A recent report from the Swiss Federal Office of Energy warns that the country is falling significantly behind its renewable energy targets for 2035. In response, the government is pushing for expedited procedures for renewable energy projects, but this has…
The Bordeaux Administrative Court has deemed illegal the permits granted for four irrigation reservoirs in Poitou, particularly the contested Sainte-Soline site, citing threats to the protected Great Bustard species. Environmental groups had challenged the state’s approval for 16 agricultural water…
The public rapporteur has requested the total annulment of the environmental authorization for the A69 highway connecting Castres and Verfeil, citing a lack of critical reason for the exemption of protected species. The Toulouse Administrative Court is set to rule…
The European Parliament has voted to postpone a new law aimed at protecting forests by enforcing stricter regulations on products like cocoa and wood. Critics have raised concerns about potential loopholes that could facilitate environmentally harmful deforestation, especially with the…
A judicial review on the UK’s largest untapped oil field, Rosebank, is underway, prompted by Greenpeace and Uplift. The environmental groups challenge the North Sea Transition Authority’s consent for Rosebank and the Jackdaw gas field, arguing that emissions impacts were…
A judicial review challenging the approval of the Rosebank oil field, the UK’s largest untapped reserve, commences in Edinburgh. Environment groups Greenpeace and Uplift allege that regulators failed to properly assess the environmental impact of emissions from burning fossil fuels….
