EU Court rules plant-based burger labeling lawful

Friday - The European Court of Justice ruled that plant-based foods such as burgers and sausages can continue to be labelled with names mimicking their meaty counterpart in a dispute that has lasted over three years.

Barcelona is turning subway trains into power stations

4 Oct 24 - Barcelona is using its subways’ regenerative braking to power trains, stations and neighbourhood EV chargers. Could other cities do this?

Major gaps between EU farming incentives and Green Deal goals: report

2 Oct 24 - The European Court of Auditors reviewed the EU's reform of agriculture subsidies and found a "noticeable gap" between farming incentives and the EU's overall green targets, the ECA said in a report on Monday.

Germany to struggle reaching international climate finance target – govt officials

1 Oct 24 - It will be very difficult for Germany to reach its target of providing developing countries with at least six billion euros in climate finance from its federal budget by 2025, said government officials in Berlin.

Inside Ireland’s powerful farming lobby

27 Sep 24 - The dense network illustrates a “well oiled machine” of intersecting influence that is preventing Ireland from addressing its poor air and water quality and meeting its climate targets, campaigners say.

How Italy’s largest fossil fuel company uses ‘green’ bonds as a loophole to keep financing hydrocarbons

23 Sep 24 - Both private and institutional investors have poured billions into Eni’s “green-labelled” bonds, under terms and conditions that enable it to continue to fund carbon-emitting activities.

Norway sees electric cars outnumber petrol models

20 Sep 24 - Norway, one of the world's largest exporters of oil, now has more electric cars on its roads than petrol-driven vehicles.

World Bank boosts climate financing by 10 percent

20 Sep 24 - The World Bank announced that it delivered a record $42.6 billion in climate change financing in the last financial year, up 10 percent from a year earlier.

Climate scientists troubled by damage from floods ravaging central Europe

18 Sep 24 - Experts say they are unsurprised at the intensity of extreme weather but say the damage wreaked shows how unprepared the world is.

'Catastrophe' as deadly floods hit Central and Eastern Europe

17 Sep 24 - The Austrian province surrounding Vienna has been declared a disaster area, as torrential rain caused by Storm Boris continues to wreak havoc across Central and Eastern Europe.

Von der Leyen moots nature credits market to avert ecosystem collapse

17 Sep 24 - The European Commission is considering a market-based system to encourage farmers and industry to conserve nature and restore lost biodiversity by putting a price on ecosystems.

The Hague to ban fossil fuel ads from January

17 Sep 24 - Other cities have moved against fossil fuel advertising, but The Hague is the first to enact binding legislation, as a number of jurisdictions worldwide crack down on publicity for fossil fuels and...

Germany’s ongoing €4.5 billion carbon offset fraud: “It is possible that we are dealing with a case of serious environmental crime here”

11 Sep 24 - German authorities’ action is “too little, too late” says whistleblower.

Italy’s Southern Islands drought made 50% more likely by climate change, study finds

10 Sep 24 - Sardinia and Sicily have been experiencing “exceptional” drought conditions intensified by climate change, leading to water shortages and severely compromising agriculture.

Former VW chief goes on trial nine years after 'dieselgate'

6 Sep 24 - Former Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn appeared in court on fraud charges over the so-called dieselgate scandal.

EU faces lawsuits over emissions rules, 'green' label for planes

29 Aug 24 - Environmental campaigners have taken the European Commission to court, seeking to force Brussels to upgrade its emissions rules for 2030 and, in a second case, scrap rules that label some planes as...

Heat deaths in Europe may triple by end of the century, study finds

26 Aug 24 - Countries in south most at risk, with rise likely to outstrip fall in cold-related deaths if global heating hits 3C or 4C.

Von der Leyen threads the climate needle to keep her job

23 Jul 24 - The German politician has secured a second term as European Commission president with a political program carefully designed to woo both conservatives and environmentalists.

Greece shuts Acropolis, two firefighters killed in Italy as southern Europe swelters in a heat wave

19 Jul 24 - A heat wave across southern Europe forced authorities in Greece to close the Acropolis for several hours and two firefighters died while putting out a fire in the Basilicata region in southern Italy.

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