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EU faces rise in plastics incineration as UN shipment rules take effect

Global rules hailed by campaigners as a weapon against the dumping of plastic waste on developing countries could have the unintended consequence of increasing incineration and landfill in Europe

• Chemicals,
• Products,
• Packaging

Control needed to save olive trees as Xylella spreads in southern Italy

Italian farmers have warned of the spread rapid spread of the plant bacteria Xylella fastidiosa across the whole of southern Italy, potentially destroying olive trees and other important crops

• General Policy,
• Nature

Cañete urges adaptation as World Bank warns of climate disasters

Climate action commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete has urged EU governments and the private sector to prepare more thoroughly for the worsening impacts of climate change

• Climate,
• General Policy,
• Nature

Electricity and gas compete for role of Europe's low-carbon heating solution

While the European electricity companies are enthusiastic about making inroads into home heating, an area currently dominated by fossil fuels, the gas industry is pushing the potential of 'green' gas

• Climate,
• Energy

France not ready for ‘inevitable climate shock’, senators say

France urgently needs to step up efforts to adapt to impacts of climate change, according to a report unanimously adopted on Thursday by a delegation of French senators

• Climate