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Ursula von der Leyen’s secret climate crusade
2024-06-04 in PoliticoHas the European Commission president given up on her green agenda going into a possible second term — or is she just biding her time?
Former Tory energy minister quits as MP over Sunak’s ‘harmful’ push for new oil and gas
2024-01-05 in PoliticoChris Skidmore quits as MPs prepare to vote on controversial Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill Monday — teeing up yet another by-election.
Tagged under: Rishi Sunak
Israeli official slams Greta Thunberg after she backs Palestinians in Gaza
2023-10-20 in PoliticoIsraeli army spokesperson apologises after saying: ‘Whoever identifies with Greta in any way in the future, in my view, is a terror supporter.’
Tagged under: Israel | Greta Thunberg | Activism
How the far right weaponized heat pumps
2023-10-04 in PoliticoAlternative for Germany has woven climate change policy alongside migration and Euroskepticism into its grand narrative of decay, elitism and rage.
EU blindsided by ‘spectacular’ solar rollout
2023-08-12 in PoliticoLarge majority of EU countries will hit 2030 solar targets ahead of schedule, according to new data.
Tagged under: Solar Energy
The North Seas can be the world’s biggest power plant
2023-04-23 in PoliticoTomorrow, we will be taking another crucial step toward a green and independent Europe.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy
French-Russian nuclear relations turn radioactive
2023-04-20 in PoliticoUkraine and several EU countries want France to cut commercial ties with Russia’s atomic sector.
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | France | Russia
The politics of poo: How sewage-strewn beaches became Britain’s new election battleground
2023-04-04 in PoliticoRishi Sunak’s Conservatives are under fire over the rancid state of Britain’s waterways.
Tagged under: Rishi Sunak
Commission releases Net-Zero Industry Act
2023-03-16 in PoliticoProposed regulation is a key part of the EU’s response to Washington’s massive green subsidies package.
Tagged under: Net Zero | European Union
Parliament votes to give green labels to nuclear and gas
2022-07-06 in PoliticoSuch power plants will be allowed to be marketed as sustainable investments on financial markets.
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Fossil Fuels | Electricity | Russia | Finance
EU climate emissions higher than before pandemic
2022-05-16 in PoliticoEurostat said the economic recovery was the key driver of the increase.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
The link between Putin and climate change
2022-02-28 in PoliticoThe war in Ukraine is, like everything, tied to the climate crisis in multiple ways.
Tagged under: COP26 | Climate Change | Vladimir Putin | Russia
Why the COP26 climate summit won’t save the planet
2021-10-27 in PoliticoEfforts to stop warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius may already have slipped away.
Tagged under: Global Warming | Joe Biden | COP26 | Coal | Climate Change | Indonesia
Rich countries break ‘totemic’ $100B annual climate pledge
2021-10-25 in PoliticoThat undermines a bargain where developing countries were to cut emissions in return for climate finance.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | COP26 | Africa | Climate Change | Finance
UK climate chief warns Tories of cost of delaying net zero
2021-10-12 in PoliticoAlok Sharma had a message for those in his party who oppose the UK’s push for net zero.
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Wind Power | Net Zero | Sustainability
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