European Parliament declares climate and environmental emergency
An overwhelming majority of 429 MEPs has voted in favour of declaring a climate emergency in Europe. 225...
Month: November 2019
Six things our governments (and the EU) can do to improve air quality
This week European air quality experts are meeting in Bratislava for the European Commission’s second Clean Air Forum....
Instead of ‘Black Friday’, why not do ‘Buy Nothing Day’?
Black Friday is a blight for the environment. Why not do something different, like buy nothing or go...
Nightmare at Christmas – how officials are battling a flood of toxic Chinese toys
Government officials are trying to hold back a ‘flood’ of dangerously contaminated Chinese toys to keep children safe...
Amazon and eBay caught selling illegal mercury skin creams
New research by an international coalition of NGOs has discovered illegal levels of harmful mercury in a range...
Fashion brands failing to clean up viscose production
What do luxury brands such as Prada, Dolce & Gabbana and Dior have in common with low-cost retailers...
Chemical pollution is real, serious and growing. But we can overcome it. Here’s how.
You know we have a problem when doctors describe newborn babies as “pre-polluted” and when adults carry hundreds...
Household consumption: textiles fourth worst environmental offender
Europe’s appetite for new textile products has an enormous impact on the natural world. After food, housing and...
Navigating Europe towards greener shores
On the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall, leading environmentalists and policymakers gathered in the...
European Investment Bank to stop funding fossil fuels
Campaigners celebrate “a significant victory for the climate movement” as major EU banking institution agrees to stop financing...
