Green News Euroviews. In the global fight against climate change, a way forward exists As COP28 concludes, the question remains — who is going to provide the leadership we so desperately need, Prof Lee White CBE writes. 13/12/2023
Economy Euroviews. Macron’s climate hypocrisy will sink us all Earlier this year, banks got a free pass from EU rules that would have helped stop them from investing in deforestation. Now it looks like they are about to pull off the same trick — largely thanks to pushback from the French government, Aurelie Skrobik writes. 13/12/2023
Green News Euroviews. The EU and UK are backing the wrong horse in the race to net zero There’s nothing about taking the decades-old carbon stored in a tree and parking it belowground that will deliver “negative emissions”, Dr Mary S. Booth and Elsie Blackshaw-Crosby write. 13/12/2023
Green News Euroviews. Rapid coal phase-out in the Western Balkans is far from impossible Starting next year, a substantial number of lignite power plants in the Western Balkans will breach compliance with the EU's Large Combustion Plant Directive. The crucial question is, what can replace them, Tanja Miščević and Christian Egenhofer write. 13/12/2023
Green News Euroviews. COP28 could phase out fossil fuels without us realising The various milestones agreed so far at COP28 are far from everything we need — but they’ll play a key role in shifting energy markets into a new gear under the realisation that the demise of the age of oil can be accelerated or delayed, but is ultimately unstoppable, Dr Nafeez Ahmed writes. 12/12/2023
Europe News Euroviews. It’s time to bring Belarus back to the European family it belongs to Belarus' place in the European family is not just a dream; it's a destiny that we, as a nation, are committed to achieving. We seek to join the rest of Europe as a full-fledged democracy, embodying the European values of freedom, equality, and fraternity, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya writes. 12/12/2023
Economy Euroviews. CSDDD is the make-or-break moment for the EU's sustainability pledges How can we justify requiring companies to consider and mitigate sustainability-related risks and harms, but allow financial institutions to neglect them entirely? The question now lies in the hands of the EU negotiators, Isabella Ritter and Uku Lilleväli write. 12/12/2023
Europe News Euroviews. Ukraine's EU path matters for the credibility of European integration What the European Summit says about Ukraine is not only vital for the credibility of the enlargement process but also for the future of the entire European integration project and its ability to secure the freedom, security and prosperity of us all, nine Trustees of Friends of Europe write. 12/12/2023
Tech News Euroviews. Should China’s space race advances be cause for concern in Europe? Steel sharpens steel. Great people and great companies throughout history and across the world have taken inspiration even from their fiercest rivals, using them as fuel to keep working hard and improving, Bogdan Gogulan writes. 11/12/2023
Climate Euroviews. America is failing Africa by not taking COP28 seriously Washington's decisions still largely signal the status quo to other nations in the Global North — and if the US is not willing to put its money where its mouth is when it comes to climate finance, then it’s very possible other wealthy nations could follow suit, Abdoulie Ceesay writes. 11/12/2023
World News Euroviews. The far right is already part of the European mainstream The far right is not ascendant in the sense that it is banging on the door. It is already in the room and occupying part of the furniture, Tom Junes writes. 11/12/2023
Europe News Euroviews. Amid high-stakes climate decisions, let's not forget about methane In the dynamic landscape of climate policies, there will be many difficult choices ahead — urgently cutting all methane emissions is not one of them, Michal Kurtyka writes. 11/12/2023
Israel Euroviews. The Red Cross is failing Jews again We, whose people were decimated in the Holocaust, and who watched as our people were butchered and dragged off to hell, look to the ICRC to do the right thing. In our eyes, this might be your last chance, Robert Singer writes. 08/12/2023
Tech News Euroviews. Can quantum computers really accelerate the path to net zero? On its own, quantum computing cannot achieve net zero or "solve" climate change. But, if we work together, we can use this technology to enable breakthrough green innovations, Ashley Montanaro writes. 08/12/2023
World News Euroviews. The demon of irredentism is back with a vengeance Geopolitical atavism has become fashionable, politically expedient and unchecked by the major powers who are either distracted or complicit. Today the globe is pockmarked with latent or current irredentist disputes, Mark Medish and Alex Rondos write. 08/12/2023
World News Euroviews. In 2024 elections, we have to act against AI-aggravated bias Journalists must give a voice to the underrepresented and underprivileged communities at the receiving end of much of the misinformation that drives polarising narratives and undermines trust in democracy itself, Meera Selva writes. 07/12/2023
Economy Euroviews. Some debts are necessary to make Europe stronger The decisions policymakers make now will determine whether or not Europe can invest in solutions to the environmental, economic, geopolitical and social challenges we’re facing, Ludovic Suttor-Sorel writes. 07/12/2023
Europe News Euroviews. The new EU migration and asylum pact will erode universal human rights We demand solidarity instead of Fortress Europe, prioritising the needs of asylum-seekers, and sharing responsibility among member states, MEP Cornelia Ernst writes. 06/12/2023
Green News Euroviews. Climate action is our only hope for survival — we must do it together Climate action is, and will, stand as a priority for our work in Europe and Central Asia now and in the years to come, through united action for better health, WHO Europe's Hans Henri P. Kluge writes. 06/12/2023
Israel Euroviews. Does Israel have a vision for the day after Hamas? Hamas’ rule in Gaza may end due to its own strategic miscalculation, but the real question is what happens after, Shlomo Roiter Jesner writes. 06/12/2023