EU countries can now zero rate healthy products such as fruit and vegetables. New EU rules enabling this were approved by the European Parliament at the beginning of March. The change came about at the insistence of MEP Anja Hazekamp of the Party for the Animals. "The healthiest and most sustainable food choice should also be the cheapest one. EU countries are now free to use their VAT rules for s...
“Climate activists are sometimes depicted as dangerous radicals. But the truly dangerous radicals are the countries that are increasing the production of fossil fuels.” That is what António Gutierrez, Secretary-General of the United Nations, said after the publication of the latest report by the international climate panel IPCC earlier this month. It is remarkable that someone in such an importan...
Coal and biomass power plants in the Netherlands burn around 100,000 shredded Russian trees per month. Which is disastrous for our climate and good for Putin’s war chest, according to the Dutch Party for the Animals. Its proposal to ban the import of wooden biomass from Russia was adopted by a majority of the House of Representatives last week.