Czechia to slash military aid to Ukraine, says likely next FM
A pivot away from Kyiv would be a “Christmas gift” to Putin, outgoing government said in response to the comments.
Emissions
Trumpโs fossil fuel crusade confronts the climate faithful
Pulling out of the Paris climate agreement was not enough, an ex-aide to the U.S. president says on the eve of a summit in Brazil: “You have to potentially destroy it.”
Transforming global food systems demands collective actionย
Food systems are not just central to our lives and health, but also to economic and environmental resilience. Strengthening supply chains strengthens our societies.
The US led the world to reach a huge climate deal. Then, it switched sides.
Ten years after nations adopted the Paris Agreement, its objectives are in jeopardy amid rising climate pollution and a political backlash against clean energy.
Fresh off redistricting win, Newsom to head to climate talks in Brazil
The California governor is coming off a political victory that solidified him as one of Democratsโ most prominent retorts to President Donald Trump.
Pollution from Ineosโs Antwerp plastic plant โwill cause more deaths than jobs createdโ
Lawyers challenge โฌ4bn Project One development, saying emissions and health impacts vastly underestimatedThe deaths from pollution caused by Europeโs biggest plastic plant, which is being built in Antwerp, will outstrip the number of permanent jobs it …
Keir Starmer, climate leader (when the Treasury lets him)
The U.K. prime minister is heading to the COP30 climate summit in Brazil to show climate still matters Britain, even in the age of Trump. But back at home, Starmer blows hot and cold on all things green.
Press release – Transport emissions: deal on a single calculation method
On Wednesday, Parliament and Council negotiators agreed on a single EU methodology for calculating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transport services.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetyCommittee on Transport and Tourism Sour…
Europeโs climate bubble bursts on the eve of crucial summit
The EU heads to the COP30 climate summit with watered-down goals and dwindling green consensus.
ANALYSIS: What the EU gave up to get its 2040 climate bill over the line
A compromise on a target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90% attacks some of the very policies needed to achieve it
EU agrees on new emissions targets before global climate summit in Brazil
The European Union said on November 5 it would slash carbon emissions by 90% by 2040, in an agreement widely seen as a weakening of the 27-nation bloc’s previous climate goals, after an overnight debate ahead of the U.N. climate conference in Brazil. …
Brussels committed to centralised ticketing in European rail plan
The EU executive also wants to cut travel time and ensure train production stays in Europe
EU ministers break deadlock on CO2 emission cut by 2040 amid political pressure
After months of political impasse, the revision of the EU’s climate law was backed with significant flexibilities for member states to hit the 90% emissions reduction by 2040. Now the European Parliament needs to have a say on the bloc’s climate target.
The US led the world to reach a huge climate deal. Then, it switched sides.
Ten years after nations worldwide adopted the Paris Agreement, its objectives are in jeopardy amid rising climate pollution and political backlash against clean energy.
Eleventh-hour deal on EU climate action to 2040
European environment ministers have formally agreed to cut greenhouse gas emissions to a tenth of 1990 levels by the end of the next decade, and given European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen a concrete mandate on the very eve of a summit of …
EU countries weaken 2040 climate goal
Member states, including Italy, make last minute push to allow governments to outsource emissions reductions
EU countries agree weakened 2040 climate goal and target for COP30ย
The deal avoids the EU going empty handed to the COP30 climate summit starting on Nov. 10.
Draft deal sets weaker 85 percent domestic climate target for EU
After 18 hours of negotiations, countries gave preliminary approval to a “take it or leave it” text on the 2040 target.
Inside the UKโs most controversial power plant
Politicians rely on the Drax biomass plant to meet U.K. energy supplies. Bosses want even more government backing to guarantee its future โ but Drax’s many critics have had enough.
EUโs green car push helps fuel political populists
Europe’s far-right parties are capitalizing on the public’s reluctance to change technologies.
Europeโs energy transition must power a stronger tomorrow
Europeโs energy transition must balance climate ambition with competitiveness. The power sector, as a strategic enabler, is key to ensuring affordable, secure and sustainable growth across EU industries.
Les objectifs de lโaccord de Paris sur le climat sont loin dโรชtre atteints, alerte lโONU
Le retrait des Etats-Unis de l’accord de Paris sur le climat effacerait encore 0,1*C de progrรจs, selon lโONU.
UN: Nations well off-track of Paris climate agreement goals
U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement would erase another 0.1 C of progress.
