Europe is facing an “existential challenge” to increase its productivity, Mario Draghiโs long-awaited report on European competitiveness states, with the main priorities focused on advancing the tech sector and ensuring a successful transition towards …
The new European Commission must set a bold EU emissions reduction target for 2040 to ensure climate neutrality by 2050, a 90% reduction target is essential to keep the EU on track for a fossil-free future, write researchers at the Stockholm Environmen…
A massive air-water heat pump in Helsinki will see the Finnish capital on the way to achieving its 2030 climate neutrality goal.ย
The new EU Commission should build on the European Green Deal to strengthen Europeโs economic competitiveness and geopolitical relevance. A Clean Industrial Deal could serve both ends if designed correctly.
Money from the EU’s Just Transition Fund will be used to diversify economic activity away from fossil fuels.
The Azerbaijani presidency made that claim while presenting a flurry of initiatives for the Baku summit.
Both Trump and Biden are pushing lucrative U.S. fossil fuel deals โย a risky bet given the EU’s plans to wean itself off the energy source.
It was a love fest today. The green fights begin tomorrow
A German car association allegedly offered industry and lobbyists time with Transport Minister Volker Wissing in return for payment, according to a report.
The EITโs first three industry-focused networks are now set to โgraduateโ. What have they achieved and are they ready to operate independently?
Sunday (30 June) marked the deadline for EU countries to submit their National Energy and Climate Plans (NECP), outlining how each member state will deliver domestically on the EUโs carbon neutrality goals by 2030. However, only a handful of countries …
The European Environmental Agency found Europe unprepared for climate change risks such as floods and heatwaves.
While EU’s next institutional cycle opens new perspectives, some objectives remain unchanged: Climate neutrality by 2050, security of supply and energy resilience. Renewable fuels are critical in meeting those objectives, but an EU strategy for liquid …
‘We cannot be a group that won the elections, that is now a huge group, and then not be included in basic negotiations,’ the ECR vice-chair told POLITICO.
If she can’t win over the entire centrist coalition, the EU’s top executive will need the Greens or even the hard right. Both options are fraught.
EU decision-makers want to secure all their objectives, everywhere, and do it all at once. However, their plans donโt reflect real-world realities.
But only 1,000 show up to a protest boycotted by mainstream farming organizations.
Scientists dispute governmentโs claim that 2030 goal will be met.ย
With just a week to go until the European election and the campaign in full gear, weโre focusing on how the vote will impact key EU policies such as health, energy, climate, technology and defense. Will they be affected by the shake-up of the blocโs political landscape and the arrival of new MEPs and commissioners [โฆ]
The EU invited U.S. firms to help develop these futuristic atomic reactors. But Paris is wary of having Americans “stick their noses in.”
Joe Biden’s decision to pause new LNG projects rattled Europe, which is increasingly reliant on the US product.
While all eyes were on Xi Jinpingโs visit to Europe, leaders in Berlin debated on how the global transition towards climate neutrality affects the economy โ and vice versa.
The Greens’ Terry Reintke has pitched her party as the antidote to “right-wing, authoritarian” forces that are trying to water down climate action as she campaigns ahead of June’s European elections.
Bas Eickhout gets a lot of love in Maastricht.
The law will set up an EU certification framework for carbon removals to boost their uptake and help achieve EU climate neutrality by 2050.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Source : ยฉ European Union, 2024 – EP
Germany shut down 15 coal-fired power plants over Easter to ensure that the country would meet its climate neutrality targets, with Economy Minister Robert Habeck saying that the plants were โneither necessary nor economicalโ.
Healthier, more sustainable food systems are integral to climate-neutral ambition โ and flagship EU law is essential to support farmers in transition to low-carbon, high biodiversity and fairer farming practices.
As a strategic raw material, aluminium plays a crucial role in the EU’s journey towards climate neutrality by 2050 and achieving a green transition โmade in Europeโ. Its applications range from wind turbines and solar panels to electric vehicles and ba…
The European Union is poised to agree on a joint exit from a controversial energy investment protection agreement that activists say is a roadblock on the blocโs path to climate neutrality.
From influencing tech giants to securing privacy rights and fostering global partnerships, Europe has shown its capacity for meaningful change. Let’s dare to dream of a Europe leading the charge in climate neutrality, embracing diversity, and safeguard…
Step change in EU plastic recycling rates is possible โ but only if the European Commissionโs Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation prevents waste from third-party countries from counting against EU recycling targets.
To reach the EU’s climate targets, increase industrial competitiveness, and improve its energy resilience, carbon capture and storage technologies play an important role.
As part of its decarbonisation efforts, in 2023 the European Commission releas…
The mayor of Polandโs capital, Rafaล Trzaskowski, has ambitious goals for climate neutrality in Warsaw
The forthcoming Digital Networks Act offers a unique opportunity to future-proof EU connectivity policy to deliver the greatest value for European society – in support of the EUโs overarching ambitions: technology leadership, competitiveness, climate n…
The Net-Zero Industry Act won’t match the US subsidy splurge, but it will offer incentives to local green tech manufacturers.
The EU executive’s recommendation comes as the bloc’s green policies are facing a growing backlash.
The European Union must slash greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040, Brussels said on Tuesday in a recommendation aimed at ensuring climate neutrality becomes a reality by mid-century.
Despite growing discontent at the EU’s climate agenda, the Greens double down on their demand for ambitious sustainability measures.
Farmers’ ire and a right-wing surge is testing the EUโs climate goals. And the Greens that backed them are teetering.
