The newly created [aclp.eu] Agricultural Crop Licensing Platform (ACLP) simplifies access to patented traits for European plant breeders, enabling them to leverage the latest technologies and help farmers to meet the challenges of sustainable food production. Europeans rightly expect safe food at affordable prices. But this is getting harder and harder for European farmers to […]
Saving and greening European steel mills is now a key part of the EU’s defence strategy.
Deforestation is affecting our ecosystem globally. The European Union has legislation in place such as its “Deforestation Regulation” or goals to reduce emissions by 2030 to counter the growing consequences deforestation.
“It will be the future federal government’s job to continue investing in the transformation”, said Germany’s outgoing Green vice-chancellor, Robert Habeck.
From heightened security threats to CO2 emissions targets, pressures on aviation are growing. A new roadmap charts a course for modernizing critical air traffic management.
Brussels caved to the auto sector’s pleas for leniency on emissions targets, giving lobbyists and politicians an opening to push for more.
Council of Europe says Swiss government failing to respect human rights court’s ruling on emissionsEurope live – latest updatesThe Swiss government has been told it must do more to show that its national climate plans are ambitious enough to comply wit…
438 billion euros per year for 2021-2030: this would be the total energy system investments needed to meet a 55% reduction in GHG emissions (vs. 1990 levels) by 2030 at EU level (excluding transport). This could even reach more than 800 billion euros p…
Fossil fuel bosses say the bloc’s emissions regulations should be relaxed to appease Washington and boost gas purchases.
The Labour government has promised to lead the world on climate change, but its renewed focus on defense has thrown those plans into uncertainty.
Finland’s Neste blames the airlines for not keeping their promise to guarantee voluntary demand for sustainable aviation fuel.
Ireland is on track to miss its 2030 emissions reduction target – meaning it could have to pay poorer EU countries who hit theirs.
The executive will put forward an amendment that calculates the target over three years, making it easier to reach.
The topic of emissions targets had previously been a placeholder in a Friday draft of the Automotive Action plan.
CEO Elon Musk has angered European customers and governments, undercutting his EV brand.
To lower energy prices (and perhaps please Donald Trump), Brussels is suggesting backing investments in foreign gas projects.
Paris doesn’t think the Clean Industrial Deal is ambitious enough.
Controversial move to make green investment standards voluntary sparked ‘huge fight’ within the EU executive.
European Commission recommits to 90% emissions cut by 2040, and will support steel and cement in transitionThe EU executive has insisted it will stay the course on its climate goals, while setting out plans to help Europe’s most polluting industries re…
4 of 5 companies would be exempt from EU corporate sustainability reporting as part of Brussels’ anti-red tape drive.
The funding is part of the Clean Industrial Deal.
France, Italy and Poland support the move, but others fear it might prompt Donald Trump to retaliate in anger.
Europe will have to show it’s loyal to American gas if it wants to avoid a trade war, François-Régis Mouton told POLITICO.
One German aluminum factory decided to go green and close its smelter. The EU faces a similar choice, with Europe’s future at stake.
The 2040 target “will be presented soon,” said European Commission spokesperson.
The U.K.’s ruling Labour Party has a 103-year winning streak in Wales, but that could end next May. POLITICO talked to officials, politicians and disillusioned steelworkers to track the rapid rise of Farage’s Reform UK.
EU greenhouse gas emissions fell between Q3 2023 and Q3 2024, mostly due to reductions in the electricity and gas supply chain.
In today’s newsletter: The far-right AfD may have come second, but at 20% they have been held off by the performance of mainstream parties, with the CDU leader Friedrich Merz on course to be the new chancellorGood morning. Germany’s elections always ma…
The new rules would allow 125 tonnes of CO2, in the form of the world’s dirtiest steel from India, to enter the EU without incurring carbon tariffs.
President Donald Trump has attacked nearly every aspect of the U.S. effort to confront rising temperatures.
