Spain doubles down on €9 billion green push, leaves blackout questions unanswered
"The energy revolution can't be just for those who can change cars, put up solar panels on their roof or renovate their homes without subsidies," Sánchez said.
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Amsterdam introduces advertisement ban on fossil fuel and meat
Amsterdam has become the world’s first capital city to prohibit public advertisements for meat products, alongside fossil fuels,.
Official Dutch food advice: Eat less meat – for the planet
The Dutch official nutrition authority has unveiled a major update to its long-standing dietary guidelines.
Need more manure for energy but deplore its production? EU left with bullshit
Germany’s ruling coalition may be an awkward marriage of ideological rivals, but it does benefit from the absence of the Greens, who pushed many of the economically…
‘Green’ means industry leaking out of Europe, a burden intolerable for investors
Over the past few years, the world has changed more dramatically than at any time since the end of the Cold War.
European Commission looks set to drop 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars
The European Commission looks set to scrap a landmark 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars, as part of a package of reforms aimed at supporting Europe's embattled…
Dutch ‘green transition hurts working class while rich reap subsidies’
In the Netherlands, low-income and vulnerable citizens are disproportionately shouldering the financial and health burdens of climate policies, whilst wealthier…
Human welfare or lower emissions? Pick one
The recent deviation of Bill Gates from strict green orthodoxy must have come as a shock to Europe's eco-elites.
NGOs look for plastics reduction treaty, without US if necessary
Countries from around the world are meeting in Geneva to try to agree on a global treaty to reduce plastic pollution.
EC President von der Leyen pledges to simplify regulations but holds on to ‘green’ agenda
Termed the Competitiveness Compass, the European Commission has outlined its plans to simplify regulations in a move to boost competitiveness against the US and…
Leaked paper shows EU plans for ‘green’ boost to make bloc ‘competitive’
Brussels is planning to ramp up the European Union's green crusade, a move meant to make the bloc more competitive, a leaked document seen by Brussels Signal has…
NGOs gained influence under von der Leyen, while companies lost theirs
NGOs had much more contact with the European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen, compared with her predecessor Jean-Claude Juncker.
Danes to rely on bean burritos to achieve green transition goals
Major Danish grocery chains and the Danish Consumer Council have launched a campaign to encourage Danes to eat more beans and less meat to achieve the country's…
Italy and Czechia plead for nuclear energy at COP29
With COP29 underway in Baku, a growing number of European leaders have highlighted the importance of nuclear energy in producing clean energy, breaking with older…
Despotic green policies lead to impoverishment and unemployment
As many have predicted, including in this column, the economic terrorism of government green extremists in one country after another has succeeded in splitting their…
EXCLUSIVE: Greta Thunberg rumoured in secret Brussels ‘civil disobedience’ plans
In leaked correspondence seen by Brussels Signal, activists taking part in a public green demonstration scheduled for that day say that they are also planning a…
Dutch bank ING to dump ‘climate laggards’ amid claims of ‘hypocrisy’
The chief executive of the Dutch bank ING has announced that client companies deemed to be not doing enough to reduce their negative impact on the climate will not…
G-20 Nations are giving would-be climate investors the jitters
The European Union and UK have been world leaders for implementing policy to promote clean energy technologies, but their crown is starting to slip.
EC U-turns on ‘green’ rules after farmers’ protests
Brussels is selling the changes as an attempt to streamline the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) by cutting red tape
Eurocities report spotlights local green initiatives
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Rotterdam hold back floods with new Keilehaven tidal park
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EC eases back on agriculture but emissions cuts still dominate
The European Commission is easing the demands made on agriculture while at the same time, regarding climate targets for 2040, it wants a 90 per cent net emissions…
Bonn Climate Prize recognizes local heroes for environmental innovations
Bonn, Germany In the wake of the devastating 2021 floods that swept through German towns, Monika Hallstein found a renewed purpose.
Macron reveals revamped climate agenda in Le Monde
French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled a revamped climate-change agenda in a paywalled article for Le Monde.
European cities lay out blueprint for Europe’s urban future
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This is the future: Thunberg-backed UN invasions of countries opposed to West’s ‘green’ agenda
The United Nations in 2050 will both sanction and enforce the invasions of countries that go against the worldwide “green” agenda, according to predictions aired…
Mayor of Braga: ‘Prioritising social wellbeing over profit is vital for EU regions’
Ricardo Rio, Mayor of the Portuguese city of Braga, has said that it is vital for European cities and regions to promote the Social Economy if they want to create…
Ursula von der Leyen’s Green Deal faces dilution
Ursula von der Leyen's Green Deal looks set to be diluted, with the agricultural lobby pushing key elements back until after May 2024's EU elections.
UK bank NatWest urges clients to become vegetarian and drive electric cars
British bank NatWest is advising clients to use electric vehicles and give up meat consumption.
Pope Francis’s Laudate Deum is a political exhortation, not a religious treatise
Eight years after the encyclical Laudato Si, Pope Francis published another document, called an apostolic exhortation, to say what has been done - and what has not…