MPs press Van der Wal to block Brussels's nature restoration law

2 weeks ago

‘Due procedure followed while amending laws on environment’: Centre tells LS

The due procedure was followed in making key amendments to the Environment Protection Act, Wildlife Protection Act, and Biological Diversity Act, the Environment Ministry informed the Lok Sabha on Monday. ‘Due procedure followed while amending laws on environment’: Centre tells LS This included consultations with stakeholders including the public, NGOs, experts, state governments and ministries/government agencies, the minister of state …

Environment Ngt Protection Act Centre Tells Due Procedure Laws Including Biological Diversity Act

2 weeks ago

MPs call for debate over "norms and values" as petition grows

Dutch News

An opposition MP has called for a parliamentary debate on a plan to keep records of the religious and cultural ideas of people with roots in other countries, after several parties which backed the motion later expressed doubts and there is disagreement in the cabinet. A week ago, a large majority of MPs voted for a motion requiring government bodies …

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Starmer pledges ‘golden era of building’ as he takes aim at environmental regulations

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to usher in a "new golden …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

EU pushes back deforestation law by a year after outcry from global producers

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — The European Union agreed to delay by a year the introduction of new rules to ban the sale of products that lead to massive deforestation, caving in to demands from several producer nations from across the globe and domestic opposition within the 27-nation bloc. Officials said Wednesday that the EU member states, the EU parliament and the executive …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

EU delays deforestation ban but discards changes

The Hindu

Negotiators for EU institutions agreed a compromise on Tuesday on a ban on the import of commodities linked to deforestation, which will be delayed by a year but without changes proposed by EU lawmakers. The European Commission in October proposed a 12-month delay until December 30, 2025 after complaints from 20 EU countries, some companies and countries such as Brazil …

Delay

3 weeks ago

European nations vote to lower protections for wolves after farmers push to allow culls

LA Times

A young wolf licks the ear of his playmate at the zoo in Zurich. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen backed the measures and said the outcome was “important news for our rural communications and farmers” who had a right to better protection of their livelihoods. The EU decision lowers the protection status of wolves from “strictly protected” to …

Europe Protection Farmers European Wolves

3 weeks, 5 days ago

New EU commission gets approval as priorities listed

China Daily

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola reach to embrace one another during a plenary session of the parliament, following a vote to approve the new European Commission, in Strasbourg, France, November 27, 2024. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen rolled out the priorities for the next five years after her college of …

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Cash-strapped Britain to water down green targets as economic reality bites

Politico

And with growth central to Labour's hopes of staying in office by turning around a stagnant U.K. economy, Starmer's top team is clearly listening. “I’ve got no interest in the country hitting its climate targets by shutting down jobs and industry,” Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds told a parliamentary committee Tuesday when questioned about the pressure on car makers. But Reynolds …

Reynolds

1 month, 1 week ago

EU parliament votes to delay and dilute anti-deforestation rules

Dutch News

In the first vote on environmental matters of its new term, the European parliament agreed on Thursday to delay and water down new rules aiming to ensure that products sold in the European market do not come from deforested land. These include the controversial creation of a new category of countries posing “no risk” on deforestation in addition to the …

European Rules Eu

1 month, 1 week ago

MPs condemn outburst of violence in Amsterdam, call for action

Dutch News

MPs focused on last week’s football-related violence in Amsterdam in a heated debate on Wednesday, with far-right leader Geert Wilders calling for withdrawing Dutch nationality from the perpetrators and GroenLinks PvdA leader Frans Timmermans stating that criticism of Israel cannot be equated with anti-Semitism. Caroline van der Plas, leader of the pro-countryside BBB, blamed the violence on “Moroccan and North …

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1 month, 1 week ago

An update on the COP29 Climate Change Conference

NPR

An update on the COP29 Climate Change Conference The U.K., Brazil and China are stepping up as climate leaders as the incoming Trump administration picks heads for key agencies who may increase U.S. climate pollution. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: With the new Trump administration coming in, there's not as much expectation for the U.S. setting a big climate goal, but at …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Greenpeace takes Dutch state to court over nitrogen failings

Dutch News

Greenpeace and the Dutch state will face each other in court on Tuesday afternoon with the campaign group arguing the Netherlands is not doing enough to protect the natural environment from the impact of excessive nitrogen. The case is a “last chance to save the most vulnerable habitats because if nitrogen emissions don’t go down, we risk losing unique plants …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Dutch appeals court overturns landmark climate ruling against Shell

