Once a champion of initiatives to protect nature, the EU is now giving in to pressure from farmers and the far rightWhen diplomats struck a deal to save nature in 2022, pledging to halt biodiversity loss by the end of the decade, Europe was seen as a c…
Ricarda Lang and Omid Nouripour call for reset as party faces ‘deepest crisis for a decade’ after Brandenburg resultThe leaders of Germany’s Greens, partners in the embattled central government of Olaf Scholz, have announced their resignation, saying t…
Battle ahead for Labour as it introduces higher taxes and tougher environmental rules on producersBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesAn oil and gas company has slowed down work on a large North Sea oilfield, citing uncertain…
From Marine Tondelier to Mélanie Vogel, they are whip-smart, articulate and unafraid to show emotion. It’s astonishing to feel so inspired by politicians‘I really like these angry green women,” a French friend said recently, as the assembly elections a…
With a radical manifesto and an uneasy alliance, the left and green alliance has a difficult task aheadFrance election – live updatesThe New Popular Front (NFP), a four-party left-green alliance, was the shock winner of Sunday’s French parliamentary el…
Narrow vote causes fury in Vienna where climate minister is threatened with legal action by coalition partnersThe EU has passed a landmark law to protect nature after a knife-edge vote, ending a months-long deadlock among member states spooked by fierc…
Alan Mitcham says leftwing parties must make ending war their priority, Gillian Homeri encourages citizens to be more politically active and Barry Kushner says centrist parties must reach across the class divideI read your reports on the European elect…
Far-right gains unlikely to unravel deal but may dampen support for bringing EU in line with 1.5C, say analystsEuropean elections live – latest updatesThe new European parliament is on course to have more politicians from parties that deny climate scie…
Exit polls suggest support for Greens fell in Germany and France, leading to fears of weakening of climate ambitionsGreen parties appeared to have shed seats in the European elections, exit polls from several countries suggest, raising fears that the c…
Allegations that Lena Schilling spread damaging rumours are causing a stir, but some believe criticism of her to be sexist and voyeuristicEuropean elections live – latest updates“This European parliament is probably going to be the most rightwing ever …
There is little data to support fears of a ‘greenlash’ – instead voters may have other priorities such as inflation or the Ukraine warEurope live – latest updatesVoters may deal Green parties a blow that costs them up to one-third of their seats, if po…
Campaign groups in 127 cities demand urgent climate action amid fears of far-right gainsActivists across Europe are holding three days of protests to protect democracy and cut pollution as they struggle to push green issues back up the agenda before th…
German Green MEP chair warns that EU plan to tackle climate crisis will be put at risk by agreement with hard right partiesGreen members of the European parliament will not support Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as the commission president if s…
Leaders need to persuade others of the need for environmental measures rather than capitulate in the face of political headwindsLast month, a survey of public opinion in Germany, France and Poland found that a majority in each country would support mor…
Blockades at facilities in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, with protests in Scotland and action expected in Denmark Climate activists in four countries are blocking access to North Sea oil infrastructure as part of a coordinated pan-Europe…
UK, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and Denmark have failed to align oil and gas policies with Paris pledges, say campaignersNone of the big oil and gas producers surrounding the North Sea plan to stop drilling soon enough to meet the 1.5C (2.7F) global h…
Britain spent about £26bn in three years on low-carbon measures, less than Italy, Germany, France and Spain, Greenpeace findsThe UK spends less on low-carbon energy policy than any other major European economy, analysis has shown, despite evidence that…
Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout vow to fight for more equal and ecological Europe amid surge to far right The European Green party has picked Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout as lead candidates to front its campaign ahead of elections in June that polls s…
MEPs react to ‘tragic’ findings revealing UK falling behind EU in key environmental policies since BrexitBrexit divergence from EU destroying UK’s environmental protectionsNorthern Ireland ‘dirty corner of Europe due to lack of governance’Explainer: UK…
Exclusive: Britain is falling behind the bloc on almost every area of green regulation, analysis revealsNorthern Ireland ‘dirty corner of Europe due to lack of governance’Explainer: UK environmental protections dropped since BrexitVital legal protectio…
Directive punishes most serious cases of environmental damage, including habitat loss and illegal loggingThe European Union has become the first international body to criminalise widescale environmental damage “comparable to ecocide”.Late on Thursday, …
While Europe is battered by the climate crisis, governments must reassure voters that green costs will be fairly shared“At a time when we should be accelerating action, there is backtracking … We are hurtling towards disaster, eyes wide open.” A few mo…
Voters turn away from green politics amid fears over immigration and rising energy costs
Exclusive: Plan to outlaw all but the most vital of harmful chemicals is not included in leaked policy proposalsThe EU has abandoned a promise to ban all but the most vital of toxic chemicals used in everyday consumer products, leaked documents show.Ot…
UK has led the way, with countries across the continent making mass arrests, passing draconian new laws and labelling activists as eco-terroristsHuman rights experts and campaigners have warned against an intensifying crackdown on climate protests acr…
Alternative for Germany has woven climate change policy alongside migration and Euroskepticism into its grand narrative of decay, elitism and rage.
Robert Habeck said supporters of climate action must have the most compelling argumentsEurope live –latest updatesIs the world’s most powerful green politician doomed to fail?Germany’s vice-chancellor has called on supporters of environmental reforms t…
Six Portuguese young people claim inadequate policies to tackle global heating breach their human rightsEurope live – latest updatesA key plank of the UK government’s defence against the biggest climate legal action in the world next week has fallen aw…
Party leaders start to reveal clearer positions on policy areas ranging from net zero to transgender rightsUK politics live – latest updatesRishi Sunak and Keir Starmer have faced off against each other for the past 11 months as leaders of their partie…
Politicians from across the divide say ‘suicidal’ policy U-turns will harm environment and Britain’s economyEuropean politicians from across the spectrum have criticised the UK prime minister’s plan to roll back key climate policies.Rishi Sunak announc…
This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereRobinson quotes from Sunak’s resignation letter as chancellor, in which he said if something sounded too good to be true, it probably wasn’t true. Weren’t you doing that in the speech ye…
Unlike their US counterparts, EU policymakers still face the roadblocks of no money and no common treasuryInglorious procrastination is one of the European Union’s standard responses to major crises. This is not merely due to the difficulty of getting …
Latest blow to sustainable farming incentive for nature recovery prompts warnings of ‘tough autumn’Farmers in England are being left without crucial nature recovery payments and unsure of what to plant after delays to a post-Brexit scheme.The sustainab…
Patrick Courtown sounds warning as evacuation flights head to Greek island to rescue stranded BritonsHow bad are the wildfires in Greece – and what caused them? A visual guideWildfires in Rhodes are a “wake-up call” on the effects of the climate crisis…