The 2050 goal “leaves us economically worse off,” Conservative energy chief Andrew Bowie said.
We say the defining question is this: do nations work for peace and order or embrace the notion of power by force?Jean-Noël Barrot is the foreign minister of FranceWe are being told that the world is divided between a “global north” and a “global south…
Caremakers were “fully capable” of meeting the EU targets as they are, Transport & Environment insists.
The new European Commission promised a transformational Clean Industrial Deal within its first hundred days, but a leaked draft of the eagerly awaited policy agenda is largely a patchwork of previously announced initiatives.
A draft of the Clean Industrial Deal obtained by POLITICO reveals EU plans to drive climate-friendly manufacturing.
Mount Etna’s first 2025 eruption has intensified, producing substantial lava flows and ash emissions which disrupted air traffic around Sicily on Monday.
A European Commission draft sets out ways for governments to subsidize and boost clean-tech investments.
With Germany embroiled in political and economic difficulties, nuclear advocates see an opportunity to score points in Brussels.
What we see before us now is a dysfunctional and paralyzed colossus. And it’s time to reevaluate this institution, which is no longer fit for purpose.
The IEA expects global electricity sector emissions to plateau this year.
Later today, EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra will host a second meeting on the crisis in Europe’s car industry, driven in part by strict new limits on carbon emissions for new cars.
Repayment of the EU’s €300 billion joint borrowing hangs like a cloud over the European Commission’s budget brainstorm.
Madrid wants governments to be jointly liable for borrowing huge amounts of money to boost the bloc’s coffers.
The tariffs build off ones the president imposed during his first term.
Policymaking is not accountancy: in the medium and long term, the EU will be better off keeping factories within its borders.
Proposed EU rules could see almost 100% of solid fuel local space heaters disappear from the European market, destroying European jobs, growth and competitiveness, warns CEFACD
The executive order expected to come next week is an extension of a yearslong cultural war over paper and plastic straws.
Carbon farming has emerged as a crucial strategy in the European Union’s efforts to combat climate change and achieve climate neutrality by 2050.
Freeze to EU’s LIFE programme funding would deprive 30 NGOs of up to 70% of annual incomesSeveral environmental NGOs could be effectively shut down in Europe, if a defunding push by rightwing MEPs is successful, campaigners say.At the same time that ce…
As the threat of a trade war looms, Britain hopes it has a few secret weapons.
Italy’s food is supposed to be the world’s healthiest. So why are so many of its kids obese?
Reform UK has started tying green policies to grimly high energy bills — and some government MPs are getting nervous.
Normally taciturn officials spar online over climate policy and reveal a deep split within the EU.
The European Commission’s policy plans point to growth even as it tries to hold on to ambitious climate goals.
The European Commission lays out its policy plans for the next five years to help turn the continent’s economy around.
Brussels hopes simplifying green compliance rules will boost Europe’s flagging economy. Green groups fear something more sinister.
Pharma and medtech companies are invited to join a project on PFAS exposure, emissions and end-of-life management in the health care sector
Silicon Valley loudly criticized President Donald Trump when he quit the climate accord in his first term. This time? Crickets.
A draft document shows Brussels putting deregulation before decarbonization.
The Treasury is gung-ho about airport expansion — despite longstanding climate concerns of the government’s energy secretary.
The move by billionaire Mike Bloomberg comes in response to President Donald Trump’s move to pull funding for U.N. climate programs.
Greenpeace’s victory means that PM Dick Schoof must achieve emission-reduction targets by 2030 or face the penalty.
Pressure from human rights organizations follows a POLITICO investigation into TotalEnergies plant.
The EU chief’s remarks came just hours after Donald Trump yanked the U.S. from the landmark climate accord.
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.
Stricter emissions rules and more discounts are forecast to add to the sector’s challenges
The U.S. would inherit an environmental time bomb of its own making if it lays claim to the massive Arctic island.
Monterey County officials ordered evacuations after Vistra’s battery facility at the Moss Landing Power Plant caught fire Thursday.
