Livestock industry lobbied the EU to weaken climate policies -NGO
The meat and livestock industry has been using fossil fuel companies’ techniques to erode EU efforts to address rising emissions from the sector, according to a new report by a climate non-profit.
Read MoreEU to be lenient with CBAM penalties during early phase, official says
The EU will not be too strict with companies during the transitional phase of CBAM and is looking into a possible WTO-compatible solution to promote exports of less carbon-intensive products made in Europe, a senior European Commission official told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreEnergy transition leapt ahead in Europe over last five years, fresh data shows
The energy transition has massively expanded during the five-year term of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, with the share of renewables in the EU’s electricity sector jumping to 44% and investments in clean technologies more than tripling, according to fresh data published on Monday.
Read MoreHungary 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.
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