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Eric Piolle elected spokesperson for the Ecologists, a disavowal for Marine Tondelier

The Ecologists' congress ended with a setback for Marine Tondelier. Grenoble mayor Eric Piolle was elected party spokesperson on Saturday, April 26, after a second round of internal voting in which he beat Guillaume Hédouin, a regional...

The Greens of Slovenia raise awareness about the legal restriction on the use of mobile phones in schools

A review of research reveals that although many studies highlight the negative impact of excessive smartphone use on children and adolescents, the effect of banning smartphones in schools remains unclear, and regulations in...

Serbia: Greens and other opposition members call for transitional government with popular trust

The protests in Serbia began when 15 people died after a shelter collapsed at a train station in Novi Sad. Protesters accuse the authorities of corruption and authoritarianism. Despite the resignation of Prime Minister Miloš Vučević, the...

Spain: The Greens are joining forces with two other political parties to closely examine the impact of companies like Amazon and Glovo on labor rights

Esquerra Republicana, Comuns and the CUP will create a study commission in the Catalan Parliament to study the impact of the platform economy - representing Amazon and Glovo - and artificial intelligence on...

Cyprus: Greens call for environmental protection against illegal construction in Akamas

Cyprus Greens - Citizens Cooperation once again denounce the persistent illegality and lack of effective measures to protect the Akamas Peninsula. The recent revelation of the illegal construction of two rudimentary cooling facilities in the Akamas Hersonissos...

Bulgarian Green Party proposes reforms and measures for adequate protection against animal violence

The Bulgarian Green Party, Zeleno dvizhenie, has expressed its outrage and protest against the cruel torture of animals filmed for the purpose of sadistic entertainment and profiteering from their suffering. The Greens emphasize that attitudes toward animals...

The Norwegian Green Party wants to position itself as a countervailing force against the rise of right-wing populism

Norway needs a new green government after the elections. It is absolutely necessary to safely bring Norway out of the oil age, reduce emissions, stop the destruction of nature and fight poverty and exclusion.The world around us...

Swedish Green Party Disapproves Environmental Goals Committee Proposal to Parliament

The Environmental Goals Committee's proposal on how the climate benefits of forests should increase and biodiversity should be enhanced has been presented. The inquiry's mission was to propose how Sweden should comply with...

Finnish Interior Minister faces no-confidence motion after Green Party accuses her of discriminating against refugees

The Green parliamentary group will present a motion of no confidence against Interior Minister Mari Rantanen following the report by the Equality Ombudsman. The motion will be presented by the deputy chairwomen of...

In France, the Greens strongly condemn the Trump administration’s decisions against scientific research and express their full support for the Stand Up For Science movement

The Greens strongly condemn the attacks on scientific research, its funding and its independence by the Trump administration. They advocate free and independent scientific research.The French Green Party considers that among the disastrous decisions it has taken...

Italy, Greens welcome the adoption of the law on supplementary pensions for artists in the Regional Council

"This is another success for the Greens in the Regional Council: the law on supplementary pensions for artists has been adopted," said the Verdi - Grüne - Vërc. The Italian Green party believes...

Widespread Breaches of Solid Fuel Regulations: Green Party calls for tighter accountability in supply chain

The findings, released in an air quality report commissioned by Dundrum Green Party Councillor Robert Jones, show that a Dublin-wide sampling and testing initiative indicates that most coal sold by retailers does not...

Jonathan Pedneault’s “Warm Woke Embrace” Doesn’t Answer Legitimate Concerns About His Pro-War Policies

Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault responded to harsh criticism of his stance on U.S.-Canada relations and military policy—not with a policy defense, but with a bizarre offer of a “warm woke embrace.” The comment came...

Authoritarian Greens: UK Green Party Demands Total Support for Ukraine

The Green Party of England and Wales has taken an alarmingly hawkish stance on the war in Ukraine, calling on the entire country to oppose diplomacy and align with NATO’s escalation. In a recent social media post,...

Natural disasters caused 310 billion in economic losses worldwide in 2024, estimates Swiss Re

Hurricanes, floods, fires… The economic losses caused by natural disasters are increasingly heavy. According to an initial estimate by reinsurer Swiss Re, published on Thursday, December 5, their amounts should increase this year...

39th European Greens Congress begins this Friday 6th December 2024 in Dublin, Ireland

The conference kicks off this Friday 6th December 2024 in the cosmopolitan city of Dublin, Ireland. Participants will gather for three days at the 39th European Green Party Congress.This Congress is therefore a key event for the...

Climate: how to measure and reduce your carbon footprint?

The carbon footprint represents the quantity of greenhouse gases generated by human activities. For the year 2023, it amounts to an average of 9.4 tonnes per inhabitant. Even if this remains intangible, it is the equivalent of...