NPR

Dutch appeals court overturns landmark climate ruling against Shell toggle caption Frank Augstein/AP THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark ruling that ordered energy company Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels, while saying that "protection against dangerous climate change is a human right." The ruling …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dutch coalition gov’t faltering yet again, this time over climate policy

NL Times

After the asylum policy nearly caused a Cabinet collapse, the PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB coalition seems to now also be wobbling on climate plans. But during the debate on The Ministry of Climate and Green Growth’s budget, the PVV already made it clear that it was “not happy” with any additional climate measures and thought a “reconsideration appropriate,” according …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

EU offers to delay new deforestation rules after an outcry from governments and farmers

The Independent

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3 months, 1 week ago

Nature law reforms likely to be delayed as Labor struggles to win Greens support for pared-back EPA

ABC

Cross-party negotiations to rescue the government's cornerstone election commitment for nature law reform are set to spill into next month, as Labor struggles to convince the Greens to vote for a pared-back environmental protection agency. Labor and the Greens are still hashing out whether to include a "climate trigger" in the EPA legislation, part of the biggest overhaul of habitat …

Environment Law Nature Labor Climate Positive Legislation

3 months, 1 week ago

Climate hopes of European Union run into headwinds as bloc changes leadership

The Hindu

Next week’s unveiling of the new European Commission will be watched closely by environmentalists – at a time when defending the environment has skidded down the list of priorities in Brussels. Back in 2019, EU-wide elections held in the wake of massive youth climate marches saw a surge of support for the Greens, who captured more than 70 seats in …

Climate Commission

3 months, 1 week ago

Nature bill talks have reached the 'final' stage as the federal government mulls a withdrawal

ABC

The federal government's signature nature protection reforms are on the cusp of collapsing with Labor increasingly ready to walk away if it cannot do a deal with the Coalition, judging an alternative Greens-backed plan would be too politically damaging in Western Australia. As the major parties continued tense negotiations with the government, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek declared talks over a …

Environment Labor Climate Environmental Senate Minister Told

4 months, 4 weeks ago

Britain's climate change plan challenged in landmark court case

The Hindu

Britain failed to set proper objectives in its climate adaptation strategy, environmental campaigners argued on Tuesday in a case which relies on a landmark recent ruling by Europe's top human rights court. Friends of the Earth's lawyer David Wolfe argued in court filings that ministers had to set outcomes to address specific risks, rather than "a generic aim simply to …

Climate Change Climate Earth Britain

5 months ago

Former Dutch deputy PM nominated to continue as EU commissioner

China Daily

THE HAGUE -- Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof announced on Tuesday the nomination of former Deputy Prime Minister Wopke Hoekstra to continue as a commissioner in the new European Commission. In a letter to Ursula von der Leyen, the President-elect of the European Commission, Schoof expressed the Dutch government's strong support for Hoekstra's continuation in the role. "Looking ahead at …

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5 months ago

Former Dutch deputy PM nominated to continue as EU commissioner

China Daily

THE HAGUE -- Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof announced on Tuesday the nomination of former Deputy Prime Minister Wopke Hoekstra to continue as a commissioner in the new European Commission. In a letter to Ursula von der Leyen, the President-elect of the European Commission, Schoof expressed the Dutch government's strong support for Hoekstra's continuation in the role. "Looking ahead at …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Rutte bows out in The Hague with warning to new cabinet on EU

Dutch News

Outgoing prime minister Mark Rutte fired a parting shot at the incoming coalition in his final debate in parliament, warning the parties not to put narrow national interests first when choosing the next Dutch EU commissioner. In a debate on the upcoming summit on Tuesday, Pieter Omtzigt, leader of the centre-right NSC, one of the partners in the new coalition, …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Rutte bows out in The Hague with warning to new cabinet on EU

Dutch News

Outgoing prime minister Mark Rutte fired a parting shot at the incoming coalition in his final debate in parliament, warning the parties not to put narrow national interests first when choosing the next Dutch EU commissioner. In a debate on the upcoming summit on Tuesday, Pieter Omtzigt, leader of the centre-right NSC, one of the partners in the new coalition, …

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6 months ago

What does European Union’s new Nature Restoration Plan include? | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: The European Union on June 17 approved its ambitious Nature Restoration Plan which aims to make continent-wide efforts to restore degraded ecosystems. The new law aims to restore ecosystems, including species and habitats that exist on EU’s land and in seas to: enable the long-term and sustained recovery of biodiverse and resilient nature, contribute to achieving …

