Brussels urged to submit 2035 climate target to the UN “as soon as possible”
The EU has an obligation to submit a 2035 climate target to the UN “well before” the COP30 climate summit in November, said a senior European Parliament member from the ruling European People’s Party (EPP) – putting pressure on Brussels to deliver “as soon as possible”.
Read MoreEU risks falling short on its 2030 climate goal, warns European Commission’s in-house research arm
The EU is at risk of missing its 2030 climate goal of cutting net emissions 55% below 1990 levels, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) warned in a report that was quietly posted online just over a week ago.
Read MoreEU’s NDC stuck in limbo, pending agreement on 2040 climate target
The European Commission says its forthcoming 2040 climate plan will “inform” the bloc’s next Paris Agreement commitment for 2035, but questions persist on how the figure will be decided, as no method has yet been agreed or even discussed publicly.
Read MoreUncertainty as EU delays CO2 transport and storage package until 2026
Initially expected in 2025, the European Commission has decided to push back its regulatory package for CO2 transport and storage infrastructure until next year, causing uncertainty for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, the industry has said.
Read MoreBrussels sets out draft EU ETS financing rules for green jet fuels
The European Commission adopted a draft regulation on Thursday to calculate the annual price difference between sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and fossil kerosene, so that airlines can obtain funding support from the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS).
Read MoreEU’s 2040 climate target plan faces extended delay
The European Commission’s legislative proposal for a 2040 climate target plan, initially expected early in the year, is now slated for the second quarter of 2025, according to a leaked document suggesting the proposal could be put forward after the Polish presidential election in May.
Read More“Own goal”: EU car CO2 standards imply a carbon price of €500/tCO2, think tank says
The EU’s high penalties for non-compliance with car CO2 emissions standards will benefit US and Chinese electric vehicle makers like Tesla and BYD, warn researchers, who urge the bloc to rethink its policies “from the ground up”.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Up to 90% of chemical processes can be electrified, industry says
Electrification in the chemical sector can be doubled or even quadrupled depending on the pathways, and up to 90% of current processes could be connected to clean power sources to decarbonise, according to the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC), a trade association.
Read MoreFossil gas boilers set to dominate well into the 2030s in Europe, think tank warns
Without further incentives, a cumulative 50 million extra boilers running on fossil fuels could be sold across Europe by 2040, setting the EU off track from its decarbonisation targets, researchers warned on Wednesday.
Read More“Big deal” as scientists find most US methane emissions go undetected
A total 70% of methane emissions from US onshore oil and gas activities comes from smaller, dispersed sources, according to new scientific research published on Tuesday, which calls into question Europe’s growing reliance on imported American LNG.
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