World will breach 1.5ยฐC global warming red line, UN says ahead of climate talks
โDue to the continued delay in deep emission cuts, 1.5ยฐC pathways now imply higher temporary exceedance of this temperature targetโ
Donโt weaken new climate goal, EUโs top green official warns on eve of crunch vote
Teresa Ribera told ministers reducing the EU’s 2040 target would be an “invitation to waste money.”
Czech populist Babiลก sets sights on EU green rules
Government coalition program says EU Green Deal “is unsustainable in its current form.”
Czech billionaire Babiลก clinches coalition deal with the far right
The agriculture tycoon inches closer to becoming the new PM in Prague.
US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules
Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S.
UK must speed up net-zero aviation, says Tony Blair
The recommendation, by the ex-PM’s policy body, is Blair’s third intervention on green policy this year.
โIf you ignore emissions, we did greatโ: Germanyโs challenging fight to go green
While still on track to meet net zero commitments, climate groups say countryโs toughest hurdles are yet to come Continue reading…
EU climate chief says US absence from COP30 is โwatershed momentโ
“Clearly that does damage,โ EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra tells Bloomberg.
EU has a ‘moral obligation’ to developing countries on emissions: Sweden’s ex-environment minister
The EU Council insists that the EU must leave next month’s COP30 climate summit in Brazil with a clear path forward to keeping a lid on 1.5ยฐC of warming. But is that target already out of reach? Our guest says that the world is actually on course for …
Dutch election favorite Rob Jetten is the EUโs dream
But Geert Wilders isnโt finished yet.
Theresa May accuses Tories of โchasing votesโ from Farageโs Reform
Former British PM says Tory pledges to roll back climate reforms are an “extreme and unnecessary measure.”
UN: Global climate plans falling short of the goal
Greenhouse gas pollution in 2035 would be only 6 percent lower than levels that countries have previously promised to hit by 2030, according to a U.N. report based on skimpy submissions from governments around the world.
UN: Global greenhouse gas emissions set to fall for the first time, but not quickly enough
But the forecasted 10% emission cut in 2035 would be insufficient to respect global warming red lines
Worldโs climate plans fall drastically short of action needed, analysis shows
Recent plans submitted to UN by more than 60 countries would cut carbon by only 10%, a sixth of what is neededโChange course nowโ: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN headRecently drafted climate plans from scores of countries fall drastic…
EU opens door to watered down climate law over 2040 emissions target impasse
European leaders are pushing for more industry flexibilities to reach a deal.
ETS2: Carbon price collapses after Brussels moots flooding emissions allowance market
Futures market turns bearish as EU officials react to government concerns over higher fuel bills
โStay on trackโ on zero-emissions vehicles, say France and Spain. Newsletter
This week’s key events presented by Euronewsโ energy and environment reporter, Marta Pacheco, and Euronews’ tech reporter, Cynthia Kroet.
Europe lost its drive for humane animal transport. Denmark hasnโt.
Europeโs animal welfare overhaul is on life support. Denmarkโs farm minister thinks he can still revive it โ one compromise at a time.
How we made it: carbon emissions rise to new record
Guide to the Climate Graphic of the Week
EU leaders miss their chance to strengthen Ukraine โ just as Trump finally shows upย
Von der Leyen and Costa lost some credibility when they failed to get a deal to fund Ukraine using Russian assets. Zelenskyy could lose a lot more.ย
29 things we learned from the EU leadersโ summit
A packed agenda promised a summit of fireworks. Nothing really took off.
Leaders vent worries but refrain from blowing up the EUโs green agenda
In the words of one diplomat: “Classic balance, everyone equally unhappy.”
Help is on the way for fertiliser sector, says Commission
The ammonia value chain is struggling with uncertainty as emissions trading requirements change โ the culprit is, incoming carbon border levy on imports
11 things to watch at the EU leadersโ summit
From the climate to critical minerals to Russia’s frozen assets, the agenda of Thursday’s European Council is jam-packed.
Crunch EU leadersโ climate talks risk opening โPandoraโs boxโ
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gambles leaders will land a climate target deal without trashing her green legacy.
The bad boys who could derail EU summit
Whatcha gonna do when they veto you?
Von der Leyen warns Europe must defend green tech against China
The EU should learn from losing its solar panel industry to China and protect its share of green tech as it surges around the world.
Parliament stalls EUโs first effort to simplify rules for business
The decision sets up a clash with EU leaders and the European Commission, who are on a driveย to roll back legislation quickly.
Trumpโs anti-climate crusade crashes EUโs COP30 preparations
A Greek veto prevents the EU from reendorsing a global carbon price on shipping in its position for next month’s climate summit.
