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  • Retired on a Holiday Island: Mallorca moves beyond coal

    Anton LazarusFebruary 20, 2019
  • REVEALED: The EU countries using the rest of the world as a dumping ground

    Mauro AnastasioFebruary 13, 2019
  • Biggest ever EU application to use banned chemical that kills hundreds

    Jack HunterFebruary 13, 2019
  • Europe’s waste problem in numbers

    Mauro AnastasioJanuary 31, 2019

From catwalk to doghouse: fashion brands criticised

Emily MacintoshFebruary 21, 2019
Fashion retailers should be legally responsible for the huge environmental and social impacts along their supply chains. That's the view of a landmark UK Parlia...
Circular EconomySustainable Development 04 min read

Calculated: Europe could cut energy use by two thirds

Benjamin ClarysseFebruary 21, 2019
A new study from the German Frauenhofer Institute has revealed an enormous potential for energy savings in Europe. As much as 67% of current energy use could be...
EnergyMembers 02 min read

Retired on a Holiday Island: Mallorca moves beyond coal

Anton LazarusFebruary 20, 2019
The government of the Balearic Islands has passed a ground-breaking climate law that will see Mallorca’s last ageing coal power station closed by 2025. The deal has been hailed as a “template” for the rest of Europe, as no jobs will be lost at the A...
AirClimateCoalEnergyFeatured 07 min read

Agriculture’s excessive impact on nature, planet and health under fire

Emily MacintoshFebruary 14, 2019
A vote in the European Parliament’s Environment committee has seen MEPs back higher environmental ambition in the EU's farm subsidy scheme. The vote comes as c...
Agriculture 04 min read

OPINION: Federica Mogherini must try to save the lives of eight Iranian environmentalists

EditorialFebruary 13, 2019
An Iranian judge could soon sentence eight environmentalists to death for carrying out scientific measurements that are very similar to those that the European ...
Environmental JusticeOpinion & Analysis 13 min read

REVEALED: The EU countries using the rest of the world as a dumping ground

Mauro AnastasioFebruary 13, 2019
Europe is shipping huge amounts of toxic electronic waste to developing countries, a new investigation reveals. A two-year investigation has shed light on the illegal trade of electronic waste that goes from EU countries to Asia and Africa, where it...
Circular EconomyFeaturedWaste 04 min read

Biggest ever EU application to use banned chemical that kills hundreds

Jack HunterFebruary 13, 2019
Thousands of firms want EU permission to use the banned cancer-causing chemical that made Erin Brockovich famous and inspired the Hollywood film starring Julia ...
ChemicalsFeatured 04 min read

Last chance for nature as ‘insectageddon’ bites

Emily MacintoshFebruary 13, 2019
Protected sites and wildlife face a barrage of illegal threats from damage or potential destruction – meaning EU governments are set to miss their own goal of s...
EIREurope ProtectsNature 05 min read

Cancer warning could be traded away on sunscreens and cosmetics

Jack HunterFebruary 12, 2019
Scientific advice rejected to dodge cancer warning after “unprecedented” lobbying Cancer warnings will likely be kept off packets of spray-on sunscreen, cosmetics and spray paints containing titanium dioxide, against official scientific advice and r...
Chemicals 04 min read

Meet the secretive EU committee allowing banned chemicals in products

Jack HunterFebruary 11, 2019
Opinion: An opaque committee rubber stamps bad decisions and gives populists reasons to attack the EU. This Valentine’s Day, the EU will decide on the potent...
Chemicals 07 min read
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