EU climate chief Ribera confirms 2040 climate target is delayed
The 2040 target, originally due in the first quarter of this year, is now slated for the second quarter.
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Germanyโs outgoing government says country โen routeโ to hit 2030 climate goal
“It will be the future federal government’s job to continue investing in the transformation”, said Germany’s outgoing Green vice-chancellor, Robert Habeck.
Ireland could face โฌ26 billion bill for lagging behind EU climate targets
Ireland is on track to miss its 2030 emissions reduction target โ meaning it could have to pay poorer EU countries who hit theirs.
EU pushes โBuy Europeanโ quotas in major plan to revive industry
A draft of the Clean Industrial Deal obtained by POLITICO reveals EU plans to drive climate-friendly manufacturing.
Inside the divided coalition coming for the Green Deal
Intentionally or not, concerned businesses, the ascendant far right and traditional conservatives are coming together to rewrite green rules.
Most big polluters miss UN deadline for 2035 climate targets
UK leads handful of countries to submit plans to tackle global warming in next decade
Tenth of Englandโs farmland must be rewilded to hit climate targets, ministers estimate
Under proposed โland use frameworkโ, 760,000 hectares would need to be converted to woodland or heath by 2050
Whereโs the Competitiveness Compass pointing?
The European Commission’s policy plans point to growth even as it tries to hold on to ambitious climate goals.
Letโs kill the Green Deal together, far-right leader urges EUโs conservatives
Jordan Bardella thinks he can convince the European People’s Party to suspend EU climate legislation.
EUโs new economic vision is speaking to Green Deal critics
A draft document shows Brussels putting deregulation before decarbonization.
What Trumpโs exit from the climate deal really means
Quitting the Paris Agreement triggers a cascade of real-world impacts and signals the beginning of an aggressive agenda to undo U.S. climate policy.
Europeโs carmakers risk hefty bill for carbon credits from Chinese rivals
Groups failing to meet EU climate targets face a choice of paying fines, discounting EVs, or buying credits
Elon Musk stands to get even richer off this UK government plan
The billionaire Tesla owner might be feuding with Keir Starmerโs government, but he can expect a big payday thanks to one of Labourโs key schemes.
Greek PM calls on von der Leyen to roll back climate measures
Mitsotakis suggests that individual EU countries should have the discretion to choose their own climate targets.
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Post-Brexit Britain has a new best friend: Brazil
The love-in between Keir Starmer and Lula centers on climate and trade. Just don’t mention Ukraine.
Polandโs role in shaping Europeโs energy transition and competitiveness
During a tumultuous yet transformative time, PKEE seeks to drive a cleaner, more prosperous and resilient region
EUโs climate chief warns of โgeopolitical winterโ
Wopke Hoekstra vows to keep EU climate targets despite Trump and populist pushback, but admits Europe canโt go it alone.
Oil giant BP to โsignificantly reduceโ investment in renewable energy for rest of decade
British oil giant BP is significantly reducing its investment in renewable energy for the โrest of this decadeโ, it said in a statement Monday, noting it was instead entering a joint venture with Japanese power company Jera to create one of the worldโ…
Fueling the future: investing in research and innovation for a clean hydrogen value chain [Promoted content]
Hydrogen is the most abundant element on Earth, and we must scale up production of this zero-carbon fuel to meet climate targets. But there are several key factors that will be critical to further developing the hydrogen value chain that Europe needs.
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Who were the biggest dunces? Final grades for von der Leyenโs first Commission
Whoโs at the top of the class and who flunked? Here are POLITICO’s grades for each 2019-2024 European commissioner.
Republican lawmakers channel Trump at COP29: Drill more fossil fuels
Their message about expanding U.S. gas production came at a global meeting thatโs focused on moving the world away from fossil fuels.
China must now lead global warming fight, UN climate chief says
The U.S. has traditionally taken a key leadership role, but Donald Trumpโs return has thrown that into doubt.
COP29: British PM Starmer wants to regain ‘climate leadership’
The Labour leader, one of the few Westerners to have participated in the 29th Convention on Climate Change, unveiled highly ambitious climate targets for his country. Among the key objectives: 81% reduction in carbon emissions by 2035.
Want food security? Eat less meat, major report says.
Europe’s top farming university is calling for smaller livestock herds and a shift toward plant-based diets.
Britain hugs oil giant BP while preaching climate action
BP is a global force in fossil fuel drilling โ and a major player with COP29 summit host Azerbaijan.
