Climate change
How Kamala Harris’ platform could differ from Biden’s
President Joe Biden’s decision to abandon his reelection bid and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris means that Harris could soon become the standard-bearer for the Democratic Party’s biggest priorities …
Fossil fuel extraction compatible with climate action: COP29 host
What Kamala Harris’ record in California tells us about her political future
Von der Leyen threads the climate needle to keep her job
Von der Leyen is in! Let the fighting over the next European Commission begin.
It’s Christmas in July (for Commissioners)! Von der Leyen hands out policy gifts ahead of key vote.
To do: 6 thorny issues lurking in MEPs’ inboxes
This burger could kill the EU
Farmers furious about lab-grown meat are taking their fight to the heart of the European project.
Pragmatism over principle: Europe’s Greens adapt to survive
The group is ditching some of its ambitions as it prepares to back conservative Ursula von der Leyen atop the EU executive.
At NATO, the center left is having its moment. It won’t last.
The U.K’s Keir Starmer may be among political friends now — but the future isn’t so bright for his international allies.
Open Access: A Moral Imperative for Progress
There is a moral imperative to make scientific research freely available. Publicly funded research should be publicly accessible. Accelerating research availability can save lives, support researchers’ careers, and create a brighter future.
The world’s most successful military alliance. If you can keep it.
Trump or not in the White House, NATO has to embrace some hard realities to survive another five — much less 75 — years.
The future of packaging in Europe
We need to change how the EU packages food and beverages to transition to a low-carbon circular economy.
Starmer’s ‘quiet’ climate radicalism sets up battle with Farage
The new Labour prime minister is gearing up for a fight with populists over net zero policy. He believes he can win.
Far-right France risks paralyzing EU’s Green Deal
National Rally’s push against green policies would violate EU law — and hike French utility bills down the line.
Europe’s new greenwashing rules risk totally confusing people
By trying to please businesses and protect consumers at the same time, two new laws risk undermining each other.
Trump would withdraw US from Paris climate treaty again, campaign says
The statement comes after years of conservatives laying the groundwork for Trump to withdraw from the global agreement intended to reduce emissions of the greenhouse gases causing climate change.
Former EU climate official admits ‘error’ in taking gas firm job without permission
Green Deal architect Diederik Samsom says he regrets failing to tell the European Commission he was going to work for Gasunie.
China’s military is tapping into EU-funded research
Ties with high-risk Chinese universities come at an awkward time for the bloc.
Out of time. Out of patience. Women’s and adolescents’ health and rights cannot wait.
Women are suffering and dying because of preventable health issues, exacerbated by climate change and conflict. This must end now.
EU leaders ditch call to prepare for ‘new realities’ of warmer planet
The European Environmental Agency found Europe unprepared for climate change risks such as floods and heatwaves.
Nobody even noticed the Tories’ biggest legacy
Five years ago this week, in the teeth of the Brexit wars, an outgoing Tory prime minister was looking for a legacy. Theresa May settled on net zero —and now it’s on Labour to keep that target alive.
Discount and legacy airlines go to war over emissions
The EU looks to set rules that cover short-haul flights but for now exempt long-haul — angering discount airlines that largely fly the former.
Lufthansa to charge up to €72 per ticket to cover climate costs
The surcharge goes into effect for tickets booked from June 26 and departing from European countries.
Habeck blames China’s Russia support for worsening Berlin-Beijing relations
Habeck said the EU’s proposed tariffs on imports of EVs from China are “not a punishment,” but compensation for advantages granted by Beijing.
Why Washington is waiting on ‘Super Mario’
The former Italian prime minister is preparing to issue a sweeping report on economic competitiveness that sets up Europe to take on China — and America.
Centrists from US to Germany move right on immigration
As elections loom in the U.S., the U.K. and France, the fraught politics of migration are a key issue animating voters on both sides of the Atlantic.
Russia accuses France of fomenting war in the Caucasus with arms sale
Paris, meanwhile, believes that providing weapons to Armenia reduces the likelihood of further attacks from Azerbaijan.