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6 months ago

Contested EU nature restoration law crosses finish line

Dutch News

The highly contested EU nature restoration law cleared the final hurdle and was adopted by environment ministers on Monday despite the opposition of six countries, including the Netherlands, and the abstention of Belgium. The content of the law, which aims to restore at least 20% of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030 and all ecosystems in need by …

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6 months ago

Contested EU nature restoration law crosses finish line

Dutch News

The highly contested EU nature restoration law cleared the final hurdle and was adopted by environment ministers on Monday despite the opposition of six countries, including the Netherlands, and the abstention of Belgium. The content of the law, which aims to restore at least 20% of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030 and all ecosystems in need by …

Law Dutch Netherlands European Nature Restoration

6 months ago

Landmark EU nature restoration plan gets final approval as bloc gives the green light

The Hindu

European Union countries on June 17 gave final approval to a major and long-awaited plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc. After surviving a razor-thin vote by lawmakers last summer, the so-called Nature Restoration Plan faced opposition from several member states for months amid relentless farmers’ protests that contributed to leave the bill in a deadlock. The Nature …

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6 months ago

Landmark EU nature restoration plan gets the green light despite months of protests by farmers

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — European Union countries on Monday gave final approval to a major and long-awaited plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc, a divisive issue after months of protests by farmers who argued that EU environmental and climate laws were driving them toward bankruptcy. After surviving a razor-thin vote by lawmakers last summer, the so-called Nature Restoration Plan …

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6 months, 1 week ago

EU approves landmark nature restoration plan despite months of protests by farmers

LA Times

A water depth meter stands in dry ground in a former wetland whose water has receded in Spain’s Donana natural park in 2022. After surviving a razor-thin vote by lawmakers last summer, the so-called Nature Restoration Plan faced opposition from several member states, leaving the bill deadlocked for months. The Nature Restoration plan is part of the EU’s European Green …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Netherlands first out of the blocks as voting across EU begins

Dutch News

Polls have opened in the Netherlands on the first day of voting for the European parliament, with most of the rest of Europe’s 380 million voters having to wait until the weekend. Latest polls suggest Geert Wilders’s far-right PVV party will win eight of the 31 Dutch seats, having failed to return a single MEP five years ago. Bontenbal, whose …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Netherlands first out of the blocks as voting across EU begins

Dutch News

Polls have opened in the Netherlands on the first day of voting for the European parliament, with most of the rest of Europe’s 380 million voters having to wait until the weekend. Latest polls suggest Geert Wilders’s far-right PVV party will win eight of the 31 Dutch seats, having failed to return a single MEP five years ago. Bontenbal, whose …

Europe Netherlands Party Vote European Mep Cda

6 months, 2 weeks ago

VVD ministers Van der Wal and Van der Burg to stay on as MPs

Dutch News

Nature minister Christianne van der Wal and junior asylum minister Eric van der Burg have ruled themselves out of taking up posts in the new right-wing cabinet led by Dick Schoof. “I understand it and within the party group I’ve agreed to the new coalition agreement, but I’ve also said that I feel more at home in parliament than in …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

VVD ministers Van der Wal and Van der Burg to stay on as MPs

Dutch News

Nature minister Christianne van der Wal and junior asylum minister Eric van der Burg have ruled themselves out of taking up posts in the new right-wing cabinet led by Dick Schoof. “I understand it and within the party group I’ve agreed to the new coalition agreement, but I’ve also said that I feel more at home in parliament than in …

Der Van Wilders Vvd Van Der Wal Van Der Burg

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Protests continue as EU warned over nature laws

China Daily

By Julian Shea in London | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-04-29 03:02 A person holds a placard as paella rice farmers with their tractors protest against imports of the grain from Asia, in Algemesi near Valencia, Spain, April 15, 2024. Europe has witnessed more protests by farmers angry about proposed agricultural policy reform, as the issue becomes ever more contentious in …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Spraying manure and throwing beets, farmers in tractors again block Brussels to protest EU policies

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — Farmers threw beets, sprayed manure at police and set hay alight on Tuesday as hundreds of tractors again sealed off streets close to the European Union headquarters, where agriculture ministers sought to ease a crisis that has led to months of protests across the 27-member bloc. As the protests turned into violence again, police used tear gas and …

Brussels Farmers Protest Bloc

8 months, 4 weeks ago

A major European nature protection plan stumbles at the final hurdle. ‘How could we give that up?’

