Politics & Law

EU leaders have pledged to increase the bloc’s 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal ‘before the end of the year’ following inconclusive talks during yesterday’s European Council

Green groups and MEPs have heavily criticised the three largest groups in the European Parliament for reportedly agreeing to back amendments to the Common Agricultural Policy file that would restrict the amount of funding available for the environment

Germany, France, Spain and nine member states have backed a 55% cut in EU emissions by 2030 ahead of Thursday’s European Council, while Czechia reversed its long-held opposition to the proposal

It could soon be easier for green activists to challenge EU decisions in court, after the European Commission moved to comply with the Aarhus Convention on access to environmental information and justice, while unveiling its eighth Environmental Action Programme

Experts have suggested that the Polish government could resist the European Commission’s target of at least a 55% net reduction from 1990 annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, amid concerns over how this goal might impact the country’s economy