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UK blames Brussels as it pulls out of Energy Charter Treaty
The UK government has announced its withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty, blaming EU infighting for scuppering efforts to reform the post-Cold War treaty that was intended to protect investments in petroleum-rich post-Soviet states, but has mainly been used to sue western European governments.
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Euroviews. Corporate capture won’t solve environmental crises
We implore EU and member state leaders to prioritise the protection of citizens and environments suffering from chemical, pesticide, and fossil fuel pollution, and action to ensure that big polluters can no longer evade responsibility for the climate crisis, seven European activists write.
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Conservationists alarmed at new market for carbon removal certificates
Wooden houses and sturdy furniture could soon receive potentially lucrative EU certification for their presumed role in reducing atmospheric CO2, but green groups are concerned that new rules on accounting for carbon removals do little to protect forests and will facilitate corporate greenwashing.
