Leonie Cater

Brussels

Chemicals & pollution reporter @POLITICOEurope ~ one third of our Sustainability Insights newsletter ~ [email protected] 🇩🇲🇬🇩

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EU Parliament approves law to let farmers shoot more wolves

6 days ago | politico.eu | Leonie Cater

European lawmakers on Thursday backed downgrading the wolf's conservation status, delivering a political trophy to the Commission president and a loaded rifle to Europe's farmers. The proposal amends the European Union Habitats Directive, moving the wolf from the list of “strictly protected” to “protected” species, making it easier for farmers in the EU to shoot wolves that threaten their herds.
Dutch warned not to eat homegrown eggs over forever chemicals fears

3 weeks ago | pfascentral.org | Leonie Cater

By Leonie Cater | Politico | April 15, 2025 Read the full article by Leonie Cater (Politico) "People in the Netherlands should stop eating backyard-produced eggs due to contamination from PFAS or forever chemicals, a Dutch government agency announced Tuesday.
Dutch warned not to eat homegrown eggs over forever chemicals fears

4 weeks ago | politico.eu | Leonie Cater

RIVM is an agency of the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, which provides independent research and advice to the government. People in the Netherlands "already ingest a lot of PFAS through other foods and partly through drinking water," said the agency in a press release. By no longer eating backyard eggs, a "much higher PFAS intake can be avoided."Commercial eggs from a shop or from the market still can be eaten.
Italy, Spain back France’s plan to rescue EU chemicals industry

2 months ago | politico.eu | Leonie Cater

Seven European Union countries including Italy and Spain have joined France in calling for a “critical chemicals act” to protect Europe’s struggling chemicals sector.
Want to breathe Europe’s cleanest air? Move to Estonia.

2 months ago | politico.eu | Leonie Cater |Giovanna Coi

Barely a dozen countries in the world have air deemed safe to breathe — and just one of them is in the European Union. Time to layer up and move to Estonia. The Northern European country is the only nation in the bloc with levels of air pollution considered safe under World Health Organization guidelines, a new report by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir finds.
Europe likely to miss most green targets for 2030

2 months ago | politico.eu | Leonie Cater |Giovanna Coi

The European Union is likely to miss most of the 2030 green targets it set itself in a bid to become the world's first climate-neutral continent by midcentury, a new report by the European Environment Agency warns. The report — which comes as escalating trade and geopolitical tensions divert Brussels' attention away from environmental policy — examines 28 key targets under the Green Deal, from greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration to recycling targets and nature restoration.
E&E News: France bans ‘forever chemicals’ in consumer products, with a catch

2 months ago | subscriber.politicopro.com | Leonie Cater

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France pitches plan to halt decline of EU chemical industry

Feb 11, 2025 | politico.eu | Leonie Cater

Europe's mighty chemicals industry is in decline — but France is pitching a plan to get it back on track. Once one of the jewels of European manufacturing, the chemicals' sector has been plunged into a deep malaise over recent years, at least in part because of a surge in energy costs. The crisis reached fever pitch when even German heavyweight BASF said last year that it would be making a multibillion investment in China, as it had found business tough in its home market.
Europe : le cordon sanitaire avec l’extrême droite bientôt remis en cause pour s’en prendre au Pacte vert ?

Feb 11, 2025 | politico.eu | Karl Mathiesen |Marianne Gros |Zia Weise |Leonie Cater |Louise Guillot

Le destin de la mission historique de l’Europe en matière de climat et celui de son cordon sanitaire contre l’extrême droite sont désormais liés.
Inside the divided coalition coming for the Green Deal

Feb 10, 2025 | politico.eu | Karl Mathiesen |Marianne Gros |Zia Weise |Leonie Cater |Louise Guillot

The fate of Europe’s historic climate mission and its political firewall against the far right are now intertwined. Europe’s attempts to reignite its fading industries have created a motley but energetic crew of business interests, centrist political leaders and far-right crusaders — all of whom want to reset the EU’s Green Deal, a package of laws aimed at zeroing out greenhouse gases and living in harmony with nature.