INSIDE OTWO | FEBRUARY MARCH 2026 2026
Europe loses green momentum
Europe is going through a delicate moment in its environmental policy, with growing voices warning of a possible reversal of its ecological commitments. For years, the continent has projected the image of a global benchmark in sustainability and the defence of a clean environment, but experts warn that this‘ green Europe’ could be losing momentum. The concern centres on the gap between the grand climate goals proclaimed and the lack of determination in their actual implementation.
Although initiatives such as the European Green Deal have set out an ambitious roadmap towards climate neutrality, several analysts point out that recent decisions convey a sense of political weakness and shifting priorities. Against a backdrop of economic and geopolitical tensions, the environmental agenda seems to be increasingly competing with immediate interests that are slowing down the necessary ecological transformation.
INSIDE OTWO | FEBRUARY MARCH 2026 2026
This possible change of course not only affects the climate, but also biodiversity conservation and Europe’ s ability to lead a coherent response to the environmental crisis. The warning is clear: without stronger and more consistent measures, the continent risks seeing its role as an ecological model eroded and its green ambition overshadowed by an increasingly uncertain scenario.
These cases reflect an‘ invisible extinction’: species that disappear with little public attention, but whose decline signals a broader environmental deterioration that threatens the continent’ s natural balance.