France and Spain shield 2035 clean car goal from Italian and German attacks
The two countries said the law revision should not call into question zero emissions targets
Five golden rules for Europeโs green transition
We cannot allocate money based on vibes but must bet on technologies that deliver what truly matters: lower emissions
โA punch in the faceโ: Germanyโs dash for gas raises questions over climate targets
Plans for a fossil fuel project in Wadden Sea nature reserve have angered local people and campaigners, as political enthusiasm for renewables wanesPeering out on a clear day from the windswept dunes that dapple the north-western tip of Germany, on a g…
Von der Leyen tries to appease EU climate target skeptics
In a letter, the Commission president defends the 2040 goal but offers several concessions to governments.
Here comes the EUโs first anti-far-right European Council
Housing, social media regulation, migration and defense spending are all being used by the political mainstream to curb the march of populists.
Trump sinks global shipping climate tax
The decision to halt action for a year marks a stinging defeat for the EU and its climate change efforts.
French companies backtrack from joint deregulation call with Berlinย
PARIS โ Some signatories of a joint appeal by French and German business bosses to loosen merger rules and scrap environmental laws to promote European industrial โchampionsโ have distanced themselves from the letter, saying they were encouraged to write it by their national governments.ย The letter to French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich [โฆ]
Brussels plans electricity rebate for swathes of EU industry
Pressure from Berlin, Paris, and Rome appears to have persuaded the EU executive to act
EU makes fresh push for global carbon pricing ahead of 2026 levy
Countdown to introduction of tax on imported goods from countries without an emissions scheme
Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds
Analysis of 800,000 European cars found real-world pollution from plug-in hybrids nearly five times greater than lab testsPlug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) pump out nearly five times more planet-heating pollution than official figures show, a re…
Governments stance on 2040 emissions cuts still unclear, document shows
Their discussions should prompt a call to set up an โenabling framework,โ draft conclusion of the summit show
Shipping news: von der Leyenโs risky โneinโ to Trump
EU defies Trump on shipping emissions โ but experts doubt the deal can sail without US support
Exempt UK from European carbon tariff, energy majors urge
British electricity emissions overestimation could add costs and risks to power prices in Europe, they warned
VOLTAGE: Brussels to back net-zero shipping deal despite Trump sanction threat
In today’s edition: Maritime emissions, CBAM, industrial decarbonisation
Hoekstraโs mano a mano with China wobbles climate summit
EU’s top climate envoy’s war of words sparks fears of diplomatic discord ahead of COP30.
The Brief โ 10 October 2025: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
This week, a secretive race has begun to replace the EUโs top fraud-buster, while Germany and Italy team up to kill off the EUโs vehicle emissions law
EU refuses to bow to Trump demands to tear up business rules
Brussels has signaled it won’t yield to U.S. pressure to ignite a bonfire of green regulations as part of their trade deal, a top official tells diplomats.
Russiaโs GPS interference is the new normal
Half a dozen countries are experiencing an extraordinary surge in GPS disturbances. But collectively, we can blunt the harm of these dangerous tactics.
Whatโs driving the โsurprisingโ drop in Permian Basin emissions?
Also in todayโs newsletter, the Trump administration presses Brussels over methane regulation
Manfred Weber struggles to keep von der Leyenโs party in line
From veggie burger bans to climate infighting, the EPP leader is facing pressure from all sides.
Teurer, spรคter, modriger: Die Ruine im Regierungsviertel
Der Erweiterungsbau des Marie-Elisabeth-Lรผders-Haus: 420 Millionen Euro, ein modriger Keller und kein Ende in Sicht. Ein Bau, der lรคngst fertig sein sollte und nun noch spรคter fertig wird.Rasmus Buchsteiner fรผhrt durch den teils muffigen Betonkomplex an der Spree. Gordon Repinski spricht mit dem stellvertretenden FDP-Chef Wolfgang Kubicki im 200-Sekunden-Interview dazu. Der erklรคrt, warum ihn das [โฆ]
The 5 tribes giving von der Leyen the biggest headaches
The let-down nature lovers Environmentalists and climate campaigners have been among the most disappointed in von der Leyen since the start of her second term in December. While the last European Commission, from 2019-2024, made the Green Deal โ with policies aimed at cutting emissions, improving biodiversity and transitioning to renewable energy โ a flagship [โฆ]
Von der Leyenโs party revolts over her plans for budget and emissions
As Commission president prepares to face no-confidence votes, EPP is divided over two of her key proposals.