5 things to know about climate chief Wopke Hoekstraโs hearing
The Dutch politician defended green legislation but remained vague on future plans.ย
World on track for catastrophic 3 degrees Celsius warming, UN warns
Current plans and policies will lead to global temperatures rising between 2.6C and 3.1C this century, a new report finds.
No one has a plan to fix Britainโs old, cold homes
The Tories promised to upgrade insulation and heating in millions of U.K. homes. They failed โ and Labour’s plans are already in trouble.
EU Enlargement: The overlooked factor in the EUโs 2040 climate targets
How will new EU members’ unique energy starting pointsโparticularly those that are highly dependent on fossil fuels or have outdated energy infrastructureโimpact the Unionโs overall ability to meet its 2040 targets?
Green groups wary as EU bets on future carbon capture to meet climate targets
Green groups wary as EU bets on future carbon capture to meet climate targets
Draghi report on Europeโs competitiveness falls short
While well-received in Brussels, the question of what exactly the common debt should finance, and how it would foster innovation, has been sidelined.
NESO launched to guide Great Britainโs energy system to net zero
Formally launched today, this independent, public corporation is entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring reliable, clean and affordable energy.
Scholz increases pressure on Commission to delay deforestation law [Advocacy Lab Content]
Germanyโs Olaf Scholz is the latest high-profile official and the first head of government to call on the European Union to postpone the European Union Deforestation Regulation. He said the regulation must be practicable.
EU environment commissioner to face tough crowd in Parliament
Sweden’s poor environmental record has some MEPs worried about commissioner choice.
The European Green Deal must go global
Managing emerging international tensions will require much stronger green diplomacy, as well as a more strategic and coherent approach to the blocโs green partnerships.
How Teresa Ribera became the second-most powerful person in Brussels
Spainโs climate expert is poised to become the EUโs competition chief, net-zero architect and economic transformer โ all in one.
Meet the commissioners: Class of 2024
Everything you need to know about Ursula von der Leyen’s team for her second term.
Denmarkโs Jรธrgensen tapped for top EU energy and housing job
He has been a prominent negotiator at the annual United Nations COP climate summits.
Starmer โvery interestedโ in Italyโs plan to offshore asylum applications in Albania, says Meloni โ as it happened
UK to contribute ยฃ4m to Italian project on irregular migration, PM announcesHere are some pictures from Keir Starmerโs meeting with his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, at the Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome. They seem to be geting on pretty well.Rach…
Europeโs new normal: High energy bills, fading industry and one chance to fix it
German manufacturers are being strangled. The EU is feeling the pinch. Mario Draghi on Monday warned the EU may be staring at โslow agony.โ
NGOs sue Commission over 2030 climate targets, โgreenโ shipping and aviation
A plethora of NGOs and NGO coalitions have announced they will each sue the European Commission over its environmental policies, alleging that the Commission lacks scientific evidence to support its decisions.
Sweden to raise fossil fuel reduction targets to level with EU climate goals
Sweden will increase the proportion of biofuels blended with fossil fuels to meet the EU’s 2030 climate targets, the government announced on Tuesday (27 August), reversing its previous policy.
Green activists seek to force revision of EUโs โinadequateโ climate targets
Backers of EU court challenge are emboldened by a recent legal finding that suggests failing to effectively tackle climate change violates human rights
โAustria wants to remain in fossil ignoranceโ: Climate activist group to end campaign
Its protests โ such as blocking streets and airports โย have garnered a lot of attention.
Keir Starmerโs worst nightmare? Becoming Margaret Thatcher
The U.K. prime minister canโt afford to get tangled up in a war with labor unions. His green crusade could make it inevitable.
Itโs Christmas in July (for Commissioners)! Von der Leyen hands out policy gifts ahead of key vote
Ursula von der Leyen presents herself as a beacon of stability to secure another five years at the head of the EU’s executive.
The crucial role of carbon capture in UKโs net-zero journey
As the UK races to meet ambitious climate targets, Equinorโs carbon capture solutions could revitalize industrial regions while dramatically reducing CO2 emissions.
Buildings decarbonisation can make or break the Green Deal
Buildings and transport are the two most crucial sectors to decarbonise to meet EUโs 2030 climate targets. However, they are also have the most directly affect on EU citizens in their daily lives, as the choice to undertake energy renovations…
Former Poland PM: Europeโs impossible trinity
EU decision-makers want to secure all their objectives, everywhere, and do it all at once. However, their plans donโt reflect real-world realities.
EU Green Deal? No, thanks: Germanyโs liberals want a weaker โYellow Dealโ
Germany’s Free Democrats say their backing for the next EU top executive hinges on weakening EU climate laws โย a clear shot at Ursula von der Leyen.