The operator of the plant defended itself, saying it meets all other limits, just not mercury.
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The billionaire Tesla owner might be feuding with Keir Starmer’s government, but he can expect a big payday thanks to one of Labour’s key schemes.
Taken over as the leader of a wounded political party? Try some self-flagellation.
Mark Carney has run two central banks and championed the green transition. Now he wants to lead Canada’s Liberal Party.
The frosty island sits atop giant oil and gas reserves that climate campaigners say must never see the light of day.
Exclusive: Costs of UK cleanup will reach £9.9bn a year in UK if emissions of ‘forever chemicals’ remain uncontrolledIndustry using ‘tobacco playbook’ to fend off ‘forever chemicals’ regulationThe cost of cleaning up toxic forever chemical pollution co…
Tackling these emissions should be simple, fast and cost-effective
The recently concluded TAKE-OFF project developed sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by converting CO₂, water, and renewable energy into e-SAF. Offering carbon neutrality, scalability, and compatibility with existing infrastructure, it targeted reduced em…
The climate skeptic is responding to the reality of the Arctic’s melting ice: more resource extraction, faster trade routes, new military bases.
“We are on track” said German Minister for Economy and Climate Action Robert Habeck, but WWF Germany pointed out that the majority of sectors had not reduced their carbon emissions.
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EU countries are behind on most, if not all, their sustainability commitments.
The world needs a coalition of the willing to protect our oceans.
Curious about how this fiesta of consumerism is impacting the environment? We have the festive details. Humbug!
Calls for a 2030 emissions reduction target of at least 65 per cent, matched with halving of energy consumption by 2040 and phasing out fossil fuels by 2030. Ambitious or impossible?
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Last-minute US spectators blamed for long-haul flights making up almost a third of the Games’ total emissions
EU plans to hike airlines’ green taxes are “complete bullshit,” says lobby chief Willie Walsh.
“I’m not bluffing” in LNG threat, Qatari Energy Minister Saad Sherida al-Kaabi tells the FT.
Germany’s chancellor backs auto industry as Volkswagen considers unprecedented plant closuresThe EU should refrain from “punitive” fines on carmakers that fail to meet emissions standards, the German chancellor has said, adding to the heated debate on …
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Members of the European Parliament say they have “grave concerns” about the 2034 tournament.
Recognising sustainable fuels alongside electrification accelerates carbon reductions, supports industry compliance and ensures affordable clean mobility for all
The EU can improve substantially global competitiveness and achieve net-zero emissions by electrifying industries. Overcoming economic, technological, and regulatory barriers requires bold policies, investments, and cooperation to reduce emissions, low…
In an interview with POLITICO, Teresa Ribera said Donald Trump’s expected climate withdrawal presents an opportunity for others to boost their clean industries.
The planned visit comes as the Labour government looks to renew relations with China.
Undetected Chronic Kidney Disease affects millions in Europe, but it could be preventable, manageable and tackled with the right policies.
Wopke Hoekstra vows to keep EU climate targets despite Trump and populist pushback, but admits Europe can’t go it alone.
EU forests absorb around 10 per cent of total EU carbon emissions. Forests cover 40 per cent of Europe. Incentivising carbon renewal has serious Net Zero potential.
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From rural buses to solar panels, our Green agenda has been transformative. Yet, vested interests and big polluters helped to poison the well of public thinkingEamon Ryan was Irish Green party leader from 2011 to 2024Ireland’s Green party went into gov…
Wopke Hoekstra’s own political family has led calls to tweak existing rules.
POLITICO brings you the new elements of Europe’s trade deal with South America struck last week.
POLITICO spent the afternoon on a soon-to-be-abandoned North Sea gas plant that’s hoping to ditch fossil fuels with government help.
The WEF estimates that if a fifth of EU farmers adopted regenerative farming techniques, greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture could be 6% lower a year by 2030. Improving soil health can also boost farming income.
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