TAG: Sustainability
France axes tractor fuel hike, cuts red tape to appease angry farmers
PARIS — The French government on Friday promised to cut taxes on agricultural fuel and reduce bureau...
8 months ago
Why electric aircraft may never be the next big thing
BRUSSELS — The first electric aircraft was certified by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (E...
8 months ago
Tony Blair seeks climate role at COP29 in Azerbaijan
LONDON — Tony Blair was once hired to lobby for a gas pipeline from Azerbaijan that activists described as a “carbon bomb.” Now he wants to help the Baku government run its climate talks.The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI), which was founded...
6 months ago
Macron bets on investments and fraternité to charm Lula in first visit to Brazil
BELÉM, Brazil — “You can do business without necessarily having trade agreements,” French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters bombarding him with questions on why he so adamantly opposes an EU trade deal with Brazil and other South American countries...
6 months ago
Big Chocolate is conning you this Easter
BRUSSELS — The Royal Gallery of Saint-Hubert in the Brussels Old Town is a noisy place. Fashionistas maul the haute couture; families chomp on waffles under its 19th century arches. But it’s the smell that guides you to the money. Aromatic, caramelly, roa...
6 months ago
EU takes the ax to green farming rules
The European Commission is finalizing a series of legislative proposals that would severely weaken environmental requirements for farmers — flying in the face of advice by its top scientists that agriculture must become more sustainable or it will be deci...
6 months ago
EU and US push China to help them write big new climate check
Western diplomats are preparing for a showdown with China over its reluctance to commit to funding for poorer countries struggling to cope with climate change.Governments are trying to source hundreds of billions of dollars of public money annually for th...
6 months ago
Fossil fuel giant Norway pitches itself as Europe’s ideal green partner
HANNOVER, Germany — In world politics, just as in life, some partners are more attractive than others. In its bid to diversify away from China in the race for green technologies and raw materials — all while guaranteeing a stable energy supply — the Europ...
5 months ago
The MEPs who actually matter
This article is part of the Brussels Survival Guide.There’s plenty to pay attention to in the new cohort entering the European Parliament — including, of course, the people. See below our guide on key figures across the policy palette.Céline Imart AGRICUL...
2 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
Cooking oil won’t be enough to make aviation sustainable
Making jet fuel from used cooking oil or crops is more sustainable than burning kerosene, but the industry warns it doesn't represent a long-term solution to decarbonizing aviation.Reducing its carbon footprint is a growing issue for a sector that generat...
2 months ago
Wary of Trump, Azerbaijan, businesses shun COP climate talks
The once ever-accelerating corporate roadshow at the annual United Nations climate talks is finally slowing down — at least for this year. Businesses of all stripes are planning to either skip or send smaller delegations to this year’s global COP29 climat...
2 months ago
The sonic boom is back for passenger aviation … maybe
BRUSSELS — Two decades after the retirement of the Concorde, supersonic flight is preparing for a comeback with the same argument the iconic jet used — it could halve travel times on transatlantic trips.Boom Supersonic, an American aerospace company pumpi...
2 months ago
I went to Iceland for a road trip. I left with climate anxiety.
JÖKULSÁRLÓN, Iceland — I feel like I am watching the end of humanity. As gusts of wind and rain sweep across the glacial lake of Jökulsárlón, milk-white and light blue icebergs slowly drift toward the Atlantic Ocean, circled by otters and birds. Crowds of...
1 month ago