Europe
Climate-resilient hops trialled amid sustainability concerns for British beer
Farmers, brewers and merchants have been trying out new varieties of organic hops that are resilient to climate change amid concerns over the...
Majority of EU countries ask bloc to scale back deforestation law
BRUSSELS – Some 20 members of the European Union asked Brussels to scale back and possibly suspend the bloc’s anti-deforestation law on Tuesday,...
British environment secretary suggests further delay to flagship recycling scheme
Launching the Government’s flagship recycling scheme in 2025 is not realistic, Steve Barclay has said. The Environment Secretary told MPs on Tuesday that...
Labour oil and gas plans could make UK ‘uninvestable’, says trade body
Labour’s plans for the oil and gas industry could see the UK “move towards being uninvestable”, the sector’s biggest trade body has said....
Whistleblowing portal launched for UK water industry workers
The UK’s Environment Agency has launched a whistleblowing portal for workers in a bid to crack down on issues like sewage pollution. Those...
UK ‘risks sending mixed signals’ with approach to global deforestation rules
The UK Government risks sending “mixed signals” with its current approach to developing new rules aimed at preventing global forest loss, its MPs...
Spraying manure and throwing beets, farmers in tractors again block Brussels to protest EU policies
BRUSSELS (AP) — Farmers threw beets, sprayed manure at police and set hay alight on Tuesday as hundreds of tractors again sealed off...
UK Labour leader confirms floating offshore wind will be GB Energy’s ‘priority’
Sir Keir Starmer has said he wants the UK to lead the world on floating offshore wind, which he confirmed will be the...
English councils to get £295m for implementing weekly food waste collections
Councils in England are to receive up to £295 million to support them to introduce weekly food waste collections, the Government has announced....
Explainer: Wind and sun are free, so why is it now harder to get renewable energy projects built?
SPRAKEBUELL, Germany (AP) — The wind gusting across north German farm country brings much to the village of Sprakebuell: fog and rain from...
