The EU’s highest court has used the precautionary principle to reject a complaint from an American company that had wanted to make it easier to put a metallic additive into fuel.
[mailchimp_signup][/mailchimp_signup]The company, Afton, complained that EU was unfairly limiting the amount of a manganese compound called MMT that can be added to petrol sold in Europe. But the European Court of Justice ruled earlier this month that restrictions on its use are lawful, due to the absence of ‘adequate and reliable data’ on the risk MMT poses to human health and damage to car engines.
Nine civil society groups outline principles which must underpin the next Multiannual Financial Framework.
The decision to create a Europe-wide carbon price was right but creates significant political risk. The good news is it can still be fixed.
Emissions from European aviation have almost bounced back to 2019 levels, with flights within Europe even exceeding these, a new T&E study shows. The ...