EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra goes to war with airlines
EU plans to hike airlines’ green taxes are “complete bullshit,” says lobby chief Willie Walsh.
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5 things to know about climate chief Wopke Hoekstra’s hearing
The Dutch politician defended green legislation but remained vague on future plans.
What Boris Johnson can teach the EU about restoring nature
The European Commission hopes capitalism can help solve the biodiversity crisis. Britain might have the answer.
Former Poland PM: ‘We’re living under the illusion of environmentalism’
We aren’t reducing global emissions, just depriving ourselves of jobs, profits, raw material sovereignty and, therefore, security.
Industry cannot rely on negative emissions for 2039 climate target, experts say
Industry should not rely on negative emissions to compensate for the ending of new EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) allowances from 2039, experts have told Euractiv.
Lufthansa to charge up to €72 per ticket to cover climate costs
The surcharge goes into effect for tickets booked from June 26 and departing from European countries.
EU Green Deal? No, thanks: Germany’s liberals want a weaker ‘Yellow Deal’
Germany’s Free Democrats say their backing for the next EU top executive hinges on weakening EU climate laws — a clear shot at Ursula von der Leyen.
EU’s power sector emissions plummet as renewables surge
Brussels called the 15.5 percent reduction in 2023 a “record.”
Lobby groups call for business-friendly turn of the EU Green Deal
Ahead of the European Parliament elections in June, business groups have presented their wish lists for the next legislative cycle, focussing on simplifying rules and paperwork but not calling to turn away from climate policy.
The EU’s carbon tax may devastate a country it is trying to keep alive: Ukraine
Ukrainian steel and iron firms need EU buyers more than ever. But a looming EU tax in 2026 will cost them millions if rapid changes aren’t made.
Green investors warn EU against rollback of climate policies
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.
Europe takes climate fight global as carbon border tax goes live
The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism enters a trial phase on Sunday.
EU policy ‘superior’ to US Inflation Reduction Act, say European economists
The European approach to building climate-friendly industries is “superior” to the USA’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), German and French economists have argued in a new paper, calling for less panic in the response to the US subsidies.
Europe’s green deal will need broad support to succeed
EU has embarked on no less than an industrial revolution. A revolution that — unlike those of the past — is set against a tight deadline.