Europe
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Spain Adopts National Climate Emergency Declaration
Spain adopted a climate emergency declaration earlier this week, with officials promising to send legislation to the national parliament in the next 100 days ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Action/"Blockadia"CoalElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEuropeForests & Deforestation
Former Coal Commissioners Slam Germany’s Phaseout Plan
Former members of Germany’s coal commission are accusing the national government of breaking the compromise behind its much-acclaimed agreement to phase out coal-fired power ... -
BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionChinaCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentIndiaNational Plans & Responses
€40-Billion Compensation Plan to Drive Germany’s Coal Phaseout by 2038
National and regional governments in Germany have sealed the deal on a €40-billion (US$45-billion) plan to phase out coal by 2038 and fund a ... -
Climate Action/"Blockadia"EuropeFinance & InvestmentHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseLegal & Regulatory
Swiss Judge Acquits Credit Suisse Protesters for ‘Necessary, Proportional’ Response to Climate Crisis
A judge in Lausanne, Switzerland has acquitted a group of youth protesters on trespassing charges and waived fines of CHf 21,600 (US$22,200) per person, ... -
Greek Court Strikes Down Environmental Permits for Two Coal Plants
Greece’s top administrative court, the Greek Council of State, has struck down the environmental permit for a proposed new coal plant, Meliti II, and ... -
Swedish Fossil Sees Dimming Prospects for Offshore Oilfield in Norwegian Arctic
Norway’s hope of opening up a major, new cluster of Arctic oil and gas developments may be slipping farther from reality, after Stockholm-based Lundin ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsElectricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentOil & Gas
UK Pension Funds Press Barclays Bank to Stop Lending Money to Fossils
In the United Kingdom’s first-ever shareholder climate resolution aimed at a bank, a group of 11 pension and investment funds is urging Barclays to ...
