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'A clear example of a market failure': Why businesses are urging the UK and EU to stand firm on supply chain deforestation rules

Risk

'A clear example of a market failure': Why businesses are urging the UK and EU to stand firm on supply chain deforestation rules

Top supermarkets and food businesses argue supply chain deforestation rules are critical for easing food price inflation, tackling climate change, and securing stronger trade ties

clock 08 July 2025 • 9 min read
Global Briefing: Shell overturns Dutch court order demanding 45 per cent cut in emissions

Politics

Global Briefing: Shell overturns Dutch court order demanding 45 per cent cut in emissions

Oil and gas giant reverses 2021 ruling in blow to climate campaigners, European Parliament delays landmark deforestation legislation by a year, and German city announces 2035 gas grid phase-out

clock 15 November 2024 • 6 min read
European Commission proposes 12-month delay to landmark deforestation regulation

Policy

European Commission proposes 12-month delay to landmark deforestation regulation

Campaigners accuse European Commission President Ursula Van der Leyen of 'kowtowing to agribusiness lobbyists'

clock 03 October 2024 • 3 min read