Southern Germany battles floods as experts say Berlin will miss climate targets
Scientists dispute governmentโs claim that 2030 goal will be met.ย
Britainโs Greens want to make life hard for Labour over Gaza
The Greens have pivoted to talking about the Middle East conflict as they try to peel off Labour votes on the left.
The time to build a European CCUS market is now [Promoted content]
The mandate of the next European Commission is a make-or-break period for the large-scale deployment of carbon capture projects in Europe. Without these technologies, the EU can forget about achieving its climate targets for 2040 and 2050.ย Joop Hazenb…
UK wonโt cook the books to hit its climate goals
Announcement on next carbon budget comes after weeks of speculation the government would try and find more ‘headroom.’
Member States push for faster decarbonisation of heating and cooling
On Wednesday 16 May, 15 EU Member States published a joint working document calling on the Commission to prioritise the decarbonisation of heating and cooling in order to increase the EU’s energy independence and meet its climate targets.
LIVE NOW! Power-to-heat โ How can it decarbonise district heating?
Decarbonising the heating and cooling sector is central to achieving the energy transition. This is recognised in the European Green Deal and the โFit for 55โ package, as without increasing the share of renewables in this sector, our energy and climate…
Are heat pumps more expensive to run than gas boilers?
The first in a series exploring the myths and realities surrounding heat pumpsEvery year about 130 million households across Europe burn almost 40% of the continentโs total gas consumption to heat their homes. Those boilers contribute more than a fifth…
Key EU lawmaker Peter Liese already eyeing next CO2 price revamp
German EU lawmaker Peter Liese is already eyeing the next revamp of the EUโs emissions trading scheme, wants a CO2 Central Bank and is campaigning for his party to stay the course on EU climate targets, he told Euractiv in an interview.ย
The road to global climate efforts
The annual Petersberg Climate Dialogue conference has taken place in Berlin, Germany. Annalena Baerbock, German Foreign Minister, opened the conference with a reminder to countries with major economies to take responsibility for climate targets.
Net Zero Industry Act and the future of green industrial strategy
EU countries generally agree that green technologies are crucial to meet climate targets and stay competitive in the renewable energy market. They agree less on how to boost their competitiveness vis-ร -vis the United States and China.ย
Timeline: How Humza Yousaf blew up his leadership in 5 days
Chaos in Scotland: the story of a tumultuous week in Holyrood.
Scotlandโs leader Humza Yousaf quits
Under-fire first minister resigns after collapse of power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens.
How a climate U-turn broke the Scottish government
Scotland’s governing coalition has fallen apart โ and a stalled drive to cut carbon emissions played a major role.
Scotlandโs coalition government collapses
Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf kills agreement between SNP and Scottish Greens amid bitter row over climate targets.
EU countries dilute fuel tax hike as green anger mounts
The rollback came after capitals expressed “concerns” about the climate-friendly reforms, a document seen by POLITICO reveals.
Scottish government abandons flagship climate goal
Net Zero Secretary Mร iri McAllan said that her government โacceptsโ that reductions targets for 2030 are now unobtainable.
German transport minister stirs climate debate with threat of driving bans
A debate on abandoning sector-specific climate targets is heating up in Germany after Transport Minister Volker Wissing from the liberal FDP party warned that he might have to impose car bans on weekends unless the countryโs climate law is reformed.
German minister threatens โindefinite driving bansโ on weekends
The ruling coalition has been fighting over legislation that sets out binding climate targets.
How a group of elderly Swiss women could take the UK out of the European Court
Britain’s Conservatives are getting serious about leaving the ECHR.
EUโs power sector emissions plummet as renewables surge
Brussels called the 15.5 percent reduction in 2023 a “record.”
LIVE NOW! Media Partnership โ Securing the future of European industries
Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technologies are crucial for Europe to achieve its climate targets for 2040 and 2050. CCUS solutions can also enhance industrial competitiveness and bolster energy resilience.
Climate targets in focus, Newsletter
This weeks key events selected by senior environment reporter Robert Hodgson
Sweden not on track to meet climate targets, warns expert agency
Sweden’s climate policies are leading to a short-term increase in emissions and putting the country on a path to miss its 2030 reduction target, according to a report published on Thursday by a government policy review board.
Germany on track for national 2030 climate target despite missing EU goals
While specific EU climate targets are out of reach for Germany, its economy is well on track to meet the national target of cutting emissions by 65% by 2030.
With Theresa Mayโs exit, UK Conservatives face green leadership vacuum
Environmentally minded Tories fear losing influence after the general election.
