When policy becomes the biggest risk: the EU is weakening its own climate commitments from within. Between dangerous compromises and unexpected alliances, Europe’s leadership is suddenly on shaky ground.
On warm summer nights, grasshoppers and crickets sing. In Greece’s mountains, the rare Epirus grasshopper’s fragile song tells a story of survival and a habitat worth protecting.
Scientists, naturalists and ecologists are worried about the new European Union budgeting drafts: the LIFE program is no longer mentioned. What is it, what is its function, and why does it matter so much?
Switzerland and Italy’s decision to shift their borders due to climate change marks a pivotal moment, as melting Alpine glaciers reshape national boundaries and demonstrate the urgent need for cooperation.
The EU reached a significant milestone in 2024, with renewables overtaking fossil fuels in electricity generation for the first time. However, the transition has not been without challenges.
The European Union (EU) stands at a crucial crossroads as it seeks to balance agriculture and food supply with sustainability and environmental preservation. What are the challenges?
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.
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.
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.
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.
With the Renewable Energy Directive, the Spanish government proposed to abolish the need of Environmental Impact Assessment for “Green Energy facilities”.
Big changes to packaging laws are on their way in Europe, but Italian industries and supermarkets do not really like them.
With the climate crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine the risk of a global food crisis has become very real.
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?
The environment is the silent casualty of war. What are the effects of the war in Ukraine on the environment?
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?
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?
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.
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”?
