Arthur Neslen
The Guardian
Belgium
Contact arthur
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by arthur:
EU to drop ban of hazardous chemicals after industry pressure
Exclusive: Leaked documents show that as little as 1% of products containing hazardous substances could be prohibited → Read More
EU environmental watchdog criticises calls to stall pesticides cut
European Environment Agency says Ukraine crisis cannot be used to justify delay → Read More
EU plan to ban up to 7,000 dangerous chemicals failing badly, says study
Roadmap to stop use of substances including ‘forever chemicals’ used to implement bans on 14 chemical groups so far, report states → Read More
Europe’s top five carmakers more than double profits since 2019
Figures come despite claims firms cannot afford to comply with planned EU pollution rules → Read More
Germany’s e-fuel EU loophole could mean ‘135bn more litres of petrol burnt’
Request for exemption from ICE car phase-out would displace up to 46m electric cars, says campaign group → Read More
Revealed: secret courts that allow energy firms to sue for billions accused of ‘bias’ as governments exit
Secret court set up under energy charter treaty accused of conflicts of interest, self-regulation issues and institutional bias → Read More
Ten African countries accuse EU of failing to protect hippos
Brussels’ plan to oppose a ban on trade in hippopotamus products puts species at risk, says letter signed by states, including Mali, Niger and Senegal → Read More
EU on track to break pledge to cut methane emissions by 30%, warns report
Exclusive: ‘Policy vacuum’ on livestock emissions amid pressure from industry lobbyists blamed for failings → Read More
France becomes latest country to leave controversial energy charter treaty
Quitting the ECT, which protects fossil fuel investors from policy changes that might threaten their profits, was ‘coherent’ with Paris climate deal, Macron said → Read More
100m highly polluting cars could appear on Europe’s roads after EU move
Exclusive: Efficiency recommendations of experts rejected in European Commission ‘Euro 7’ proposals → Read More
Pesticide use around world almost doubles since 1990, report finds
Agricultural chemicals drive falls of 30% in populations of field birds and butterflies, says Pesticide Atlas → Read More
EU wastes 153m tonnes of food a year – much more than it imports, says report
Bloc must halve its food waste by 2030 to tackle climate crisis and improve food security, say campaigners → Read More
Hateful tweets multiply in extreme temperatures, US analysis finds
Scientists logged rises of up to 22% in racist and misogynist tweets when temperatures rose above 42C → Read More
Timber cities ‘could cut 100bn tons of CO2 emissions by 2100’
Environmentalists say replacing natural forests with wood plantations to realise shift in construction practices is ‘bonkers’ → Read More
Oil firm Rockhopper wins £210m payout after being banned from drilling
Italian government ordered to compensate UK firm after exploration forbidden within 12 miles of coast → Read More
Anglo-French oil firm threatens Amazon reserve for isolated Indigenous people
Perenco sues Peru government for repeal of law that offers recognition to proposed Napo-Tigre reserve → Read More
Fears of new quakes in Dutch gas field as energy crisis bites
As Dutch government weighs resuming gas production in earthquake zone this winter, anxiety is rising in Groningen → Read More
Old cars forced off road as Europe’s clean air zones nearly double
Low-emission zones, now in 320 cities, are increasing as EU battles pollution health emergency → Read More
Scientists warn MEPs against watering down EU deforestation law
More than 50 experts say proposal redefining forest degradation could undermine net zero emissions plans → Read More
Appetite for frogs’ legs in France and Belgium ‘driving species to extinction’
Conservationists say exploitation of amphibians leading to depletion of native species abroad → Read More