BRIEFING: All the new climate initiatives to expect from the European Commission’s next five-year term
The new European Commission has a wide range of climate initiatives in store for the next five years – as President Ursula von der Leyen keeps climate change at the heart of her second mandate while shifting the focus to implementation and industrial policy, according to the mission letters she sent to her team of commissioners-designate.
Read MoreEU nations greenlight tariffs on Chinese EVs to protect home industry
A proposal to impose tariffs on China-made electric vehicles has received clearance from the EU’s 27 member states, in efforts to support the competitiveness of the bloc’s auto industry.
Read MoreSaving Europe’s industry requires greater electrification -report
Europe’s industry needs greater electrification to compete with the likes of China and the US, according to research published on Thursday.
Read MoreEU 2040 climate target hinge upon ability to overcome risks -report
The European Union has to overcome some economic, social and political risks if it is to reach its climate target for the next decade, researchers have said.
Read MoreEU bows to pressure to delay its anti-deforestation law by one year
The European Commission is moving to postpone its regulation against deforestation by one year, in an attempt to please international partners who repeatedly expressed worries about the impacts of the law on supply chains, it announced on Wednesday.
Read MoreEU agriculture policy failing on climate, auditors say
The EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is failing on its green ambitions, despite its aim to increase environmental and climate ambition for the 2023-27 period, according to the European Court of Auditors (ECA).
Read MoreScope of EU ETS expected to broaden out from 2026 -report
In the coming years, the EU’s Emissions Trading System could incorporate new sectors and be extended to neighbouring countries like Ukraine or tied up with the UK, according to research published on Thursday.
Read MoreGreen groups urge EU to keep decarbonisation high on to-do list
The new European Commission should keep decarbonisation as a top priority despite fears over the bloc’s economic competitiveness, according to research published by several climate groups Wednesday.
Read MorePolish climate plans held back by steel’s slow transition
A not-so-mature transition of the Polish steel industry is slowing decarbonisation in the country and in the EU, according to analysts who are urging Warsaw to “make a decision now, not later”.
Read MoreHungary aims to address farmers’ CAP worries during its EU presidency
Hungary is expected to address European farmers’ concerns around the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) – including on extreme weather associated with climate change and the Green Deal’s objectives – by the end of its rotating presidency of the EU Council, according to a minister.
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