Inside Brussels
December 05, 2023
 


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Interview

 
‘Don’t call that ecocide’: MEP Antonius Manders on the Environmental Crime Directive
‘Don’t call that ecocide’: MEP Antonius Manders on the Environmental Crime Directive

30 Nov 2023

INTERVIEW: The European Parliament’s lead negotiator on the EU’s novel environmental crime legislation talks to ENDS Europe about the new directive’s lack of an explicit ecocide offence as well as ‘revolutionary’ dynamic criminal law provisions.

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Intelligence

 
Case study: How the Eurasian lynx made a successful return to a forest in Germany
Case study: How the Eurasian lynx made a successful return to a forest in Germany

30 Nov 2023

Winner of the 2023 LIFE Award for Nature, LIFE Luchs Pfalzerwald has seen the successful reintroduction of Eurasian lynxes in the Palatinate Forest Biosphere Reserve. Here, we look at how it was achieved.

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In-depth

 
‘Kill list’: EPP MEP details concerted efforts to sink EU green laws
‘Kill list’: EPP MEP details concerted efforts to sink EU green laws

27 Nov 2023

A lawmaker with the conservative EPP group has divulged efforts by the group to undermine a handful of environmental laws, amid increasing uncertainty over whether past resistance against the Nature Restoration Law will resurface in a key vote to adopt an agreement on the legislation.

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RELATED: Nature Restoration Law: Deal on text seen as groundbreaking despite loopholes
 
 
COP28 preview: Where does the EU stand ahead of crucial climate talks?
COP28 preview: Where does the EU stand ahead of crucial climate talks?

23 Nov 2023

Warnings from climate scientists that 2023 will be the warmest year on record, and that greenhouse gas emissions are still growing with ‘no end in sight’, mean the stakes could not be higher for COP28 to lead to a conclusive ‘course correction’ on global climate action.

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This week's top stories

 
‘No pressure’: ETS not pushing industrial sector to decarbonise, says report Read More
 
Nature Restoration Law survives ‘kill list’ threat as EPP splits in committee vote Read More
 
This week in plenary: 8 green votes you need to know about Read More
 
Gas industry in charge of hydrogen grids under partial gas package deal Read More
 
Soaring demand front and centre in leaked EU electricity grid plan Read More
 
 
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