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Euroviews. Europe has a pivotal role to play in the global green transition
The challenge for European leaders in 2024 is to build a stronger political narrative about why leaning into green transition is not only the right thing to do but the economically sound choice in the long run as well, Susi Dennison writes.
Green News
Euroviews. Renewable hydrogen can drive net-zero growth in developing countries
The number of countries with national hydrogen roadmaps has more than tripled over the last two years. This shows that many states are getting ready to produce and use renewable hydrogen and benefit from the economic opportunities it will provide, Petra Schwager writes.
Climate
Euroviews. Will we allow peaceful marches to be classified as a crime?
From Germany and Sweden to the UK earlier this month, Greta Thunberg has now been prosecuted in a hat-trick of countries in 2023. Her court cases are indicative of governments increasingly cracking down on the right to protest, Barney Cullum writes.
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Euroviews. A small shift away from a meat diet could have a big climate impact
In addition to the significant benefits to climate, nature and water, the shift to sustainable proteins would help Europeans lead healthier lives and politicians would benefit through lower spending on healthcare, Nico Muzi writes.
World News
Euroviews. The continued rise in CO2 is unacceptable. This lunacy cannot continue
The cryosphere — Earth’s ice sheets, sea ice, permafrost, polar oceans, glaciers and snow — is ground zero for climate change, and it pays no attention to rhetoric, only to our actions, Dr Julie Brigham-Grette and Dr Martin Siegert write.
Malaysia
Euroviews. Western nations could derail COP28 by usurping Loss and Damage Fund
Loss and damage might end up in the dustbin of failed climate efforts — and with it, any hope of the support much of the world needs to contend with climate change and keep our planet within 1.5 degrees, Nik Nazmi bin Nik Ahmad writes.
World News
Euroviews. The age of ‘climate war’ is upon us. Courts need to take notice
The Rome Statute includes multiple provisions for environmental atrocities in both wartime and peacetime, yet the ICC has not prosecuted a single case focusing on mass harm to the environment. This has to change, Richard J. Rogers and Moneim Adam write.
World News
Euroviews. Europe can’t afford to forget the summer heat
Just because summer is now over, we cannot afford to shy away from this challenge — long-term changes implemented now are the most effective means to rethink how we build and live in cities before it’s too late, Dima Zogheib writes.
World News
Euroviews. It is high time we helped the Global South deal with loss and damage
If we as a global society are committed to climate justice, it is vital that we address the chief injustice of Global South communities experiencing the devastating impacts of a crisis they did not cause, Heather McGray writes.
World News
Euroviews. Why aren’t there more women in the EU's offshore renewables sector?
Improving gender balance in the EU's fastest expanding maritime industry is crucial to ensure that the fundamental human right of gender equality is upheld in Europe's fight against life-threatening climate change, Helena Rodrigues and Larissa Milo-Dale write.
World News
Euroviews. Industry-led innovation could help resolve the energy trilemma
Forward-looking companies within the energy and related industries must lend their resources and expertise to developing and integrating practical and impactful technologies that support the global energy transition, Lorenzo Simonelli writes.