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — A major European Union plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc and fight climate change was indefinitely postponed Monday, underscoring how farmers’ protests sweeping the continent have had a deep influence on politics. “You cannot put climate change to one side and forget nature restoration.” Even if the plan had a rough ride through the EU’s …

Nature Climate European Member States

9 months, 1 week ago

As the rumble of tractor protests grows, the EU offers more environmental concessions to farmers

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive arm on Friday proposed weakening even more climate and environmental measures in the bloc’s latest set of concessions to farmers apparently bent on continuing disruptive tractor protests until the June EU elections. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen insisted that the EU’s overall climate goals remained intact, even though she stressed she would “continue …

Climate Farmers Commission Eu Offers Tractor Protests

9 months, 3 weeks ago

EU set to move ahead with landmark climate plan despite farmer protests

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The European Union is on the brink of approving a major plan to fight climate …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Protesting farmers jam Brussels with tractors and set fire to tyres as ministers meet

The Independent

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10 months, 1 week ago

Hard work and too many statistics: An EU farmer’s frustration grows with every click of the mouse

Associated Press

LEDEGEM, Belgium — On a farm in northern Belgium, not far from the hundreds of tractors blocking Europe’s second-biggest port to demand more respect for farmers, Bart Dochy was switching on his computer, waiting for a government program to load with maps of his land next to empty digital boxes demanding to be filled with statistics on fertilizer, pesticides, production …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

EU proposes scrapping pesticide proposals in another concession to protesting farmers

Hindustan Times

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive arm shelved an anti-pesticides proposal Tuesday in yet another concession to farmers after weeks of protests blocked major capitals and economic lifelines across the 27-nation bloc. HT Image Although the proposal had languished in EU institutions for the past two years, the move by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was the latest …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

EU scraps pesticide proposal in another concession to protesting farmers

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive arm shelved an anti-pesticide proposal Tuesday in yet another concession to farmers after weeks of protests that blocked many capitals and economic lifelines across the 27-nation bloc. Last week, von der Leyen announced plans to shield farmers from cheaper products from wartime Ukraine and to allow farmers to use some land they had been …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

EU Commission unveils a plan to slash emissions by 90%. Can it deliver?

CNN

CNN — The European Commission announced one of the world’s most ambitious goals to slash planet-heating pollution on Tuesday, but protesting farmers and upcoming elections could threaten its success, analysts say. A new-look parliament might choose to keep the 90% goal, said Manon Dufour, executive director of the climate think tank E3G’s Brussels office, but there will likely be sticking …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers are blocking key roads between Belgium and the Netherlands in the latest sign of their anger

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — Farmers parked their tractors across key road crossings on the border between Belgium and the Netherlands on Friday in their latest protest against excessive red tape and competition from cheap imports. They were set up after a day of chaos Thursday in Brussels, where angry farmers torched hay bales and threw eggs and firecrackers at police near a …

Farmers Belgian Belgium

10 months, 3 weeks ago

France wants EU law changes 'this week' to quell farmers' protest

The Hindu

France wants a decision this week to change European Union environmental regulations regarding agricultural surfaces which have to remain fallow under new biodiversity rules, in order to help the country's farmers, its farming minister said on January 29. The French Government is battling to try and contain nationwide protests from farmers, who are demanding better pay and living conditions, with …

Farmers European Union Protest France

10 months, 4 weeks ago

EU Parliament's environmental committee supports relaxing rules on genetically modified plants

The Independent

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11 months ago

Concerns raised as North Sea oil proposals clear first Commons hurdle

The Independent

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1 year ago

Dutch plans to tackle climate change are in doubt after the election victory of a far-right party

Associated Press

AMSTERDAM — The outgoing Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, told delegates at the COP28 United Nations climate conference his country is “committed to accelerating our efforts” to tackle climate change. “The climate law, the climate deal and all other climate measures will go straight into the shredder,” his PVV party’s election manifesto said. A day after the election, activists hoisted …

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1 year ago

Supermarkets urge PM to introduce deforestation laws promised two years ago

The Independent

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1 year, 1 month ago

Despite Geert Wilders’ win, the Netherlands is still hard no on Nexit

The Telegraph

The Netherlands is not on course to leave the European Union, despite Geert Wilders’ landslide victory in the Dutch elections on Wednesday. Mr Wilders is a veteran eurosceptic and put a binding Nexit referendum in his Freedom Party manifesto before recording a shock first win for the hard-Right in a general election in the Netherlands. Scenting a chance of taking …

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