COP29 in Azerbaijan: oil company Exxon calls on Donald Trump not to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, NGOs and activists denounce “greenwashing”

For decades, oil and gas multinationals have acted behind the scenes to delay environmental policies and minimize the driving role of their activities in the climate crisis. By calling on Donald Trump, on Tuesday, November 12, not...

Ecolo makes traditional parties eager for “multiple mandates” give in

For the ecologists, the PS's attempt to modify the anti-multiple mandates rules was a bad signal. Ecolo will continue to mobilize for more transparency, for representatives 100% dedicated to the level of power where they are elected...

COP29: Greenhouse gas emissions reach new peaks in 2024

Who are the good and bad students in the fight against global warming? Where is humanity in this immense challenge? In the middle of COP 29 in Azerbaijan, a reference study was published on Wednesday, November 13....

COP29: a week after the US elections, world leaders meet in Baku

COP29, which opens this Monday, November 11 in Baku, Azerbaijan, will last until November 22. It is chaired by Mukhtar Babayev, the Azerbaijani Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, and a former executive of the oil company...

Water in Europe is of poor quality, warns European Environment Agency report

This is the largest study devoted to the quality of European waters. 120,000 bodies of surface water, lakes, rivers, coastal waters and 3.8 million km² of groundwater were analyzed, with very disappointing results. Only 37% of surface...

Environmentalist and Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson requests political asylum in France

This request was made in a letter to the French head of state "a few days ago", declared Lamya Essemlali, president of Sea Shepherd France, a fervent supporter of the 73-year-old environmental activist, at a press conference...

Three Africans receive Animal Action Award for their work to protect animals

What they have in common is a love of animals and a fierce fight for years to protect them. First, there is Charles Emogor, a 29-year-old Nigerian scientist who has been fascinated by pangolins...

More than half of electricity will be low-carbon by 2030, says International Energy Agency

The world is indeed in an energy shift. "With nuclear energy, which is the subject of renewed interest in many countries, low-emission sources", such as wind and solar(New window), "are expected to produce...

Climate crisis: where is the energy transition in the world, less than a month before COP29 in Azerbaijan?

"We have witnessed the age of coal and the age of oil, and we are now moving at full speed towards the age of electricity." For the executive director of the International Energy...

Intrusion at Le Bourget Airport: Trial of 13 Environmental Activists Postponed to May 23

The trial of 13 activists from Attac and Extinction Rebellion, who entered the tarmac of Le Bourget Airport (Seine-Saint-Denis) in September 2023, has been postponed, Attac announced on Friday, October 18. The trial was due to be...

Environment: according to WWF, animal populations have declined by three-quarters in 50 years

The major international conference on the preservation of biodiversity, COP16, opens in ten days in Cali, Colombia. Objective: to consolidate the agreement reached at the previous meeting, to protect 30% of the planet's land and sea areas...

Norway announces new restrictions on wild salmon fishing

Norway has announced new restrictions on wild salmon fishing, at least at the start of the season. The population of these migratory fish has fallen to its lowest level in recent years. The number of returns to...

Marie Lecocq: against insecurity, let’s strengthen the community police!

Marie Lecocq was Martin Buxant's guest on RTL TVI. The co-president of Ecolo notably addressed the topic of security. Resources for community policing Marie Lecocq began by recalling that security is...

Marine Tondelier shows her support for the “Vert Ardent” list in Liège

Marine Tondelier, leader of “Europe Ecologie Les Verts”, a real star of politics since the last elections in France, came to support the candidate-mayor Caroline Saal and the figures who make up her list, in view of...

Fight against deforestation: Germany asks the EU to postpone its law

Germany joins the criticism of the new European anti-deforestation regulation. The Minister of Agriculture, Cem Ozdemir, asked the European Commission to postpone the entry into force of the text, scheduled for the end of the year. "Companies...

In the Netherlands, environmental activists from Extinction Rebellion closed the highway to The Hague to protest against fossil fuel subsidies

A massive mobilization. Activists from the environmental organization Extinction Rebellion spectacularly blocked a major highway crossing The Hague (Netherlands) on Saturday, September 14, to protest against billions of euros in Dutch subsidies for...

Climate crisis: Summer 2024 was the hottest ever recorded globally, according to the Copernicus observatory

The year is not over, but the temperatures recorded across the globe this summer make it "increasingly likely that 2024 will be the hottest year on record". In its latest monthly report published on Friday 6 September,...

Global warming: a “global SOS” launched by the UN

A “global SOS” was launched at the Pacific Islands Forum Summit on Tuesday, August 27. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is relying on new research that confirms a faster rise in sea levels in this region compared to...

Editorials

Green Party Using Spotlight to Push Civil Defence Expansion – Not Environmental Justice

While Canadians look to the Green Party for principled leadership on the environment and social justice, the federal Green co-leaders appear...

Opinion

BC Green Party Member Calls for Rational China Policy

I am delighted for once to see a sensible attitude to the Canadian relationship with China.  I am very pleased that Mr. Tyrrell...
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