26 October 2020 Poland’s anti-abortion ruling — a cultural war against its citizens Opinion By Wojciech Cieśla Poland's recent anti-abortion ruling demonstrates the governing party's desire to win favour with the Church and conservative supporters. But the legislation affects women, and they are not happy with it. Read more "Poland’s anti-abortion ruling — a cultural war against its citizens"
23 October 2020 Gas Trap The (in)visible hand of the gas lobby in Brussels By Maria Maggiore From ensuring that its members are well compensated in the EU’s Covid recovery fund, to winning a place for low-carbon hydrogen on the Hydrogen Strategy list, the Brussels gas lobby has strength in numbers and financial clout. Read more "The (in)visible hand of the gas lobby in Brussels"
15 October 2020 Gas Trap The Gas Trap: how Europe is investing €100bn in fossil fuel infrastructure By Juliet Ferguson Contrary to the goals of the European Green Deal, such investments risk causing a gas lock-in or ending up as stranded assets Read more "The Gas Trap: how Europe is investing €100bn in fossil fuel infrastructure"
7 October 2020 Violation of human rights: Julian Assange on trial Opinion By Christian Mihr Guest columnist Christian Mihr on how the UK authorities are not allowing a transparent hearing for the Wikileaks founder, and why Assange’s potential extradition to the US sets a dangerous precedent for press freedom Read more "Violation of human rights: Julian Assange on trial"
25 September 2020 Business interests vs vaccine idealism at CEPI By Ingeborg Eliassen The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations was born to ensure fair access to vaccines. But before the Covid-19 pandemic, CEPI learned the name of the game the hard way. Read more "Business interests vs vaccine idealism at CEPI"
26 August 2020 Subsidies Capacity Markets: Keeping fossil fuel fires burning By Juliet Ferguson Capacity markets are supposed to ensure the lights stay on, but they also are an enabler for the fossil fuel industry Read more "Capacity Markets: Keeping fossil fuel fires burning"
24 August 2020 Subsidies The truth behind the EU’s National Energy and Climate Plans By Investigate Europe Investigate Europe's research reveals a litany of evasions, missed deadlines, questionable claims and ignorance…real and feigned. Some member states even openly state that they do not plan to phase out fossil fuel subsidies. Read more "The truth behind the EU’s National Energy and Climate Plans"
