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Labour will need ‘Herculean effort’ to hit green goals, says UK climate watchdog
LONDON — It will take a “Herculean effort” for Labour to reach its key net zero target of clean power by 2030 if it wins power, the U.K. government’s chief climate adviser has said.Chris Stark, who steps down as chief executive of the Climate Change Commi...
5 months ago
France gets a reprieve on credit rating, but doubts persist on fiscal outlook
Two major credit-rating agencies left France’s rating unchanged late Friday, giving a reprieve to French President Emmanuel Macron as he tries to deal with the country's massive debt and deteriorating public finances. But the agencies cast doubt on the ab...
5 months ago
How dirty Russian money taught Latvia to get serious on sanctions
RIGA — When your most important ally swoops in and closes your third-largest bank while calling it a “money laundering institution,” it’s time to roll up your sleeves and get to work.That’s exactly what Latvia did when confronted by the U.S. Treasury Depa...
4 months ago
Right-wing MEPs loathe the Green Deal — but have no plan of attack
BRUSSELS — Lawmakers on the EU’s right flank can easily agree: They all hate the Green Deal.It’s how to channel that hatred that is proving hard. Even as green skeptics are set to arrive in the European Parliament in record numbers, there’s no discernible...
2 months ago
EU imposes restrictions on former climate official over his new gas role
The EU has allowed a former top Green Deal official to take up a role for a major gas network operator — although with restrictions imposed on his work there.Diederik Samsom, who was chief of staff to former EU Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans an...
2 months ago
France needs to be wary of China’s influence in New Caledonia, report says
New Caledonia’s push for independence from France risks cementing China’s strategic influence in the South Pacific region, according to a new paper from an Australian think tank. The French territory was embroiled in months-long unrest earlier this year a...
1 month ago
Europe’s rivers are sick and governments are failing to fix them
Europe faces a water crisis of its own making, and EU countries aren't doing enough to avert it — that's the central message from a major new report on the state of Europe's water from the European Environmental Agency.The report, published Tuesday, paint...
21 hours ago