Green Deal

Today’s brand of the left-leaning politician is all about substituting what sounds good for what actually works. Modern politics, whether in the U.S. or Europe, is about taking a chainsaw to everything that produced even a modicum of success to appease the d…

Ursula von der Leyen’s signature proposal co-opts the slogans of climate activism, but has none of the substance Emergencies tend to reveal our true priorities. When our house is burning down or the storm waters are flooding in, we hold on to what we value most, and leave the rest…

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland’s top utility Fortum on Thursday said the European Union’s emissions trading system was having an impact in reducing the use of coal for power as the company reported fourth-quarter profit that beat forecasts on higher hydro volumes. Fortum’s chief executive Pekka Lundmark said the European Union’s…

Will the European Commission's ambitious climate programme achieve the goal of "building a more social Europe" that it set itself after the 2008 crisis? In the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2007-2008, establishing a more social Europe became one of the…

A European Climate and Sustainable Development Bank could become the external investment arm of the European Green Deal.Ursula von der Leyen has made climate change a top priority for the European Commission, proposing a European Green Deal that would make Europe climate neutral by 2050.This is good for Europe and…

Foreign competition and access to raw materials top the agenda for steelmakers and other basic industries as they await European Commission plans to accompany the EU Green Deal. As the deadline for publication of a new industrial strategy for Europe looms, some members of the European Parliament are becoming concerned…

Logos has created an organisational chart for each of the top EU priorities – Green Deal, Digital Age, and People Centre Economy – of the Von der Leyen commission. For each institution – Commission, Parliament, and Council (including its rotating presidency), the charts show#TheImplementers, the leading EU policymakers, and officials…

BERLIN (Reuters) - Britain’s departure from the European Union shows the bloc must deliver for its citizens and its leaders must stand up for the project or else risk it failing, the head of the European Union’s executive, Ursula von der Leyen, said on Friday…

The EU and Trump declared a truce over digital taxes but now the US Threatens Retaliation Against the EU Over Proposed Carbon Tax Carbon taxes are a top priority on EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Expect a big conflict with Trump.The EU and Trump declared a truce over digital…

London Mayor Sadiq Khan meets young members of the Blueprint Collective shortly after announcing a ... Green New Deal for the U.K. capital. Getty Images for Brent London Borough of Culture Last week, London Mayor Sadiq Khan promised that if he is re-ele…