S&P Drops ESG scores from debt ratings after investor confusion
S&P Global Inc. will no longer publish ESG scores along with its credit ratings, as the company adjusts its approach in response to investor feedback.
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France is Europe’s top power exporter as Germany turns importer
France has overtaken Sweden to become Europe’s top net power exporter, while Germany has moved from exporter to importer during the first half of this year.
German state police ‘stockpiling vegan rations over blackout fears’
Police in Germany's most populous federal state are planning to stockpile vegan and lactose-free rations in preparation for coming electricity blackouts, multiple…
Use only ‘extreme language’ to discuss climate change, German broadcaster says
A state-funded German broadcaster has advocated for only “extreme language” to be used when discussing climate change.
Ireland ill-equipped to deal with any Russian naval threat
The Irish Prime Minister, or Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar has said his country must "do more" to defend its territorial waters from potential Russian threats.
German broadcaster caught interviewing own staff in ‘green’ agenda vox pop
A state-funded German broadcaster has been caught interviewing its own staff as part of an alleged vox pop regarding a “green” agenda story.
Firefighters don’t need help tackling electric-car blazes, EC says
Firefighters do not need extra help to fight electric vehicle (EV) blazes, the European Commission has declared.
EC rejects calls for tighter rules on lab-grown meat
The European Commission has rejected an MEP's call for tighter regulations on lab-grown meat.
Germany’s establishment just doesn’t get why the AfD is on the march
According to Robert Habeck, the Green Minister of Economic Affairs, Germany has to prepare for five tough years.
Drone strikes, space flights and social media: Europe increasingly reliant on Elon Musk
European governments are becoming increasingly reliant on Elon Musk, with the US tech billionaire holding a near-monopoly on a variety of major services.
‘Chill out’ says IPCC climate chief: global warming is ‘not an existential threat’
British Professor Jim Skea, the new chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), says apocalyptic messaging on climate paralyses public debate…
Climate activism ‘makes me orgasm’, presenter says on German state TV
A state-funded television show in Germany has featured a segment during which a presenter stated climate activism makes her "orgasm".
Austria confirms its largest domestic gas discovery in decades
Austrian oil and gas company OMV said it has made the biggest gas discovery in Austria in the past 40 years and now expects its natural gas production to increase…
Ship ablaze off Dutch coast carrying 20 times more EVs than first reported
The 18,500-tonne Panama-flagged transport ship that has been on fire off the Dutch coast since July 25 is carrying almost 500 electric vehicles (EVs), according…
Global coal consumption hit all-time high in 2022, says international agency
Despite all the pledges from the West to curb global carbon emissions, the world is burning coal like never before.
Over 140 ongoing inquiries into attacks on climate protesters in Germany
There are more than 140 active investigations into alleged attacks on radical climate protesters in Germany, authorities there have said.
Niger coup ‘no immediate danger to EU energy supply’
The military coup in Niger does not pose any "immediate" danger to the European Union’s energy supplies, an expert in the sector has told Brussels Signal.
Have we reached peak Net Zero?
That loud noise you hear may be the sound of the Net Zero agenda crashing.
Car transport ship ablaze in North Sea
A transport ship carrying cars has caught fire in the North Sea off the Dutch coast, leaving one crew member dead and 16 people wounded.
Nobel prize-winning physicist’s IMF speech cancelled due to his questioning of the climate crisis
US Nobel Prize winner Dr John Clauser has had his speech cancelled at a conference organised by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Solar panels may be much more carbon-intensive than thought
An investigative report by US-based campaign group Environmental Progress, in collaboration with UK online media outlet The Blind Spot, has caused concerns about…
Just Stop Oil activists get taste of their own medicine
The radical activists behind UK-based Just Stop Oil are renowned for their disruptive methods and often draw public criticism.
Greta Thunberg avoids jail after climate-protest guilty verdict
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has managed to avoid jail time despite being found guilty of disobeying police during an environmental protest in June.
German Greens may ban strawberry and tomato farming
The German Green party is pushing for a ban on farming strawberries and tomatoes.
Scotland has felled more than 16 million trees to make way for wind farms
The Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon, from the Scottish National Party (SNP), has admitted that almost 16 million trees have been felled since the…
Waking up to reality: There is a Europe wide push back against net zero
It is the very nature of reality to always reassert itself.
Mélenchon: ‘Only revolutionary action’ can stop climate change
Only “revolutionary action” is now able to save the world from climate change, senior leftist La France Insoumise (LFI) politician Jean-Luc Mélenchon has claimed.
UK wins Tata nod for new ‘gigafactory’ in boost for post-Brexit car industry
The post-Brexit British car industry received a welcome boost after the UK saw off rival Spain as the location of choice for Indian giant Tata Group's new multi-billion…
Should German workers take siestas? Doctors say ‘yes’
The extremely high temperatures in parts of Europe this summer has led a doctors' organisation in Germany to suggest the introduction of a new daily work schedule…
Poland sues Brussels, seeking to overturn ‘authoritarian’ environment policies
Poland’s Minister of Climate and Environment Anna Moskwa announced on July 17 that Warsaw had filed three complaints to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) related…