EU nature law still alive amid tensions on the Green Deal 100 days before election
A bill to restore at least 20% of the EU’s land and seas by 2030 got the final green light by the European Parliament on Tuesday, amid tensions within the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) group, which is seeking to portray itself as the farmer’s party as EU elections approach on 6-9 June.
Read MoreEU lawmakers to rubber-stamp nature restoration bill amid green policy backlash
Tuesday’s vote by the full European Parliament’s house on a bill to restore at least 20% of the bloc’s land and sea areas by 2030 is expected to be a ‘rubber-stamping’ exercise, although farmers’ discontent with EU green policies, red tape, and lack of funding has been tearing Brussels apart.
Read MoreEuropean Commission scolds EU member states for inadequate 2030 climate plans
Some European Union member states must correct their policies if they are to reach the bloc’s climate targets to cut net greenhouse gas emissions at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels, according to a European Commission assessment.
Read MorePolish province commits to phasing out coal by 2030
The province of Wielkopolska in Poland is officially moving out of its historical fossil fuel dependency, after signing up on Friday to the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) during a conference focused on “Life After Coal”.
Read MoreEU Commission’s chief opens up dialogue with clean industry
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is committed to discussing the bloc’s climate objectives with its clean technology companies, she said on Thursday, as the bloc’s industry struggles with high energy costs and rising inflation.
Read MoreMid-term evaluation of EU’s post-Covid finance facility finds obstacles to ‘green recovery’
Numerous obstacles persist on the way to a green recovery across the EU, according to the European Commission’s mid-term evaluation of the financial tools put in place after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read MoreNorway’s appetite for Arctic fossil fuels a climate risk for the EU, says report
The EU should resist Norway’s push for more Arctic oil and gas and focus on clean energy, according to a report published Wednesday.
Read MoreEU industries call for political support in the low-carbon transition
More than 70 European industrial leaders put out a mayday call for help on Tuesday, including through public funding and simplified state aid, to keep low-carbon production within the EU.
Read MoreEU heavy industries to meet in hush-hush summit on an Industrial Green Deal
More than 60 chief executives of European heavy industries are expected to meet at a chemical plant in Antwerp on Tuesday for a hush-hush summit that will issue a declaration for a European Industrial Green Deal.
Read MoreWeak EU demand for electric vehicles due to high prices, not the other way around, says campaign group
European carmakers are failing to deliver affordable models for electric vehicles, data show, contrary to popular belief that low consumer demand is behind a “backpedalling” on production plans.
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