Without textiles, there is no fashion. But textile manufacturing is highly polluting and there is an urgent need to make it sustainable. The industry and EU policymakers must work together on harmonising different national rules to turn Europe’s catwalks green    

As Brussels starts making sense of the Commission’s proposal for creating a homegrown net zero market, industry points to lack of understanding of how innovation works

In response to the US Inflation Reduction Act, the Commission wants 40% of EU’s clean technologies to be manufactured in the bloc by end of the decade

The Commission has fleshed out its Green Deal Industrial plan, promising premiums for renewable hydrogen and speedier granting of permits, to dissuade companies from leaving Europe for subsidies elsewhere. But MEPs, think tanks and industry groups are sceptical

A Net-Zero Industry Act and a European Sovereignty Fund aim to attract much needed investment. But research leaders insist Horizon Europe money must not be diverted into another ‘political pet project’

Universities and research institutes plan to take on a coordination role in European ocean research and education, as the EU gets ready to launch a marine Knowledge and Innovation Community

Scientists and policymakers are meeting in Montreal to agree a new plan to save the world’s habitats and species. But researchers do not have a full understanding of biodiversity loss, or what governments are doing in response

Research in the Arctic is really important for shaping climate policy, but much of its landmass is within Russia. There were already difficulties working in Russia and getting data from Russia. Now the war in Ukraine has made the situation much worse

Decarbonising the economy will involve vast technology transfers and cross-border R&D. But with Russia a pariah, and US-China relations frosty, there are worries that politics could slow the diffusion of green technology