Cities harnessing innovation for the circular economy
Cities have the agility to lead the transition to circularity and already have a body of good practice to show.
‘Carbon colonialism’: Europe’s global footprint
Without a global awareness, Europe’s transition to ‘net zero’ will be a zero-sum game.
Greening eastern Europe’s growth engines
The region has moved far too slowly in an era in which decarbonisation and climate resilience are essential.
Steel’s power—and politicians’ lack of mettle
The steel industry’s strategic importance and lobbying power have shielded it from a tightening of the Emissions Trading System.
EIB: dispensing billions to corporate profiteers
The European Investment Bank is a public institution—yet the public good is not its agenda.
Environmental policy: avoiding a social backlash
The Netherlands has become the latest country to face a public backlash to environmental policy.
E-fuels: a synthetic solution to the real problem
The European Union’s compromise on e-fuels opens the back door to an afterlife for the combustion engine.
Will this be the last European Gas Conference?
The IPCC says the world is in the last-chance saloon. Yet fossil-gas executives eye deals in Vienna.
Confronting the global water crisis
To safeguard this most fundamental natural resource, we urgently need a global strategy for water as a common good.
Environmental stewardship yes, ‘carbon farming’ no
Preserving nature, restoring soils and safeguarding biodiversity is essential—but calling it carbon removal is harmful.
How to promote green industry beyond subsidies
The EU has more to offer green industry—a stronger regulatory framework and credible carbon pricing.
Corporate greenwashing—misusing ‘net zero’ pledges
Companies are making ‘carbon neutral’ claims based on dubious emissions offsetting and ‘insetting’—rather than actual cuts.
Green subsidies: what about the global south?
The new green race between the United States and the European Union threatens to leave developing countries behind.
Europe’s industry and the ecological transition
Tackling deindustrialisation and degradation requires not a technological fix but a political alternative.
Europe’s energy transition starts to speed up
When Russia invaded Ukraine, many feared Europe’s green-energy transition would be collateral damage. Far from it.
Flooded Pakistan, symbol of climate injustice
The $9 billion promised to Pakistan is only a sticking plaster until the west acknowledges the dire climate legacy in south Asia.
Towards a permanent EU investment fund
Meeting the EU’s climate and energy goals will mean ramping up public investment via a permanent fund.
Embedding sustainability in a government programme
Sustainable development is a global task largely to be delivered by national governments. What can they learn from the leader—Finland?
An annual check-up for the climate movement
The world made some progress in 2022 on climate change and protecting nature but entrenched interests remain to be overcome.
‘Gaslighting’ Europe on fossil fuels
Documents from the International Gas Union have revealed the strategy of disinformation pursued by the powerful lobby.
Legal challenges by NGOs, citizens key to climate battle
Strong climate governance means holding governments to account. The EU institutions have shied away from doing so.
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