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The Backlash Against Net Zero is Gathering Steam Across Europe

11 June 2026 at 09:00

Labour’s goal of 'dynamic alignment' with the EU is bad news for the party's beloved Net Zero, says Ben Pile. Even more than in Britain, the backlash in Europe against ruinous climate policies is gathering steam.

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E.U. Steps Up Ocean Monitoring as Trump Administration Backs Away

3 June 2026 at 23:01
Days after the U.S. said it would kill a network of ocean monitors, European officials pledged to invest more in their version, calling it a β€œnecessity.”

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The European plan to invest roughly $107 million comes as the U.S. has said it would dismantle a sprawling network of sensors.

Why $1bn in Balkans energy contracts are going to an obscure company connected to Donald Trump

Guardian investigation shows how US presidency blurs line between policy and enrichment of American ruling family and those around it

On a graffitied Sarajevo backstreet, a path leads past an overgrown patch of garden to a white door. Beyond is the registered office of a company that is on the brink of winning contracts worth more than $1bn.

AAFS Infrastructure and Energy is close to securing a concession to build and operate a pipeline across the Balkans to allow fossil gas shipped from the US to replace supplies that come from Russia. β€œThis could be the most important infrastructure project ever in Bosnia and Herzegovina,” says one of the country’s top officials, who, like others, asks to remain anonymous to discuss sensitive negotiations.

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Β© Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

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