Green Deal

Fire rises from oil wells in the oil-producing region of Qayyara, Iraq on August 29, 2016. Photo: Reuters
Environment

Top European firms back Green Deal, pledge business overhaul

The European Green Deal forms a key plank of von der Leyen’s plan for the EU to both recover from the economic ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during an extraordinary session to present a Green Deal plan, at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium December 11, 2019/ Reuters
Climate Change

Easterners threaten to wreck EU 2050 climate neutrality push

Climate change activist Greta Thunberg speaks at the High-Level event on Climate Emergency during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid, Spain December 11, 2019/ Reuters
Climate Change

Europe launches 'Green Deal' as Thunberg denounces climate inaction