EU must use “full potential” of recovery fund for climate action
21 July 2020
EU leaders must use the “full potential” of the bloc-wide recovery funds to boost climate action, a regional environmental coalition has...
Sustainable transport has been “a major public policy failure”
17 July 2020
The failure to achieve sustainable transport targets by the State over the past decade represents, “a major public policy failure”, An...
EU net-zero target for 2050 would be “surrender”
16 July 2020
The EU’s current target of net zero emissions for 2050 equals “surrender” to the climate crisis, a letter penned by Greta Thunberg...
Biden’s new climate plan, explained
15 July 2020
Presumptive US Democratic nominee Joe Biden announced another chapter of his climate plan yesterday. His plan, he proclaimed from a lone podium,...
Pandemic recovery is a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity to transition from coal to renewables
15 July 2020
The post-pandemic recovery presents a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity in rebuilding the Europe-wide economy by overseeing a just and rapid transition from coal to...
Kayle Crosson appointed as editor of The Green News
We are delighted to announce that Kayle Crosson has been appointed Editor of the Green News.
Prior to the role, Kayle was a multimedia reporter...
Climate and biodiversity action “must drive” post-pandemic recovery
14 July 2020
Aligned policy measures addressing the climate and biodiversity crisis “can and must drive” the post-Covid 19 recovery, a new working paper has...
Offshore wind investment proves “resilient” despite Covid-19
14 July 2020
Investment in offshore wind energy has shown “great resilience” in the face of ongoing economic and public health crises this year, according...
World risks hitting 1.5 degree temperature threshold in coming 5 years
10 July 2020
Global temperatures could exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by 2024, according to World Meteorological Organization projections.
Between 2020 and 2024 there...
EU’s Hydrogen Strategy risks becoming a “gift” to the fossil fuel industry
9 July 2020
The newly announced EU Hydrogen Strategy could become “yet another gift to the fossil fuel industry”, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) warns.
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