Politics & Law

A long awaited EU ban on the use of lead shot for hunting in wetlands is set to come into force after MEPs voted down the main objection to the measure in a plenary vote on Wednesday.

The pharmaceutical industry could see new legislation to improve the transparency of its supply chain as part of the European Commission’s bid to reduce its impact on the environment.

The vast majority of EU member states must phase out coal power by the end of the decade, UN secretary-general António Guterres has said, as new research indicates the aim is eminently feasible.

Legal activists have hailed a new ruling by France’s constitutional court that will require the government to prove it has put in place adequate policies to reach its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal.

The European Commission has been forced to defend its decision to press on with negotiations over reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy even as senior officials acknowledge positions taken by the EU Council and Parliament are not in line with environmental goals.