CO2 Value Europe launches a first-of-a-kind quantitative assessment of the contribution of Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) towards climate neutrality in the EU. By 2050, at least 20% of GHG reduction from technologies will come from CCU.
The European Green Party is set for an internal battle over climate targets at a party congress this weekend, with the German Greens pushing to postpone the climate neutrality goals by five years and scrap parts of the gas and oil phase-out policies.
โThey tried to emulate the far right to avoid the far right. At the end, everybody goes towards the far right,โ Teresa Ribera told POLITICO.
The appeal comes despite a rising climate policy backlash and has backing from countries like Germany, France and the Netherlands.
The EU is banking on Washington approving major new LNG projects. The Biden administration might not play ball.
Target is in line with recommendations by EU’s scientific advisory board.
Last year, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen promised a deluge of green tech cash. But politics, fiscal austerity and military anxieties have since intervened.
The new Polish government says it is ‘stepping up’ its fight against climate change โ a vow that will ripple through Brussels.
A senior official vowed Poland’s new government would no longer block EU climate action.
The EU is promising storage will eventually be available โย but manufacturers in Europeโs poorer regions are worried it wonโt be within reach.ย
The Russian war on Ukraine has exposed Europeโs vulnerability and we need a new energy security paradigm to maintain reliability and affordability while reducing emissions.
Clean Aviation is harnessing synergies to foster dialogues and cooperation for a sustainable future in aviation.
A massive investment plan designed to help fight climate change is at risk of being beheaded.
The festive season means warmth and shelter in the cold, dark days of the year. Celebrating the best of the past and looking to a brighter future. As the EU prepares for new leaders to take up office next year, a new industry manifesto reflects on what…
The European Union has set a goal to increase the production and utilisation of renewable hydrogen in the fertiliser industry but like other sectors, there is no quick fix for achieving climate neutrality and the key to advancing decarbonisation is…
Time is running out to make progress on files before the 2024 European election.
The party wanted to make Germany a ‘forerunner’ in the fight against climate change. But budget woes have thrown a wrench in their plans.
The production and use of renewable hydrogen, alongside harmonising regulatory frameworks, will be key to decarbonising the fertiliser sector, stakeholders argued at a recent event.
New data shows the urgency to renovate buildings across Europe, writes Oliver Rapf.
Parliament has adopted its position on a new EU certification framework for technological and natural carbon removals to help achieve EU climate neutrality by 2050.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Source : ยฉ European Union, 2…
War, a fossil fuel boom and populist revolts are sapping the optimism from the fight against climate change. And then thereโs Trump.
Our scorecard of what the most powerful factions of countries will be fighting over at the climate summit โ and the obstacles they face.
To reach the EUโs climate goals, emission reduction efforts will need to be complemented by measures to remove carbon from the atmosphere. Source : ยฉ European Union, 2023 – EP
Providing 20% of the EU heat demand with district heating by 2030 would saveย 24 billion cubic meters of gas, representing 32% of Europeโs Russian gas imports in 2022.ย Decisive EU action is needed to leverage this potential.ย
As the European Union gains momentum on the path towards the European Green Deal, we must not forget the important role of the Western Balkans in reaching our shared goals, write Viola von Cramon-Taubadel and Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield.
Why the 2024 vote is set to be the most contentious in EU history โ and the power of cohesion policy to unite.
Despite the transition to climate neutrality creating frictions in the short-term, politicians should not change course, investors in green technologies said, asking for clear signals that the transition will be followed through.
There is an urgent need for flexible solutions to speed up the fight against climate change and shape a clean-energy future.
Parties are resorting to handouts, U-turns and hiding the truth in a bid to win miners’ backing.
As Europe aims to reach climate neutrality by 2050, transforming the massive pipeline networks heating millions of homes poses a huge engineering challenge.
The announcement for the green package comes as the UK and Germany tackle pushback and questions around the cost of the environmental agenda.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) can be deployed in limited cases to ensure e-fuels reach full climate neutrality, green group Transport & Environment has told Euractiv, responding to claims by e-fuel producers that 100% emissions reductions are no…
The EU says it’s doing its bit in tackling climate change.
While the current European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen focused on adopting green laws and regulations to reach climate neutrality by 2050, the next Commission that will be appointed after next yearโs EU elections will focus on implementing t…
Global science says that rich nations should achieve climate neutrality no later than 2040, write Leon de Graaf, Dominika Floriรกnovรก, Antoine Grall and Ella Oksala.
The Polish economy needs clean, safe and green energy to remain competitive. The update of the PGE Group’s strategy is a response to the new geopolitical and economic situation across Europe and the changing role of electricity.
Maroลก ล efฤoviฤ says he’ll defend the bloc’s efforts to slash emissions, but he won’t push the envelope.
As sustainability and mindfulness for the environment begin to shape consumersโ purchasing choices, an increasing number of companies are jumping on the bandwagon by advertising their products and services as โclimate neutralโ. But many of these claims…
Frans Timmermans dives back into Dutch politics at a crucial time for climate action.
Political limbo likely to hold back the Netherlands’ influence on key files in Brussels.
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In response to a POLITICO survey, seven city mayors reflect on the biggest obstacles they face.
The future of the EUโs flagship environment law hangs in the balance after a coalition of centrist and right-wing parties mounted an attack campaign in the European Parliament. The Nature Restoration Law now heads to a decisive vote on Wednesday with …
Brussels is also withdrawing a proposal to modernize the decades-old treaty.
