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Botswana vows to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in hunting row

Botswana vows to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in hunting row

Tired Earth April 03, 2024

The Botswanan president on Tuesday (2 April) threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in a dispute over the import....

Europe must do more to adapt to climate change, says EU environment agency

Europe must do more to adapt to climate change, says EU environment agency

Tired Earth March 12, 2024

Europe needs to take immediate action to address the rapidly increasing climate challenges, the EU’s environment agency said in its....

EU agrees on heavily contested law to cut packaging waste

EU agrees on heavily contested law to cut packaging waste

Tired Earth March 06, 2024

The controversial overhaul of the EU’s packaging waste rules was agreed in Brussels on Monday (4 March), paving the way....

Pro-nuclear countries back total opening up of EU funding for nuclear

Pro-nuclear countries back total opening up of EU funding for nuclear

Tired Earth March 05, 2024

Nuclear technologies should benefit from all types of EU funding, such as the European Investment Bank (EIB) and innovation funds,....

EU softens gas consumption curbs in sign energy crisis easing

EU softens gas consumption curbs in sign energy crisis easing

Tired Earth February 28, 2024

The European Commission has asked EU countries to keep curbing their gas use but softened the policy to be entirely....

EU Commission cautions against trade measures to support solar industry

EU Commission cautions against trade measures to support solar industry

Michael Murphy February 06, 2024

The European Union needs to take into account its ambitious targets for solar power deployment before it considers any measures....

What to make of Europe’s upcoming carbon management strategy

What to make of Europe’s upcoming carbon management strategy

Michael Murphy January 21, 2024

The European Commission’s upcoming carbon management strategy will propose the sequestration of up to 450 million tonnes of CO2 annually....

Spanish pellet spill puts EU law on microplastic pollution in the spotlight

Spanish pellet spill puts EU law on microplastic pollution in the spotlight

Michael Murphy January 17, 2024

A recent spill of plastic pellets on the Spanish coast has highlighted the need for regulation at the EU level,....