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Renewables and agriculture—friends, not foes

There is enough land in Europe for wholly renewable energy without compromising nature protection or food production.

Only a minority of respondents in recent surveys trust their governments to achieve a just transition.

The scales of justice are tilted against peaceful protesters—while those responsible for the crisis act with impunity.

If corporate interests undermine efforts to reduce plastic manufacturing, they will derail the fight against climate change.

The corrosion of trust underlies many of the social pathologies of today—but there are solutions.

Effective transnational co-operation is required to protect third-country posted workers from abuses.

Laggard European Union member states must act to ensure abolition of sub-minimum rates of pay.

Inequality has been falling across Europe. But a backlash driven by fiscal ‘discipline’ and ‘competitiveness’ could reverse that.

We are running out of time on the climate crisis—yet ‘slow living’ is a key to its solution.

To sustain healthy and safe conditions at work, unprecedented action is urgently needed.

Europe’s housing crisis can be solved. But a range of policy tools is needed to do so.

NGOs have increasingly looked to the courts for action on climate change. Now the Court of Justice of the EU is the focus.

The Belgian presidency of the Council of the EU has set the social-policy ambition for the next European Commission to follow.

For the first time, in the first half of this year wind and solar generated more electricity in the European Union.

It is time to open a discussion on Europe’s role in the protection of climate refugees.