TAG: Climate law
Poland’s climate surprise pressures EU to pitch ambitious 2040 target
Poland wants Europe to know its days as the bloc’s top climate spoiler have come to an end.Urszula Z...
8 months ago
Climate protection is now a human right — and lawsuits will follow
Governments be warned: You must protect your citizens from climate change — it’s their human right.The prescient message was laced throughout a dense ruling Tuesday from Europe’s top human rights court. The court’s conclusion? Humans have a right to safet...
6 months ago
German minister threatens ‘indefinite driving bans’ on weekends
Germany’s transport minister is threatening to ban driving on weekends to meet climate goals if the ruling coalition does not pass reforms to the Climate Protection Act by July.“The fact that the amendment is still not in force leads to considerable legal...
6 months ago
UK’s climate plan ruled unlawful (again)
LONDON — The government’s plans for hitting climate goals have been ruled unlawful in the High Court for a second time.The High Court judgment, published Friday morning, upheld four of the five legal challenges brought by campaign groups Friends of the Ea...
5 months ago
Von der Leyen threads the climate needle to keep her job
BRUSSELS — Ursula von der Leyen has just pulled off a delicate green balancing act. The German politician secured a second term as European Commission president on Thursday with a political program carefully designed to woo both conservatives and environm...
2 months ago
Central Europe battles severe rain, flooding
Parts of the Czech Republic, southern Poland and Romania were underwater Sunday after torrential rains in recent days caused massive flooding. Other areas of central Europe also were affected. At least six deaths have been reported in the region since the...
1 month ago