
Show overview
The Green Room has published 10 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode during 2025. That works out to roughly 2 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 14 min and 16 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Government show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 1.1 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by Haymarket Media Group Ltd.
From the publisher
<p>The Green Room is a weekly podcast from <a href="https://www.endseurope.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ENDS Europe</a>, bringing you the latest on environmental policymaking in the EU.</p><br><p>Each Tuesday, our team of journalists and analysts will dive into the top stories of the week, on topics ranging from climate change to agriculture, the energy transition to chemicals regulation. We will keep you up to date on the latest progress on green files, who’s seeking to influence them and the implications for industry and EU member states.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
Latest Episodes

S1 Ep 9Polemical chemicals: Why plans to revise REACH have sparked a row
In the final episode of this series, ENDS Europe discusses the European Commission’s plans to overhaul the EU’s key piece of chemicals legislation, and why it has triggered a backlash from industry. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

S1 Ep 8Environment commissioner Jessika Roswall on Europe’s green agenda
On this week’s special edition of the Green Room, ENDS Europe speaks to the European Commission’s environment chief, Jessika Roswall, on the future of the Green Deal amid the EU’s competitiveness drive. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

S1 Ep 7Interview: BirdLife’s Ariel Brunner on what EU deregulation means for nature
<p>The journalists and analysts at ENDS Europe break down the big green news stories of the week.</p><br><p>This week, deputy editor Simon Pickstone speaks to Ariel Brunner, EU director at Birdlife Europe and Central Asia about what the bloc’s deregulation drive could mean for nature protection, and why green groups are up in arms over the European Parliament’s accusations of lobbying.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

S1 Ep 699 problems (and sewage treatment is one)
<p>This week, the team discusses:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>What the European Parliament has to say about the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal and new proposals to simplify corporate sustainability rules</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>And why industry is challenging recently agreed rules on waste water treatment.</li></ul> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

S1 Ep 5Commission’s auto-emission decision plus pesticide PFAS-trophe
<p>The ENDS Europe team breaks down the big green news stories of the week.</p><br><p>This week, we’re discussing:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The European Commission’s u-turn on vehicle emissions standards;</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>and why the EU is looking to clamp down on pesticides containing PFAS ‘forever chemicals’.</li></ul> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

S1 Ep 4So fresh, so clean? Unpacking the EU’s plans for green industry and finance
<p>The journalists and analysts at ENDS Europe break down the big green news stories of the week.</p><br><p>This week, we’re discussing last week’s deluge of action plans and proposals from the European Commission aiming to tackle the EU’s high energy prices, industrial competitiveness and regulatory complexity.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

S1 Ep 3Commission’s field day and talking trash
<p>The journalists and analysts at ENDS Europe break down the big green news stories of the week.</p><br><p>This week, we’re discussing:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why the European Commission’s new vision for farming is worrying environmentalists</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>And what a freshly agreed update to EU waste rules means for the food and textiles sectors</li></ul> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

S1 Ep 2Takin’ care of business and EU’s forest monitoring strife
<em>This week, the ENDS Europe team discusses what the European Commission’s new work programme says about the direction of its green agenda, and why lawmakers are trying to water down a law to monitor the health of Europe’s forests.</em> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

S1 Ep 1The EU’s omnifuss and mid-LIFE crisis
<p>The team of journalists and analysts at ENDS Europe break down the big green news stories of the week.</p><br><p>This week, we’re discussing:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>What the European Commission’s ‘omnibus’ package means for EU green policy</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>And why conservatives and green groups are at loggerheads over accusations of lobbying</li></ul> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The Green Room Trailer
trailer<p>The Green Room is a weekly podcast from <a href="https://www.endseurope.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ENDS Europe</a>, bringing you the latest on environmental policymaking in the EU.</p><br><p>Each Tuesday, our team of journalists and analysts will dive into the top stories of the week, on topics ranging from climate change to agriculture, the energy transition to chemicals regulation. We will keep you up to date on the latest progress on green files, who’s seeking to influence them and the implications for industry and EU member states.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>