EUโs conservatives take a victory lap, months ahead of European election
Opponents accuse conservatives of selling out to the far right, as they prepare to back Ursula von der Leyen for five more years running the EUโs executive.
EU conservatives bend to von der Leyen, ditching car ban fight in draft manifesto
The shift is a win for European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, who championed the landmark green policy even as her own political family opposed it.
The EUโs Carbon management strategy and the path to 2040
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…
New biodiversity policies demanded for EUโs green, prosperous growth
Ambitious new nature and biodiversity policies are needed, say environmental stakeholders. Activists are calling for the European Commissionโs proposed Nature Restoration Law to set strong biodiversity targets, just as the Green Deal set robust climate…
Brussels, my love? Fossil fuel phase-out absent from EU 2040 climate targets
In this edition, we look at the EU plan to cut carbon emissions by 2040 and a deal to protect women across Europe.
The EUโs 2040 climate targets and strategy must prioritise farmers
The EU is already struggling to meet its 2030 climate and energy targets, so it needs to put farmers as well as the social and environmental benefits first in order to project itself forward to 2040, write Zsolt Lengyel and Erica Johnson.
German Greens push to water down EU partyโs climate targets
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.
EU heavyweights urge โambitiousโ 2040 climate targets โ breaking silence
The appeal comes despite a rising climate policy backlash and has backing from countries like Germany, France and the Netherlands.
Carbon pricing for agriculture key to cutting emissions, say EU climate advisers
Current policies are not a sufficient incentive for farmers to do more to achieve the EU climate targets, according to the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change (ESABCC) experts, who warned of the need for a carbon pricing system for the…
Polandโs climate surprise pressures EU to pitch ambitious 2040 target
The new Polish government says it is ‘stepping up’ its fight against climate change โ a vow that will ripple through Brussels.
Poland presses for ambitious 2040 EU climate target, signaling U-turn
A senior official vowed Poland’s new government would no longer block EU climate action.
2023: A bumper year for Germanyโs renewable electricity sector
Germanyโs power sector emissions dropped to their lowest level in 70 years in 2023 while moving past the 50% threshold for renewable electricity production for the first time. However, this is partly attributed to falling industrial production, casting…
New oil and gas law risks UKโs green cred, says former climate chief
Alok Sharma speaks out as MPs prepare to vote on controversial Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill for the first time Monday.
Climate summit makes โhistoric progressโ โ but the world still canโt quit oil
The contradictions in nationsโ attitudes toward fossil fuels were at the forefront of the talks in Dubai.
Belgian court orders 55% emissions cut from 1990 levels
Court of appeal ruling means government has only until 2030 to reach targetA Belgian court has declared the countryโs climate targets โclearly insufficientโ and ordered the government to cut emissions faster.In a powerful victory for climate campaigner…
How to watch the climate summit like an expert
Interested in the 200-nation effort to save the planet? Get used to squabbles about money and โphasing outโ versus โphasing downโ fossil fuels.
Rishi Sunakโs blink-and-youโll-miss-it COP28
UK prime minister, who has eased climate targets at home, is making a flying visit to the Dubai. He insists he’s still got a strong green message to sell.
Four banks quit initiative assessing climate targetsย
Reuters was first to report that Four major banks, including Standard Chartered Plc (STAN.L) and HSBC Plc (HSBA.L), have quit [โฆ]
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As COP28 approaches, Germanyโs climate policy is at a standstill
Germany and the European Union are hoping to convince other countries to raise their climate targets at the upcoming COP28 climate summit in Dubai. But this may be a tough task, considering Berlinโs waning credibility as a climate leader.
World on pace to blow past Paris climate targets, UN says
Global emissions need to fall 42 percent by 2030 to set the world on a path to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Humanity remains far from that goal.
Whoโs who at COP28
Biden and Xi will probably skip it, but the summit will have Lula, the pope and King Charles. And yeah, Rishi Sunak.
Brussels, my love? EU capitals juggle national interests with climate targets
In this edition of Brussels, my love?, we discuss rumours to keep the financial sector out of corporate sustainability regulations and examine the EUโs proposals to combat child abuse online.
The latest Tory worry: Chinaโs grip on solar power
Conservative MPs fear Britain is leaving itself overly-reliant on Beijing as it tries to shift to clean power.
Europeโs climate laws need a guardian angel
With the EU’s first climate targets likely to be missed, the European Commission must be more proactive in pushing EU member states to abide by the rules โ because if the Berlaymont doesn’t, then who else will? asks Nikolaus J. Kurmayer.