EU and US promise to significantly reduce methane emissions
In an attempt to slow global warming, the European Union and the United States want to significantly reduce methane emissions. The EU and the US today …
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Small party leaders’ constructive ‘towards minority cabinet
Many small parties will meet a minority cabinet constructively. That is the common thread in the talks informer Remkes had today with group chairmen of smaller …
Von der Leyen in “speech of throne”: Corona year strengthened cooperation Europe
The fight against the corona pandemic has made Europe work more closely together. It has led the European vaccine programme to be on track. Thats what …
German youth on hunger strike demand climate conversation with Kanzler candidates
When Jacob Heinze (27) gets up, he quickly grabs a friends arm and closes his eyes: he got up too quickly, hes dizzy. Together with five others, …
Norwegian Prime Minister Solberg resigns after election defeat
Norway says goodbye to the conservative government under Prime Minister Erna Solberg after eight years. Jonas Gahr Støres Social Democratic Opposition Party won the parliamentary …
Biden proclaims field-stricken California as disaster area
US President Joe Biden declared California a disaster area and travels to the state on Monday to take the damage from the wildfires. He will also …
‘216 million climate refugees in 2050 if nothing changes’
The effects of climate change may have forced 216 million people in six regions of the world to move to another place in their country by 2050. The …
Germany votes on September 26, this is what voters are going to pay attention to
Two more weeks, and then 60 million eligible Germans will be allowed to go to the polls to elect a new parliament. And keeping everything old is …
‘The Netherlands should be ashamed ’25 years after first climate research
Climate change can have dangerous consequences. This makes quick and adequate intervention necessary. That is the conclusion of a special Climate Committee of the House of …
Informer Remkes wont have an infinite patience
Informer Johan Remkes will have little patience for long formations that ultimately lead nowhere. Sources around the negotiating teams say he will keep a tight schedule.
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Ministries cut less meat advice from climate campaign
In 2019, the Ministries of Economic Affairs (EZ) and Agriculture (LNV) removed a call to eat less meat from a campaign aimed at making citizens climate aware. …
Lizard jumps out of bra from British holidaymaker after 6,000 km
A lizard appears to have crept into the briefcase of the British Lisa Russell (47). She was on holiday on the Caribbean island of Barbados, when she …
Biden and Xi call for the first time in months, ‘competition should not become conflict’
For the first time in seven months, US President Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping spoke over the phone. In the 90-minute consultation, at the …
German Greens in Spagate: You shouldnt sell your soul, but we do want to join
It seemed possible at the beginning of this year. The leader of the German Greens party, Annalena Baerbock, had a chance to become the successor of …
30,000 people die every year from air pollution after wildfires
An average of 33,500 people worldwide die annually from air pollution caused by wildfires, researchers from Australian Monash University report. The deceased have been victims of, for …
Kaag shows displeasure with Rutte, ‘leadership is not settling and rustling’
In the annual H.J. School lecture, D66 leader Sigrid Kaag expressed her displeasure at the failure of the attempt to form a cabinet with the …
Medical journals worldwide want a firm approach to climate change
More than 200 medical journals worldwide are calling on world leaders to take more and faster action against climate change. According to the signatories, climate change has …
Worries about the komodo dragon, the tuna is better
The komodo dragon is under threat of extinction. The largest lizard species in the world was placed in the “critically endangered” category on the new Red …
Van Weyenberg: no future for Tata Steel if it stays as dirty as it is today
Secretary of State Van Weyenberg believes that there is no future for Tata Steel in IJmuiden if the company remains as dirty as it is today. “…
“Minority Cabinet is now a logical step, but not easy either”
Most likely, examining a minority cabinet will be the next step in the cabinet formation that has been long for months. After VVD and CDA’s…
Kabinet to pay extra money for climate and safety with Prinsjesdag
The demissionary government wants to spend 6 to 7 billion euros next year to reduce CO2 emissions and another half billion for tackling crime. Initiates confirm reports from …
Not a clear winner after fierce debate between three potential Merkel successors
In an almost two-hour TV debate, the list leaders of the three biggest parties in Germany complied with each other in a TV debate, exactly four …
Message to Groenlinks members: together with PvdA against “refusal politicians” on the right
Working with the PvdA is needed to “break the arrogance of power”. That was the message of Groenlinks leader Jesse Klaver and his secondant Corinne Ellemeet …
Floods victims Germany commemorated in Aachen: ‘We mourn you today’
In the cathedral of the German city of Aachen, government leaders, relatives and rescue workers commemorated the victims of the flood last month. Chancellor Merkel and …