EU urged not to roll back green agenda in effort to revive faltering economy

<p>Campaigners say industrial issues cannot be solved by watering down climate and environmental policies</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/feb/09/europe-eu-jimmy-lai-ukraine-russia-us-portugal-latest-news-updates">Europe live – latest updates</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/feb/09/japan-election-nikkei-record-high-yen-strengthens-takaichi-election-win-keir-starmer-pound-bonds-news-updates">Business live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>EU leaders have been warned against a rollback of the green agenda before a summit focused on reviving the bloc’s waning economy.</p><p>Campaigners from the Climate Action Network, a pan-European group of NGOs, said European industry was “under real pressure” from “high energy prices, ageing assets, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/08/british-steel-scunthorpe-future-unclear-uk-government-jingye-options">global overcapacity</a> and delayed investments”, but these issues could not be solved by watering down climate and environmental policies.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/09/eu-urged-not-roll-back-green-agenda-revive-faltering-economy">Continue reading...</a>