič, the European Union’s new climate czar, predicts implementing green legislation will be a hard task for the 27 member states. “We’re in a new phase because until…
Sustainability has lost its meaning as the nuclear lobby triumphs
[ad_1] Listening to the 14 EU countries-strong Nuclear Alliance that lobbied for nuclear power’s green label and now wants to see it treated the same as other renewables means everything…
Frans Timmermans resigns from key EU climate job to run for Dutch PM
[ad_1] Frans Timmermans, the man tasked with spearheading the EU’s ambitious climate policies, has resigned from the Commission to return to Dutch politics in the hope of becoming the country’s…
Europe faces ‘green backlash’ as cost of living crisis bites
[ad_1] What is ‘greenlash’? Here’s how right-wing parties are using the cost of living crisis to roll back green policies. A growing ‘greenlash’ against Europe’s environmental agenda has so far…
Rail Europe’s CEO on making train travel ‘sexy’ again
[ad_1] Björn Bender envisions a ‘wonderful outlook’ for night trains and what it will take to get there. “When I joined the industry 15 years back, it was quite unsexy…
MEPs vote down the Nature Restoration Law, threatening its survival
[ad_1] The European Parliament’s environment committee on Tuesday voted down an amended version of the Nature Restoration Law. The legislation, which seeks to reverse biodiversity loss by rehabilitating Europe’s degraded…
How can businesses fight climate change? We ask the experts
[ad_1] Making a business greener and more sustainable has been shown not only to reduce energy costs, but also boost a company’s bottom line and employee morale. Yet, research has…