Ajit Niranjan

Berlin, Germany

European Environment Correspondent at The Guardian

european environment correspondent @guardian, former climate reporter @dwnews (email me on [email protected])

Articles

Public affairs firms in Europe enable pollution by lobbying for big oil, says analysis

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Ajit Niranjan

A handful of “small but dirty” public affairs and law firms in Europe are enabling pollution by lobbying extensively for big oil, an analysis has found, with most major companies in the industry working for at least one fossil fuel client.
‘Alarming’ increase in levels of forever chemical TFA found in European wines

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Ajit Niranjan

Levels of a little-known forever chemical known as TFA in European wines have risen “alarmingly” in recent decades, according to analysis, prompting fears that contamination will breach a planetary boundary. Researchers from Pesticide Action Network Europe tested 49 bottles of commercial wine to see how TFA contamination in food and drink has progressed.
‘Alarming’ increase in levels of forever chemical TFA found in European wines

3 weeks ago | pfascentral.org | Ajit Niranjan

By Ajit Niranjan | The Guardian | April 23, 2025 Read the full article by Ajit Niranjan (The Guardian) "Levels of a little-known forever chemical known as TFA in European wines have risen “alarmingly” in recent decades, according to analysis, prompting fears that contamination will breach a planetary boundary.
Deadly floods and storms affected more than 400,000 people in Europe in 2024

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Ajit Niranjan

The home-wrecking storms and floods that swept Europe last year affected 413,000 people, a report has found, as fossil fuel pollution forced the continent to suffer through its hottest year on record. Dramatic scenes of cars piled up on inundated streets and bridges being ripped away by raging torrents were seen around the continent in 2024, with “high” floods on 30% of the European river network and 12% crossing the “severe” flood threshold, according to the European State of the Climate report.
Deadly floods and storms affected more than 400,000 people in Europe in 2024

1 month ago | msn.com | Ajit Niranjan

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Deadly floods and storms affected more than 400,000 people in Europe in 2024

1 month ago | msn.com | Ajit Niranjan

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Turtle doves to be shot for sport again across Europe as EU lifts hunting ban

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Helena Horton |Ajit Niranjan

Turtle doves will be allowed to be shot for sport again across Europe, as the EU lifts a ban on hunting that was credited with the species’ tentative recovery. The EU will allow hunters to shoot 132,000 birds across Spain, France and Italy after a population boom for the threatened bird in western Europe due to a hunting ban that came into effect in 2021.
Key European leaders say it is ‘not the time’ to start lifting sanctions against Russia - Europe live

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Jakub Krupa |Dan Sabbagh |Angela Giuffrida |Ajit Niranjan

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureConclusions of the Paris summit on Ukraine – summary Key European leaders stressed that it was “not the time” to start lifting sanctions against Russia, as they called out Moscow’s delaying tactics in responding to a US-led ceasefire proposal in Ukraine (, , ).
Pick for German agriculture minister withdraws after activists storm farm

1 month ago | msn.com | Ajit Niranjan

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Pick for German agriculture minister withdraws after activists storm farm

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Ajit Niranjan

The conservative pick for German agriculture minister has withdrawn his candidacy after animal rights activists stormed his farm, prompting cross-party condemnation. Günther Felßner, a farming lobbyist who had won the backing of the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU), said his wife was “in fear of life and limb” when activists climbed on to the cattle shed she was in to hang a banner and light smoke-emitting flares on Monday.