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Brussels threatens to halt plastic waste shipments to Turkey unless Ankara can demonstrate meaningful progress in addressing pollution failures at waste treatment facilities across the country.

European Union member states are pushing for binding commitments on clean energy and fossil fuel reduction at this year’s global climate summit, signalling a shift from pledge-making to measurable delivery.

Experts warn that Europe’s green energy ambitions must be grounded in engineering reality, with calls for stronger grid integration and greater attention to affordability as the continent accelerates its shift away from fossil fuels.

French billionaire Olivier Bouygues has gone on trial in Orléans over allegations of illegally hunting protected species, in a case described as unprecedented in French legal history.

Spain has equalled its all-time September temperature record at 45.7 degrees Celsius, extending a summer of extreme heat that scientists link to accelerating climate change and raising urgent questions about European preparedness.

France has rejected Chinese claims that its new anti-fast-fashion law is discriminatory, with officials insisting the legislation applies universally and is rooted in environmental protection rather than trade protectionism.

New data showing a significant rise in global fashion sector emissions is testing Brussels’ ambition to transform the textile industry through circular economy legislation.

Met Office scientists confirm the UK endured its hottest summer on record, with research indicating the extreme season was made around 130 times more likely by human-induced climate change.

Extreme heat, drought and wildfires are generating a wave of deferred public costs — from farm compensation to infrastructure repairs — that is reshaping how European governments think about their budgets.

Britain’s Green Party is pushing for a halt to new data centre construction, echoing debates already reshaping planning policy across the United States and parts of continental Europe.