Newsletter Romanian gas pipeline is being backed by the EU's tax funds The European Union is using taxes on pollution to fund a gas pipeline in Romania, claiming it will reduce emissions compared to coal.
Opinion www.theguardian.com Greta Thunberg ends year with one of the greatest tweets in history Thunberg’s funny exchange is a reminder of the connection between machismo, misogyny and hostility to climate action
Newsletter Europe on course for new wildfire record this year: EU monitor Flames have destroyed an area more than twice the size of Luxembourg this year so far.
Politics Romania sees an opening to become an energy power in Europe The Ukraine war could lead to breakthroughs in nuclear power and natural gas, with Washington’s help.
Politics U.S. moves toward supplying Romania with a new style of nuclear plant The proposed deal, for a smaller and cheaper kind of nuclear plant, built by an American firm, could start a race to export small reactors.
Politics Russia’s war is a short-term win for coal The EU is looking for both brown and green energy solutions, and for now coal is on the menu.
Newsletter Ikea’s race for the last of Europe’s old-growth forest The furniture giant is hungry for Romania’s famed trees. Little stands in its way.
