While economic sanctions have traditionally targeted entire countries, Clara Portela of the Center for European Policy Studies notes the rise of “horizontal sanctions,” which can target individuals and entities in order to make the sanctions weapon more precise. Horizontal sanctions have been employed over Syrian chemical weapons and Russian agents’ attempt to assassinate […]
While burning wood instead of coal may not reduce greenhouse gases, forests are at least renewable resources, checking off one “green” item. However activists are calling for new EU-wide regulations to ensure that the forests which produce wood used for energy are managed sustainably. A piece in Euractiv laments recent criticism of the proposed measure.
Belgium’s tax on air pollution from aviation activities may provide a model for other European countries and developed nations broadly dealing with this tricky issue, according to Bill Hemings of Transport & Environment, an industry advocacy organization. Aviation emissions are up 21% since 2012, Hemings notes in his op-ed on Euractiv.
