Global warming caused by humans at all-time high, carbon budget shrinks, say scientists
Human-induced global warming is rising faster than ever, leaving the smallest remaining carbon budget for 1.5C on record, an international group of researchers calculated.
Read MoreFarmers stage last protest in Brussels ahead of EU elections
Some 500 tractors descended in Brussels on Tuesday to protest against green regulations and EU bureaucracy ahead of the European elections on June 6-9, but with fewer participants than expected and amid accusations of politicisation by the far-right.
Read MoreVon der Leyen presidency sees fossil fuels squeezed out of EU power mix -analysts
Since 2019, when the current Ursula von der Leyen-led European Commission took office, coal and gas has been rapidly pushed out of the EU power mix, with policies enacted by her presidency likely to keep driving this trend, according to analysis released Monday.
Read MoreNational court rulings back stronger consumer protection against carbon neutral claims -study
An analysis of 22 rulings by national courts backs the case for stronger rules to protect consumers against misleading environmental claims by companies, as legislators examine the EU’s proposed Green Claims Directive.
Read MoreEU energy ministers lay the way forward for the Green Deal
Energy ministers from the EU’s 27 countries believe that work has just begun on making the Green Deal a reality, with the next five years crucial to the implementation of climate and environmental policies across the bloc.
Read MoreEU ETS prices closely related to policy credibility, study finds
Policy credibility is crucial for carbon prices in the EU Emissions Trading System to be high enough to efficiently incentivise emission reductions in the long term, according to a study published in Nature Energy.
Read MoreWomen’s wellbeing at risk due to climate inaction with EU political shift, say advocates
Women’s fundamental rights and wellbeing are at risk due to inaction on the climate crisis across the European Union, a feminist and green group claimed last Tuesday.
Read MoreTech giants pledge to contract 20 mln nature-based voluntary carbon credits
Four of the world’s largest technology companies have joined forces under a new coalition to contract up to 20 million tonnes of nature-based voluntary carbon credits, they announced Wednesday.
Read MoreEU ministers face six tests for strengthening green competitiveness, says think tank
A series of tests awaits the European Union, as the bloc still debates how to respect climate commitments and remain economically ambitious at the same time, with the 27 nations’ ministers set to gather in Brussels at the Competition Council on Friday.
Read MoreISO’s new climate neutrality standard risks adding to greenwashing, campaigners warn
ISO’s new climate neutrality standard risks promoting greenwashing, despite an EU attempt to better regulate environmental claims, an NGO has warned.
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