INTERVIEW: Carbon farming to make EU debut with Ireland launching first framework
This summer, Ireland will launch its carbon farming framework, the first of its kind to be proposed for adoption in a European country, in collaboration with EIT Climate-KIC, a climate innovation initiative co-funded by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.
Read MoreGermany and Italy to eat up all spare non-ETS emissions allocations by 2030 -report
Germany and Italy are on course to miss their climate goals in sectors excluded from the EU ETS, by such a large gap that they would eat up the entire available surplus of annual emissions allocations (AEAs) left for other countries, according to a report released on Thursday.
Read MoreEU Commission earmarks larger budget for 2025, but climate action sum unchanged
Expense for environment and climate action in the EU will remain the same as last year, although the general budget is growing, according to allocations for 2025 proposed by the European Commission on Wednesday.
Read MoreEU must manage social impacts of carbon pricing, business group warns
A briefing released today by the Corporate Leaders Group (CLG) Europe following EU elections earlier this month, makes the case for a “social deal” and an “industrial deal” alongside the Green Deal, to manage the transition to a net-zero economy.
Read MoreClimate sidelined at latest gathering of G7 leaders
The G7 summit closed on Saturday without any significant progress on climate and energy, leaving ambitions unchanged from resolutions adopted at previous meetings.
Read MoreUPDATE – EU gives final green light to Nature Restoration Law in ‘historic’ move
EU environment ministers agreed on Monday to green-light a regulation that aims to restore natural habitats, ending a year-long legislative back-and-forth in what campaigners hailed as an “historic step” in the fight against the biodiversity and climate crises.
Read MoreFate of EU nature law hangs in the balance at Monday ministerial meeting
A long quest for legislation to restore ecosystems across land in Europe may reach the end of the line on Monday when the EU’s 27 environment ministers gather in Luxembourg for what could be a decisive meeting, although negotiators are still unsure about how things will play out exactly.
Read MoreBiodiversity and electricity grids can co-exist, EU power association says
Protecting biodiversity while deploying more infrastructure to decarbonise electricity production is possible and desirable, according to a new guidebook released on Thursday.
Read MorePREVIEW: Global security takes precedence over climate at G7 summit
The G7 summit starting on Thursday, just a few days after European elections, lays bare security issues and high-level geopolitics as the main obstacles towards phasing out fossil fuels and reaching the Paris climate goals.
Read MoreBiochar carbon removal has the potential to stand the test of time -study
Carbon stored through biochar may remain in the soil or certain materials for decades, centuries, or even millennia, making it a valid option for the upcoming EU certification methodology if stricter rules apply, according to a study.
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