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Climate crisis: the NGO Letzte Generation, known for its highway blockades, ends its actions in Austria

After having acknowledged the "failure of society" to do without fossil fuels, the group of climate activists Letzte Generation (Last Generation) declared on its website on Tuesday that it was ending its demonstrations. "We no longer see...

Austrian Greens promote coal plant against stiff opposition

You might expect a Green Party to lead the fight against coal plants, as coal is the fossil fuel that produces the most carbon emissions. However, that is not the...

European Parliament approved: Gas and Nuclear become green

Despite the activists’ pressure, last week the European Parliament moved ahead with the plan to label nuclear and natural gas-fired power plants as green investments. The regulation will apply as of January 1, 2023.

Austrian Green Party wins sizeable amount in Vienna municipal elections

Yesterday was a historic day for the Austrian Green Party, as they landed third in voting for city parliament. Known locally as "Die Grüne" or "The Greens", the party landed 14.6% of the votes, beating out...

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

Alex Tyrrell Comments On Federal Election Results

The results are in and Canada avoided the worst-case scenario of a Poilievre government, but this has come at the...