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The Spanish government is to be taken to court for inaction on climate change in an initiative by NGOs which draws inspiration from recent rulings by the Dutch and Irish supreme courts requiring their governments to make greater efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

Large majorities of people in major EU countries are in favour of a ‘green new deal’ to tackle the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, but are sceptical that their governments will take the action necessary, according to a new survey

EU funding for the agricultural sector must be compatible with the European Commission’s biodiversity and farm-to-fork strategies if farmers are to survive the sustainable transition, according to an alliance of nearly 200 politicians, farmers and environmental campaigners

Counting for the first time CO2 removals by forests and land use in the EU’s emissions reduction target is overdue and would indirectly help to reduce biodiversity loss, vice-president Frans Timmermans has argued after the European Commission was accused of ‘accounting tricks’

Europeans need to cut the amount of medication they consume, while physicians and manufacturers should also adopt more responsible practices to reduce their impact on the environment, according to a resolution made by the European Parliament today