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Euronews
6 days ago
- Politics
- Euronews
Can the EU be a climate leader and boost its economic competitiveness?
At the heart of the debate, in focus on this episode of EU Decoded, is whether the 27-country bloc can afford to retain its leadership in climate policy while remaining an economic powerhouse. Through its Climate Law, the EU pledged to become climate neutral by mid-century, with an intermediate target of a 55% reduction in greenhouse emissions compared to 1990 level by 2030. The review to the landmark piece of legislation spearheaded by the EU's executive in July plans to set a 2040 target. The review also includes a proposal to allow EU countries to participate in the international carbon market to offset some of their pollution. "So basically, an EU member state could pay a third country outside the EU to reduce its greenhouse emissions," Euronews reporter Gregoire Lory told the programme. "NGOs are saying this is nonsense because it runs against scientific opinion." It also allows for other forms of flexibilities. "One is the carbon removal, could be nature-based, or industrial technologies. And on this point, NGOs are saying that these industrial technologies' removers are not developed enough to be scaled up," Lory said. Another one is "flexibility between sectors, so sectors ahead on their reductions, could compensate those lagging behind." 'We can't solve the climate crisis alone' A attempt to fast-track the review through the European Parliament was however rejected. "The far right blocked it together with the (centre-right group) EPP," Greens MEP Lena Schilling (Austria) told Euronews. "Now we, together with the social democrats and the liberals, need to get EPP on board and that's what we are trying to do, to work together constructively and do another report, other amendments." But lawmakers are not the only ones divided. French President Emmanuel Macron had called in June for the Commission to delay its proposal, arguing more time is needed to reach a European compromise that would not hamper the bloc's flagging global competitiveness. For Schilling, Macron's stance "really messes with the next COP negotiations" which will take place in Brazil in November. "We are always saying we can't solve the climate crisis alone in Europe. We need China. We need the US. We need other countries. We need India. And then at the same time, right before we are announcing our NDCs (National Determined Contribution) trying to bail out. And that's just irresponsible and extremely, extremely dangerous," she added. But the fight against climate change seemed to have slipped down the list of priorities for the Commission. In its proposal last month for a €2 trillion budget for the 2028-2034 period, the focus was squarely on competitiveness and security and defence. Journalist: Alice Tidey and Isabel Marques da Silva Content production: Pilar Montero López Video production: Zacharia Vigneron Graphism: Loredana Dumitru Editorial coordination: Ana Lázaro Bosch and Jeremy Fleming-Jones
UPI
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Kyla Pratt, Kelcey Mawema to star in Lifetime's 'Girl in the Cellar'
1 of 4 | Kyla Pratt, seen at the 2025 BET Awards in Los Angeles, will star in "The Girl in the Cellar." Photo by Greg Grudt/UPI | License Photo July 8 (UPI) -- Lifetime announced Tuesday it has greenlit the TV movie Girl in the Cellar. It will air Saturday, Aug. 23 at 8 p.m. EDT. Kyla Pratt and Kelcey Mawema will star in the movie inspired by a true story. Pratt plays Rebecca, a mother whose daughter, Lory (Mawema), keeps her boyfriend a secret from her mom. When Rebecca finds out, she locks Lory in her cellar. Lory doesn't know, however, that Rebecca's father locked her in the same basement. Girl in the Cellar follows Lifetime true crime movies Girl in the Attic, Girl in the Garage, Girl Locked Upstairs, Girl in the Video, Girl in Room 13, Girl in the Basement, Girl in the Bunker, Girl in the Box and Girl in the Shed. Pratt previously starred in Lifetime original holiday movies Let's Meet Again on Christmas Eve, No Time Like Christmas and The Christmas Pact. Mawema was in Lifetime's Cruel Instruction and The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice. Eva Gonzalez Szigrisz wrote the script. Robert Adetuyi directs the film.
