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Offshore wind turbines represent the Netherlands' renewable energy ambitions, but their development faces environmental and regulatory hurdles that intersect with EU sustainability targets.

Netherlands’ Triple Environmental Test: Dolphin, Nitrogen, Wind

The Netherlands is juggling three environmental ticking‑time‑bombs: a 58‑year‑old dolphin still locked in a concrete tank, a forest choked by dog droppings, and offshore‑wind farms stalled in a maze of…

carlos February 12, 2026

Trump’s digital-green playbook is under scrutiny as he threatens EU tech and climate rules, drawing attention from European policymakers in a tense diplomatic moment.

Analysis

Trump’s Digital‑Green Playbook: How the US President Is Targeting EU Tech Rules

Donald Trump has turned a diplomatic spat into a two‑front economic gauntlet, slapping visa bans on five senior EU officials and dangling the prospect of hefty fees on a laundry‑list…

Louise Carter December 27, 2025

This infographic highlights the extraordinary biodiversity and unique adaptations found in the tropical rainforest canopy, a vital ecosystem under threat from human activities.

Analysis

Rain From Trees? How European Forests Are Turning Climate Guardians

European forests are now being hailed as a quiet, green rain‑maker – a possibility that could turn the continent’s most drought‑prone regions from water‑sinks into pockets of resilience. A December…

Mathieu Roussel December 22, 2025

Protesters hold a banner demanding urgent climate action as Germany's top court blocks key climate measures, threatening EU green targets.

Analysis

Germany’s Top Court Blocks Key Climate Measures – What It Means for EU Green Targets

The German Federal Constitutional Court tore up the backbone of the nation’s climate law in a decisive April 2024 judgment, declaring the sector‑specific 2030 caps and the “climate‑neutral by 2045” trajectory unconstitutional.…

Camille Durand December 19, 2025

A close-up of lush green grass symbolizes the environmental goals of EU green funds — but raises questions about how such funds are being used to support weapons manufacturing.

Politics

Green Money, Deadly Weapons: EU Climate Funds Fuel the Arms Trade

EU‑green money has become a silent backer of the war machine, with roughly €50 billion of climate‑labelled capital flowing into weapons manufacturers in 2025 – a three‑fold jump on the 2021…

Mathieu Roussel December 17, 2025