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Largest-ever ban on toxic chemicals in EU hit by ‘extremely frustrating’ delays

Green groups say European Commission is ‘chief roadblock’ to its own plans, as report finds poor progress four years on

The Guardian - UK

Heat pumps facing a ‘wave of disinformation’: Do they work in cold weather and old buildings?

Gas companies may have breached competition law by ‘undermining’ the uptake of heat pumps, lawyers have warned.

Euronews

‘Sacrifice zones’ or clean energy future? EU court weighs Portugal’s lithium mine

The case raises the stakes after EU officials refused to strip the Barroso mine of its ‘strategic’ status in November.

Euronews

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Greenwashing, illegality and false claims: 13 climate litigation wins in 2025

Legal action has brought important decisions, from the scrapping of fossil fuel plants to revised climate plans

The Guardian - UK

UK unveils ‘carbon budget delivery plan’ to get back on track for net zero targets

Ed Miliband says pushing for renewable energy and lower emissions will reduce household bills and boost economy

The Guardian - UK

In China, Climate Litigation Starts With The State

With thousands of dedicated courts and more than a million recent cases, environmental and climate litigation is booming in China, but it often looks different to the trend seen elsewhere.

International Business Times

Around 500,000 more UK cars under investigation over emissions cheating

Dangerous car emissions have been linked to 16,000 premature deaths and 30,000 new cases of asthma in children

The Independent UK

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NGOs sue France for failing to recall millions of rigged diesel cars

Three NGOs are taking the French state to court over its failure to remove millions of diesel cars fitted with cheating software from the roads, nearly a decade after the so-called “dieselgate” scandal first broke.

Radio France Internationale

Environmental lawyers ‘heartened’ by another EU Court ruling backing bans on bottom trawling

Experts say the ruling is likely to have a positive impact on other legal cases on bottom trawling happening across the EU.

Euronews

‘A golden opportunity’: UK unveils plan to ban bottom trawling in more marine protected areas

It comes as pressure ramps up at UNOC in Nice, including with a satirical film featuring Stephen Fry and Theo James.

Euronews

‘Lacklustre’ EU Ocean Pact falls short of urgent marine protection needs, NGOs say

The EU is hoping to position itself as a leader in marine protection ahead of a UN summit on preserving the world's oceans next week.

Euronews

‘A systemic problem’: Legal action targets EU’s failure to stop bottom trawling in protected areas

It is the latest in a stream of litigation from all corners of the EU over bottom trawling in protected zones.

Euronews

Dieselgate pollution killed 16,000 people in UK, study estimates

Experts decry lack of UK government action and warn a further 6,000 early deaths could occur

The Guardian - UK

NGOs file complaint against France, Germany, and Italy over destructive fishing practices

Five environmental organisations on Tuesday accused France, Germany and Italy of failing to stop destructive fishing, including bottom trawling, in protected areas in a legal complaint to the European Commission.

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Euronews

‘Fishing in the dark’: Spain accused of turning a blind eye to illegal fishing in West Africa

NGOs claim Spanish authorities are turning a blind eye to their fleets' activities in Senegal and Guinea Bissau.

The Guardian - UK

‘All other avenues have been exhausted’: Is legal action the only way to save the planet?

The long read: Monica Feria-Tinta is one of a growing number of lawyers using the courts to make governments around the world take action

Euronews

Toxic water and a sickening stench: How pig-rearing has turned this Spanish town into ‘a dungheap’

Residents are too afraid to drink water from their local wells or open their windows for fear of the stench of nearby livestock operations.

Euronews

Bottom trawling in European waters costs society up to €11bn a year, new study finds

Ocean experts found that the economic costs mostly come from carbon emissions caused by churning up the seabed.

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Will fewer corporate reporting obligations jeopardise the EU Green Deal?

Cutting down on red tape to help boost companies’ competitiveness is the aim of a European Commission proposal to simplify corporate reporting obligations. But critics of the so-called Omnibus package claim the proposal is a step back for human rights and the environment.

Euronews

‘A bad joke’: Greece gives green light to oil drilling while expanding marine protected areas

Environmental lawyers say that the new concessions threaten endangered species in the biodiversity-rich Hellenic Trench.

Evening Standard

Government investigating dozens of vehicle models over diesel emissions concerns

The inquiry could result in thousands of cars being recalled.

The Guardian - UK

EU failing to enforce illegal fishing rules, say campaigners

Activists says EU court ruling on transparency makes mockery of laws to protect the environment

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog investigates Defra over authorisation of bee-killing pesticide

Neonicotinoid was given emergency clearance under Conservative government in 2023 and 2024

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s climate action plan unlawful, high court rules

Environmental campaign groups took joint action against decision to approve carbon budget delivery plan

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Swiss women who won their human rights climate battle must inspire us all

Earlier this month, a group of older Swiss women won a landmark climate case at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. The court ruled that Switzerland’s weak climate policy had violated their rights to private and family life — an outcome that will change the legal landscape on…

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