24/02/20
EU study shows urgent need for laws to hold companies liable
According to a European Commission study on human rights due diligence published today, voluntary measures hav …
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21/02/20
Global rescue plan to stop mass extinction “hopelessly weak and inadequate”
A draft global plan to halt the collapse of nature will not protect vulnerable communities or stop the Earth’s …
19/02/20
Vestager’s digital age vision threatens a “dystopian future for farming”
Europe’s farmers face a “dystopian future” if the EU fails to regulate digital technologies used in agricultur …
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12/02/20
“Capital of trash”: Zagreb citizens rise for change
20,000 protest against mayor – and win over City Assembly While Croatian seaside pearl Rijeka boasts of the ti …
12/02/20
European Parliament okays new energy infrastructure including 55 fossil fuel projects
A quarter of MEPs today voted in favour of a resolution to reject the EU’s proposed list of priority energy in …
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06/02/20
Europe is throwing energy out the window
Europe’s energy system is deeply wasteful – our energy consumption is too high, and we’re not improving. Ineff …