EU Climate Ambitions Face Mounting Political Opposition
Europe’s clean-energy crusade has hit a wall of its own making. The EU’s leaders vowed to slash emissions…
11 things to watch at the EU leaders’ summit – POLITICO
Slovak PM Robert Fico threatened to block the latest sanctions package if the EU didn’t come up with a…
‘Failure to meet climate targets does not make multilateral processes irrelevant’: Why COP matters
The 30th Conference of Parties (COP30), scheduled to take place between November 10 and 21 in Belém, Brazil,…
Trump sinks global shipping climate tax – POLITICO
“They killed [the agreement]. The lack of leadership from the EU makes my blood boil,” said one person…
Renewables are now the world’s biggest source of electricity. Is it enough to stop climate change?
ADVERTISEMENT Europe must strive for bolder renewable energy targets to protect the climate, despite making world-record progress. This…
Hoekstra’s mano a mano with China wobbles climate summit – POLITICO
Hoekstra brushed off the criticism toward his approach, telling an event in Brussels earlier this month, that “we…
EU vows to deliver delayed 2035 climate target before COP30 – POLITICO
Long-term trouble The battle over the EU’s NDC is closely linked to the bloc’s overarching climate target for…
EU set to miss UN deadline for new target under Paris climate accord – POLITICO
The statement as drafted by Denmark proposes a temporary emissions-cutting target of between 66.3 percent and 72.5 percent…
EU and ASEAN deepen their cooperation on carbon pricing at high-level climate events
image: ©Walaiporn Sangkeaw | iStock At the first ASEAN-EU Ministerial Dialogue on Environment and Climate Change, the European…
France says EU leaders, not ministers, should decide 2040 climate target – POLITICO
Getting national leaders involved is a risky move, however. While the target only needs a qualified majority to…