How the EU is Revising its 2040 Climate Targets amid Farmers’ Strikes

February 12, 2024/in Blog /by Etienne Hoekstra

Behind the EU’s ambitious 2040 climate targets lurks a controversial omission of agricultural emissions and a heavy reliance on unproven carbon capture and storage technologies.

Less for More: the Shrinkflation

January 30, 2024/in Blog /by Michele Claus

Recently inflation has been on the rise and the cost of living has increased in all areas. Price increases are everywhere, but we would like to focus on one particular phenomenon plaguing supermarket products: shrinkflation.

Sustainability Implications of Dutch Far-right Victory

December 22, 2023/in Blog /by Etienne Hoekstra

The far-right victory of Dutch populist Geert Wilders fits into the growing right-wing sentiment in Europe. GreenMarked explored the implications of this election result for sustainability in the Netherlands.

EU Takes Decisive Action Against Greenwashing and Misleading Environmental Claims

September 25, 2023/in Blog /by Etienne Hoekstra

The EU started to tackle greenwashing and increase consumer awareness. This follows a trend of growing environmental awareness to ensure that ecological claims match genuine efforts to protect our Planet.

Green Energy: definitive solution or band-aid?

March 20, 2023/in Blog /by Paula Ruiz del Coro

With the Renewable Energy Directive, the Spanish government proposed to abolish the need of Environmental Impact Assessment for “Green Energy facilities”.

How to Change the Status Quo of Packaging

January 6, 2023/in Blog /by Michele Claus

Big changes to packaging laws are on their way in Europe, but Italian industries and supermarkets do not really like them.

A hungry game: climate change, COVID-19, and the Ukraine war

June 29, 2022/in Blog /by Lorenzo Barbieri

With the climate crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine the risk of a global food crisis has become very real.

Climate friendly post-COVID traveling

June 9, 2022/in Blog /by Etienne Hoekstra

Now that many countries are slowly readapting to a post-Covid era, will people’s travel habits change? Will environmental unsustainable cheap flights still exist?

War in Ukraine. What about the environment?

June 3, 2022/in Blog /by Lorenzo Barbieri

The environment is the silent casualty of war. What are the effects of the war in Ukraine on the environment?

With the Russian-Ukrainian war natural gas is out of the game. Is the European Union’s Green Deal derailing?

March 9, 2022/in Blog /by Lorenzo Barbieri

Renewables are not yet enough to help the EU reach total energy independence. In January, the Parliament decided to bet on nuclear power. How green is this bet?

A European proposal: nuclear and natural gas labeled as “green energy”. Is it greenwashing?

January 19, 2022/in Blog /by Lorenzo Barbieri

To drop coal Europe needs new ways to generate green energy. Is labelling nuclear and natural gas as green energy a greenwashing or sustainable strategy?

The climate crisis and the floods in Central Europe

November 12, 2021/in Blog /by Lorenzo Barbieri

Looking back at last summer’s dramatic floods in Central Europe, it is clear that natural disasters linked to the climate crisis are no longer events of only Mediterranean regions.

Applying the European Green Deal. Is the Netherlands Fit for 55?

July 3, 2021/in Blog /by Etienne Hoekstra

The new “Fit for 55” legislation aims to reach 55 % net emissions reduction target by 2030, making Europe the first emission-neutral continent. Is the Netherlands ready for “Fit for 55”?

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