Hungary 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.
Read MoreCOP28 clean energy targets at risk without stronger action, finds report
The world is on track to miss the clean energy targets agreed at COP28 without stronger and more urgent action, according to a new report.
Read MoreClimate ‘divide and rule’ in new EU Commission might just work, experts say
As European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled her new EU executive earlier this week, with climate policies scattered across various portfolios, observers in Brussels seemed willing to give her the benefit of the doubt, saying this configuration may be useful to prevent political culture wars.
Read MoreDecarbonising the EU’s energy-intensives is still tough business, economists say
Energy intensive industries continue to face obstacles on their road to decarbonisation, according to economists from the European Central Bank (ECB), who raised concerns about the next phase of EU emissions trading.
Read MoreFive takeaways for climate policy in the new European Commission
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s choice of portfolios for the EU’s new executive team in Brussels makes one thing abundantly clear: climate policy will be everybody’s business in the next five years.
Read MoreBelgian auto workers protests highlight obstacles to zero-emission cars
Audi employees in Brussels took to the streets on Monday, saying their jobs are being threatened by changes in the auto industry, illustrating the difficulties European car manufacturers face in balancing the shift to electric and ensure a just transition.
Read MorePREVIEW: EU Parliament to debate new Commission, climate-agri nexus, amid Orban stress next week
The 720 members of the European Parliament are gearing up for holding confirmation hearings with the new commissioners-designate, and for holding a series of debates on climate and the bloc’s agricultural sector, as they gather in Strasbourg next week for the first time after the summer break.
Read MoreFirst talks at EU Parliament environment committee reveal lawmakers’ fears and expectations
Lawmakers in the European Parliament’s environment committee held their first meeting dedicated to climate policy files on Thursday, possibly setting the tone for discussions lying ahead in the coming five-year mandate.
Read MoreGermany joins mounting calls to halt EU anti-deforestation rules
Germany has joined a growing tide of opponents to the European Union’s anti-deforestation law, as the country’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz calls on the European Commission to suspend the regulation.
Read MoreEU stocktake sees energy security improve, warns of poverty uptick
Despite an uptick in energy poverty, the EU is on track to ensure energy security, according to the European Commission’s latest annual assessment looking back at what has been achieved over the past year.
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