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Euroviews. Why is the EU putting an oil man in charge of its climate portfolio?
Whilst fossil fuel companies' history of climate denial is common knowledge, there are still a worrying number of revolving door cases between fossil fuel companies and our EU politicians, Martha Myers writes.
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Euroviews. A new green EU directive could see circular washing go down the drain
If passed, the law will ban generic claims — from "environmentally-friendly" and "eco" to "natural" and "biodegradable" — from being made without evidence. This is a much-needed step in the right direction, Ana Birliga Sutherland writes.
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Euroviews. Despite the EU deforestation law, companies are backing palm oil. Why?
There are several possible explanations for the apparent contradiction between regulatory pressure to narrow on the lowest compliance risks and companies’ willingness to invest in some higher-risk landscapes, Matthew Spencer writes.
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Euroviews. Sustainability has lost its meaning as the nuclear lobby triumphs
Listening to the 14 EU country-strong Nuclear Alliance that lobbied for nuclear power's green label and now wants to see it treated the same as other renewables means everything is allowed, Thomas Stuart Kirkland and Christiana Mauro write.
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Euroviews. To tackle the climate impacts of fishing, Europe must dive much deeper
Though welcome, the European Commission’s vision for climate-neutral fisheries is shallow — deeper ambition and implementation action is needed to align fishing with European climate objectives, Pascale Moehrle and Enric Sala write.
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Euroviews. European politicians want to protect forests abroad — but not at home
Member states’ double standards on maintaining their own forests threaten not only to undermine the EU’s international credibility on environmental leadership but their very ability to galvanise global climate action, Hannah Mowat writes.