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Climate Action and Waste Reduction

UN chief calls on EU to raise 2030 climate goal to 55%

Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General, has called upon the EU to change its greenhouse gas emission reduction rates to 55%, rather than the current target of 40%.

20 Jun 2019

Geographies in Depth

Italy has had its 2019 draft budget rejected by the EU

The European Commission rejected Italy’s draft 2019 budget on Tuesday, saying it brazenly broke EU rules on public spending, and asked Rome to submit a new one within three weeks or face ...

26 Oct 2018

Nature and Biodiversity

The EU is planning to ban single-use plastics

EU lawmakers are making steps towards reducing the amount of single-use plastics being produced, with an aim of switching to viable alternatives by 2021.

25 Oct 2018