Hungary lays out its green and climate priorities for next EU presidency
Hungary’s energy and climate minister said the country will focus on advancing the green transition across the 27-nation bloc, as among the top climate and energy priorities during its turn with the EU presidency from July until year end.
Read MoreFailing to modernise grid will massively set back EU on climate targets -industry
Failure to modernise the power grid could lead the EU to miss its climate targets by over 30% and jeopardise energy security, the European electricity industry association has warned.
Read MoreCarbon tech startup launches free voluntary credit insight platform
A Berlin-based carbon tech startup has launched a free voluntary carbon credit insight platform on Wednesday, with the aim of making purchases more accessible to all.
Read MoreAI visualisation tool strives to increase trust in carbon markets
A new tool using remote sensing data and artificial intelligence (AI) to bring carbon projects to life hopes to rebuild trust in credits by making projects more accessible.
Read MoreEU CBAM could shrink South Africa’s exports 10% by 2050 -central bank
South Africa’s economy could suffer significantly if the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) is extended to all sectors, leading to a 10% drop in exports by 2050, according to the country’s central bank.
Read MoreVoluntary carbon removal standard expands science team with two new hires
A London and New York-based carbon removal standard and registry has hired two carbon removal (CDR) experts to expand their science leadership team, the company announced on Monday.
Read MoreIncoming far-right Dutch coalition party set to dial back climate ambition
The Netherlands is set to U-turn on national climate and energy policies and complicate climate discussions at EU level as a new coalition government including Geert Wilders’ far-right party prepares to take over.
Read MoreFossil fuel generation tumbles to less than a quarter of EU electricity demand
Fossil fuels generated less than a quarter of EU electricity for the first month ever in April amid a surge in renewable demand, according to new data.
Read More2023 hailed as a possible turning point for clean power, as renewables surpass 30% of global generation
Solar and wind growth has propelled the world past 30% renewable electricity for the first time in 2023, marking a turning point in the shift away from fossil fuel power, according to a review of country-level data published on Wednesday.
Read MoreEU carbon market diplomacy taskforce starts to take shape
The EU’s carbon market diplomacy taskforce was formally launched on April 1 by the European Commission’s climate directorate and an acting head has now been appointed, an EU official confirmed to Carbon Pulse.
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