Category: Society - Page 20

Environmental stewardship yes, ‘carbon farming’ no

Preserving nature, restoring soils and safeguarding biodiversity is essential—but calling it carbon removal is harmful.

The EU has more to offer green industry—a stronger regulatory framework and credible carbon pricing.

Social democrats, Lisa Pelling writes, should abandon the idea of meritocracy if they are to reconnect with les classes populaires.

The media storm in Britain around a television personality speaks volumes about why the UK has become a dysfunctional state.

Companies are making ‘carbon neutral’ claims based on dubious emissions offsetting and ‘insetting’—rather than actual cuts.

The European mental-health strategy should recognise the burdens women face—and the role of culture in lightening them.

Gender inequality exacerbates the impact of natural disasters, whose consequences compound it.

Learning to learn must be embedded in working life, Sofia Fernandes writes, if the EU is to meet social and economic goals.

The huge demonstrations against the pension ‘reform’ stem from accumulating resentment under Emmanuel Macron.

Training the workforce is central to attracting and retaining staff in quality social care.

Rapid deployment of vaccines is the key lesson being taken from the Covid-19 pandemic. It should not be the only one.

The European Commission remains ambivalent on involvement of the social partners in political decision-making.

Transport of goods is the new slave-producing machine in Europe—a powerful tool for social dumping.

The new green race between the United States and the European Union threatens to leave developing countries behind.

There is more clarity about hazardous medicinal products but awareness still needs to be raised to protect workers.

As a high-level group on social protection and welfare reports, Belgium’s social-affairs minister advances the next EU social agenda.