Environment
EU greenhouse gases: every man for himself
Thursday 11 July 2019 |
Antoine de Ravignan | Alternatives Economiques
Europe fossil-fuel carbon emissions are dropping. But, breaking down the data, significant differences among the countries appear.
Ecologists ask for less trawling and restricted areas to stop fish massacre
Thursday 13 June 2019 |
Stefano Valentino | Voxeurop
MobileReporter
At the Marrakesh Summit held on June 11-12, coastal countries confirmed their commitment to combat overfishing in the Mediterranean, the most overexploited sea in the world. However, scientists argue that total bans in the most vulnerable areas are required.
Landscapes are increasingly manmade
Saturday 25 May 2019 |
Guillaume Duval | Alternatives Economiques
Roads, houses, shopping malls: our way of life covers the land in cement. The phenomenon is exacerbating the world ecological crisis.
Energy and climate change: receding perspectives
Tuesday 30 April 2019 |
Antoine de Ravignan | Alternatives Economiques
Will the European Union muster the ambition necessary to tackle climate change, and can it provide itself with the means to do so?
The EU’s risky move on (un)sustainable fisheries
in depth
Friday 12 April 2019 |
Stefano Valentino | Voxeurop
MobileReporter
Pressures on the EU from industrial fishery lobbies to maintain business as usual in the Western Mediterranean may put both fish stocks and small fishermen’s livelihoods at risk, while also undermining the economic sustainability of the industry itself, as we reveal in a three-part investigation.
Offshore wind turbines: Britain and Germany lead the way
Saturday 06 April 2019 |
Antoine de Ravignan | Alternatives Economiques
While wind turbines continue to multiply in the seas of northern Europe and advance the process of energy transition, the south lags behind. Neither wind nor shores, however, are in short supply.
EU set to meet its climate change targets
Sunday 17 March 2019 |
Kashyap Raibagi | Voxeurop
The European Union has already achieved one of its three targets related to climate change and energy, as a part of the Europe 2020 strategy.
Mapping wilderness
Wednesday 13 February 2019 |
Voxeurop Maps are among the most powerful data-visualisation tools. Yet, global charts sometimes risk spurring the wrong public debate.
Forest fires in Europe
Wednesday 25 July 2018 |
OBC Transeuropa The European Forest Fire Information System provides users with rich, fine-grained and constantly updated information on wildland fires in Europe, including forecasts and trends.
Flagging efforts in Europe
Tuesday 29 January 2019 |
Déborah Berthier | Voxeurop
Renewable energy continues to grow in Europe, but increasingly slowly. Certain EU states may find it difficult to keep their 2020 commitments.
