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BREAKING: EU governments in the dock after air quality breaches on a ‘continental scale’

Anton LazarusMay 17, 2018

The European Commission today announced that six EU governments will be sent to court for their persistent breaches of EU air quality laws. For the first time m...

AirCoalFeatured 04 min read

Seven serious cases of illegal nature destruction going unchecked by European Commission

Emily MacintoshMay 17, 2018

Seven cases of illegal nature destruction have not been properly challenged by the European Commission – the body responsible for enforcing EU nature protection...

FeaturedNature 02 min read

Microplastics and the race to stop invisible plastic pollution

Mauro AnastasioMay 17, 2018

As the EU considers banning single-use plastics such as straws and plates, campaigners and academics warn of a potentially bigger and invisible threat that policymakers may be underestimating. The fragile state of our oceans has prompted calls to ...

Circular EconomyFeaturedIndustry 05 min read

REVEALED: Government air pollution proposals ‘too little too late’ to avoid court

Anton LazarusMay 15, 2018

An assessment of national proposals to tackle toxic air pollution has concluded that none are sufficient to address the problem. Green groups argue that all nin...

AirCoal 04 min read

OPINION: Karl Marx was an environmentalist avant la lettre

Nick MeynenMay 14, 2018

Whether it is scorn or praise, everyone seemed to have an opinion on the ideas of Karl Marx, 200 years after he was born. When EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker defe...

Environmental JusticeFuture of EuropeOpinion & Analysis 13 min read

Activist shareholders target coal’s dirty money

Anton LazarusMay 11, 2018

The annual meeting of another European bank was targeted this week by shareholders unhappy about Commerzbank’s involvement in coal projects in Eastern Europe. Shareholders of the German banking giant criticised the financing for new coal projects in...

AirClimateCoalEnergyFeatured 05 min read

Want to know what hazardous chemicals are lurking in your shopping basket? Soon there will be an app for that

Ian CareyMay 11, 2018

The chemicals inside everyday products are often a mystery. Companies could be using toxic chemicals and consumers would be none the wiser but one project is ho...

ChemicalsFeatured 12 min read

5 things we’ve learnt about the EU’s ‘new’ rules for waste incineration

Anton LazarusMay 11, 2018

A three-year process to update EU environmental standards for waste incineration plants is drawing to a close with mixed results from an environmental perspecti...

AirCircular EconomyFeaturedIndustry 14 min read

Greenpeace declares victory as Belgian bank KBC ends its coal investments

Nick MeynenMay 4, 2018

The entrance to the headquarters of KBC bank in Brussels was taken by environmental activists Thursday concerned about the financial and climatic risks of coal investments in the Czech Republic. Hours later, the bank surprised the activists by announ...

CoalEnvironmental JusticeFeatured 14 min read

Chilly reception for EU’s first post-Brexit budget

Emily MacintoshMay 3, 2018

The European Commission has published its much-anticipated plan for the EU’s finances for 2021 to 2027 for what will be the first post-Brexit budget. European ...

AgricultureClimateFeaturedFuture of EuropeNatureSustainable Development 16 min read