Just Stop Oil protesters who vandalised Van Gogh Sunflower painting jailed
Two radical climate activists who threw tomato soup at Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers at London's National Gallery in October 2022 have received prison sentences.
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The UN admits it: global government is what it wants to meet all ‘challenges’
On September 23, the United Nations agreed a Pact for the Future, 56 actions meant to tackle everything from climate change to poverty.
EU and allies look to tighten Russian oil-price cap
The European Union and 12 partner nations gathered in Brussels on September 24 to assess the impact of Western sanctions on Russia.
Borrell: West must boost aid ‘to stop Russia plunging Ukraine into the dark’
Russia is trying to knock out Ukraine's energy infrastructure ahead of the winter to leave it dark and in the cold, the European Union's foreign policy chief Joseph…
Austrian parties split over dependence on Russian gas
When Austria holds its next general elections on September 29, the governing Conservatives (ÖVP) and Greens will join forces on energy issues, aiming to end a dependence…
Dutch bank ING to dump ‘climate laggards’ amid claims of ‘hypocrisy’
The chief executive of the Dutch bank ING has announced that client companies deemed to be not doing enough to reduce their negative impact on the climate will not…
Brussels forcing production of EV cars nobody wants, sales crash 70 per cent in Germany
Some bad news for the European Union's Green New Deal: sales of electric vehicles have declined 18 per cent across the Union, led by a 33 per cent retreat in France…
EU auto industry calls for urgent relief as sales plummet
European car sales have continued to decline with the major markets in the European Union being hit hard, including a noticeable drop in electric vehicle sales.
Western, Russian nuclear industries still intertwined, report says
The Russian and Western nuclear industries remain dependent on each other, a situation that has shielded Russia from European sanctions, an industry report said…
Cyclone Boris rips through Central Europe as flooding engulfs region
Germany, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania all are reeling under the brunt of Cyclone Boris.
Shutting down UK blast furnaces means outsourcing carbon emissions to China
Consider the misguided environmental policies that the British government is currently pursuing.
German Government ups anti-Trump assault
The German Government has doubled down on its public assault against US presidential hopeful Donald Trump.
Draghi: ‘Europe must change perspective or risk servitude’
Former European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi has warned about "servitude" towards other economies at his first public meeting since the publication…
Police strike set to aid Extinction Rebellion motorway protest in the Netherlands
The Dutch chapter of Extinction Rebellion (XR) is planning to block the A12 motorway in The Hague on September 14, a date that coincidentally coincides with a police…
European car industry ‘risks being crushed by EU fines’, Renault chief warns
Luca de Meo, head of the Renault group, has said he fears European car manufacturers will suffer under stricter emissions rules for new cars imposed by the European…
Draghi insists ‘harder climate push will solve EU energy crisis’
Former European Central Bank boss Mario Draghi has called for more power to be handed to the EU in order to fight climate change and solve the bloc's competitiveness…
Germany blocks CO2 vouchers for oil companies over fraud concerns in China
Germany's Environment Agency announced on Friday, September 6, that it rejected carbon credits for 215,000 tons of CO2 emissions from oil companies due to suspected…
EU launches final Vega rocket as space pressures grow
The European Union-backed European Space Agency (ESA) has launched its final Vega rocket as competition in the aerospace sector hots up.
Volvo Cars abandons 2030 EV-only target
Swedish automaker Volvo Cars scrapped its target of going all-electric by 2030 on Wednesday, saying it now expected to still be offering some hybrid models in…
‘Von der Leyen to announce Green Deal changes in coming weeks,’ German MEP says
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will announce planned changes to the EU's Green Deal in the coming weeks, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) MEP…
Irish could become climate migrants in Europe, minister claims
Irish people could end up as climate migrants in Europe should global warming continue, the country's climate minister has claimed.
Von der Leyen changes stance and becomes pro-nuclear cheerleader
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that Europe needed "more nuclear", marking a departure from her previous, more sceptical stance.
Report blasts Europe’s carbon capture policy
Oil Change International, a non-profit US organisation that focuses on exposing the impacts of fossil fuels and advocates for a transition to clean energy, has issued…
Environmental NGOs sue EC over aviation and shipping addition to ‘green taxonomy’ system
A group of NGO's have said they are bringing a climate-based case against the European Commission at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) designed to have aircraft…
Energy shortage fears sink Google’s Irish data centre plans
Fears surrounding energy shortages in Ireland have scuppered plans for a new Google data centre in the country.
Nord Stream a ‘legitimate target’ for Ukraine, Czech President claims
The Nord Stream pipelines were a "legitimate target" for Ukraine's armed forces to sabotage or strike, the President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel has claimed.
Hungary energy supply ‘secure’ despite oil embargo, says foreign minister
Hungary's foreign minister Peter Szijjártó has stated the country's energy supply remained "secure" despite Ukraine curtailing its oil supply.
Germany wants to cut billions in subsidies for heat pumps
Due to the tight budgetary situation in Germany, the progressive government must significantly cut back on subsidies for installing heat pumps, which are a controversial…
‘Keep quiet’ Tusk tells Germany over Nord Stream revelations
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has ordered "all initiators and patrons" of the Nord Stream pipelines to "keep quiet" following the revelation that Ukraine might…
Unprepared Greek Government reeling as wildfires sweep country
The Greek government has been left on the ropes as devastating fires sweep Athens and the Attica region, leaving a trail of destruction.