Conservatives fail to reconcile differences over climate ambition
EPP split continues ahead of talks on 2040 emissions target
7 policies Britainโs Tories nabbed from Donald Trump
Beleaguered Conservatives are scrambling for policies to counter Nigel Farageโs popularity. Theyโve looked across the pond for inspiration.
Update: So erinnert der Bundestag an den 7. Oktober
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German Cabinet splits over EU combustion engine ban letter
A letter signed by Germany’s economy minister has the center-left SPD up in arms.
Germany allies with Italy against 2035 zero emission car mandate
In a joint memo, Berlin and Rome called for revising the EU law on car emissions to avoid โdisproportionate penaltiesโ for manufactures
Tory trade chief warns against โdeeper entanglementโ with the EU
Andrew Griffith says stronger ties could scupper wider trade deals for Britain’s Labour government.
Fearing Farage, Britainโs Conservatives go full Trump
MANCHESTER, England โ Britainโs ailing Conservatives want disgruntled voters to hear they are tough on immigration, against net zero and looking to keep taxpayer money helping people at home. They are aping Donald Trump โ and Nigel Farage โ to prove it.ย Leader Kemi Badenoch kicked off her annual Conservative Party conference with a headline-grabbing [โฆ]
VOLTAGE: German and Spanish electricity grids in the spotlight again
In today’s edition: Electricity prices, car emissions, cycling, deregulation resistance
Kemi Badenoch pledges to scrap UK climate law
Kemi Badenochโs Conservative Party has pledged to ditch the U.K.โs flagship climate law if they get back into government, in the latest signal that the party is firmly walking back on net zero commitments.ย
Pope Leo rebukes climate skeptics after Trump calls warming a โcon jobโ
The Illinois native’s comments come a week after the U.S. president derided the fight against climate change.
Fossil fuel industry exploiting Europeโs energy crisis, says Al Gore
Former U.S. vice president warns EU risks locking into long-term dependence on dirty energy.
Starmer should go to COP to counter Trump, says former UK climate minister
The prime minister is reportedly not planning to attend the COP30 leadersโ summit in Brazil in November.
Watchdog report points to major failures in EU environment policy
Despite cuts in emissions and cleaner air, the EU is on track to meet only two of 22 environmental targets by 2030, Europe’s environment agency has warned
Environmental damage is putting European way of life at risk, says report
EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss โare ruining ecosystems that underpin the economyโThe European way of life is being jeopardised by environmental degradation, a report has found, with EU officials warning against weakening green ru…
EU climate watchdog urges Europe to step up environmental protections
Europe remains a leader in tackling climate change but must step up efforts to protect the environment and adapt to warming, the EUโs environment agency warned on Monday. The warning follows member statesโ failure at a UN summit to agree a 2035 emissi…
China offers unlikely glimmer of hope in fight against plastic pollution
Subtle shift in Asian industrial giant’s position sparks optimism for further talks to control plastics.
VOLTAGE: Chinaโs Xi pledges 7-10% emissions cut as EU clings to climate leadership role
In today’s edition: NDCs, gas power plants, CO2 pricing crusade
UK energy chief eyes an oil and gas loophole
With decisions on North Sea drilling looming, new guidance risks setting up a row between Ed Miliband, campaigners and Labour MPs.
China doubles down on climate, wind and solar pledges โ a day after Trump called them a โscamโ
Clean energy is the “trend of our time,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said while announcing modest targets for trimming the economic superpower’s carbon pollution.
China vows 7โ10% emissions cut as EU defends climate leadership
โLet me assure you: Europe will stay the course on our climate ambition,โ von der Leyen said
โScience demands actionโ: world leaders and UN push climate agenda forward despite Trumpโs attacks
Leaders unveil new targets to cut planet-heating pollution after Trump called climate crisis a โcon jobโWorld leaders have unveiled new targets to cut planet-heating pollution at the United Nations, in a bid to spur fresh impetus to the beleaguered cli…
The Guardian view on the climate crisis: green energy is booming โ but fossil fuels need to shrink too | Editorial
The planet is nearing dangerous limits. Yet progress on clean energy shows whatโs possible. With political will, cooperation can still avert the worst of the climate crisisAll is not lost, Simon Stiell, the UNโs climate chief, told the Guardian last we…
Brussels weighs push for global CO2 pricing, according to draft Council text
The EU is again pushing for the world to adopt the carbon pricing scheme that let the bloc decouple emissions from growth
Opening of โPolar Silk Roadโ sparks fears of Arctic environmental catastrophe
Clean Arctic Alliance warns black carbon emissions could accelerate ice melt
Europeโs climate clout melts away
China stands ready to fill the gap as EU infighting leaves a vacuum in global climate talks.