Europe
New landscape data to have ‘significant impact’ on monitoring biodiversity in UK
The changes mean they will now be able to better measure biodiversity net gain or losses as well as provide evidence for carbon...
EU probes Chinese-owned solar panel firms over subsidies
Dilemma: The EU is racing to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, while also moving away from relying too heavily on cheaper Chinese wind...
ASML, computer chip firms testify to parliament on tax, policy needs
ASML, the largest supplier of equipment to computer chip makers globally, says congestion on the electricity grid is one of the stumbling blocks...
Thousands sign petition against 2,000-acre solar farm in Wiltshire, U.K.
Almost 8,000 people have signed a petition against large solar farms following plans for a development covering 2,000 acres in Wiltshire, U.K.
Dame Prue Leith lauds leftovers at UK’s Big Lunch launch
Dame Prue Leith hosted eco-minded community organisers at a picnic in London to launch the “greenest” Big Lunch campaign on Wednesday. The Big...
UK Government should draw up proposals for frequent flyer tax, MPs urge
UK Ministers should develop proposals like a frequent flyer tax to reduce demand for air travel, if other measures aimed at cutting aviation...
From polar bears to groundwater, nature is riddled with ‘forever chemicals’
They didn't exist a century ago but today PFAS "forever chemicals" contaminate the environment from groundwater to Antarctic snow to turtle eggs, and...
Reindeer herders battle power line needed for Norway’s climate goal
By Gwladys Fouche JERGUL, Norway (Reuters) – It is minus 6 degrees Celsius in Arctic Norway and some 30 Indigenous Sami herders have...
UK butterfly species drop to lowest recorded numbers amid ‘human impact’
Conservationists have recorded their lowest ever count of some UK butterfly varieties amid concerns about human impacts on the environment. Last year saw...
Analysis-Europe’s restless farmers are forcing policymakers to act
BRUSSELS – European policymakers have scaled back rules to protect nature, drawn up limits on the import of tariff-free Ukrainian grains and scrapped...
