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Faustine Bas-Defossez

Faustine Bas-Defossez is director for nature, health and environment at the European Environmental Bureau.

2024: a year that will decide the future

The European Green Deal faces a fork in the road—between the politics of hope and the politics of fear—as the June elections loom.

The Granada declaration will signal whether Europe’s leaders can rise to the climate, biodiversity and pollution crises.

The EU Nature Restoration Law has been saved but with its ambition deeply eroded—negotiators must restore its aspirations.