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NGOs warn EU’s carbon removal proposals are ‘still falling short’
May 4, 2023
The European Commission’s proposed carbon removal legislation could still cause more harm...
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‘Hypocritical’ EU plans to ramp up LNG imports from US, says Greenpeace
April 27, 2023
The EU bans the fracking that produces liquefied natural gas at home...
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EU agrees big companies must align their climate plans with Paris Agreement
April 26, 2023
EU legal affairs committee outlines climate transition plan rules for corporates as...
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EU hit with lawsuits over nuclear and gas taxonomy inclusion
April 19, 2023
Environmental organisations are challenging the inclusion of nuclear and fossil gas energy...
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EU shuns setting minimum criteria for sustainable investments
April 18, 2023
The European Commission has decided to disregard suggestions to introduce minimum environmental...
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EU agrees to increase renewable energy target to 45%
April 3, 2023
The new target – a significant increase on the current goal of...
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Efrag asked to reprioritise work on EU sustainability reporting standards
30/03/2023
The European Commission has asked the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group to delay its work on sector-specific standards and provide additional guidance on its existing sector-agnostic proposals. The technical advisory... Read more
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Brussels Briefing: Deadline agreed for complete phase-in of EVs, and infrastructure provision
30/03/2023
EU energy ministers agreed to eliminate petrol and diesel fuelled vehicles by 2035, and asked states to extend their voluntary reduction in gas use. After much last-minute politicking by Germany,... Read more
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China calls for WTO discussion on ‘certain environmental measures’
27/03/2023
The Chinese government has asked the EU to explain the implications of its carbon border adjustment mechanism amid ongoing trade tensions between Europe and the Asian superpower. China put forward... Read more
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EU’s new anti-greenwashing proposals a ‘huge missed opportunity’
23/03/2023
Non-profits have criticised the European Commission’s proposed new regulations concerning companies’ assertions on product labels for not banning vague carbon neutrality claims. Companies and consumers in Europe will be better... Read more
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Brussels Briefing: The EU’s Net Zero Industry Act
20/03/2023
New policies aimed at creating a competitive European green industry include critical raw materials regulation and the establishment of a hydrogen bank, but have left some industry bodies and environmental... Read more
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