Honolulu Star Bulletin - EU DECODED: Deforestation law’s trade-offs

EU DECODED: Deforestation law’s trade-offs

Can the goods we buy and the services we use affect the survival of the rainforest? The EU thinks so and this episode explores its new law on deforestation, which is provoking a backlash from companies and countries who are negotiating over how to delay the application of the new rules.

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How melting Alpine glaciers affect valleys

Irish government to subsidise school books

European democracy is weakening, report warns

Low demand: electric vehicles clog Belgian port

EU calls for tougher measures for a ‘tobacco-free generation’

This Summer experiences Romania first heatwave

Europe: How gas prices fell from €300 to €35 MWh in one year

British musicians lose gigs in Europe since Brexit

Japan: Toyota stops production due to computer system error

Edinburgh: Totempfahl bei kanadischen Indigenen zurück

Russian Central Bank: Urgent meeting due to rouble devaluation

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