EU Emissions Trading System does not hurt firms’ profitability, says OECD

In fact, firms subject to the ETS tended to perform better, it noted

Draft EU Climate Law: Incomplete framework, poor on internationalism

Climate activist Greta Thunberg termed the proposed EU law’s 2050 net-zero target a ‘surrender’

Turn off taps on poachers: Financial crimes linked to illegal wildlife, timber trade in EU going unpunished, flags report

Criminal assets remaining in the hands of poachers, giving them the liberty to invest in more illicit operations

IEA’s push for climate ambition must start at home

International Energy Agency's latest carbon dioxide numbers try to greenwash biggest historic polluters

Branding my life?

The unabashed penchant for branding is not only giving donors a bad name but also assaulting the dignity of the poor

Halving pesticide use, dismantling dams: EU’s ambitious draft law to restore nature

The European Union has not been successful in halting the loss of biodiversity between 2011 and 2020

Twinning Europe and Asia in cyberspace

There are plenty of lessons for ASEAN to learn from the dynamics of the EU’s cyber regulations such as GDPR and e-IDAS and, use them to …

Scramble for the Sahel — why France, Russia, China and the United States are interested in the region

Military takeovers have been a major source of concern in the region and beyond in the last few years

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Europe’s Kafkaesque progress on climate action

The European Green New Deal is a pale imitation of the American original

EU’s anti-subsidy investigation into electric vehicles is a risky strategy that may backfire

The commission will now undertake the investigation and probably propose new “anti-subsidy” duties on Chinese imports

UK after Brexit: farm subsidy could be significantly reduced to comply with WTO rules

Being an EU member state, the UK had been insulated from WTO rules that dictate the size of subsidies and how they are paid

Changing patterns

Changing patterns in distribution of producer support estimate and market price support across countries

'Green Party’s rise is a response to the rise of nasty populist movements'

Newly-elected Member of European Parliament from the British Green Party, Catherine Rowett speaks to Down To Earth about the significance of the …

Resetting the Africa-Europe Relationship

Africa faces a broad range of development challenges and overcoming them will require huge sums of foreign aid and investment. But as Africa …

Portuguese youths sue 33 European governments at EU court in largest climate case ever

Case will constitute what lawyers refer to as a “hard case” & play an important role in other future climate applications

COP15 CBD: Disclose biodiversity impact, address harmful subsidies, urges EU

Bulk of financial resources for implementation of targets needs to come domestically, says European Commission

Charging points for electric vehicles in EU far below what is needed, says report

Just four countries account for more than 75 per cent of all electric charging points in the EU

COVID-19: Is India equipped to carry out clinical trials on vaccines?

The country does not have the animals for such pre-clinical trials

Lack of modern energy sources increase health risk for Nagaland's rural women

Depending on traditional fuel means increased risk of respiratory, musculo-skeletal disorders 

One Health approach: European Union strengthens action to combat antimicrobial resistance

European Council recommends incentives for innovation and access to antimicrobials along with alternatives  

Alarming number of infections, deaths due to antimicrobial resistance across Europe: Report

Around 33,000 people died as a direct consequence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria infections

RESCUED or DOOMED

Nations adopt a diluted agreement on implementing the Kyoto Protocol that gives away too many concessions to polluting countries

Factsheet: Inclusion of aviation

In 2008, the EU decided to extend the scope of its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) to include emissions from the aviation

Who benefits most from US-China trade war: Chinese ‘province’ Taiwan

American consumers pay more now; imports from others significantly up; no gains for US Inc: UNCTAD report 

Fossil fuel lobby behind EU’s dash for not-so-green hydrogen: Report

Germany propelling hydrogen agenda, critical players are from or have links with fossil fuel and other polluting industries