Finnish Government Faces First-Ever Lawsuit Over Climate Inaction Amid Backfiring Sanctions

The EU’s need to power its industry and keep its houses warm amid a self-inflicted energy crisis may wipe out the bloc’s far-reaching climate ambitions that include carbon neutrality and a comprehensive ban on fossil fuels. In Finland alone, the use of coal rose 8 percent in the first nine months of this year instead of a gradual phaseout.