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April 4, 2024
AI’s energy-hungry data centres bring sustainability challenges
Data centres have expanded in line with the growing demand for AI. Now experts are calling for transparency regarding their environmental impact
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March 27, 2024
What the UK’s Energy Charter Treaty exit means in practice
The true impact of the UK’s departure from the controversial Energy Charter Treaty will depend heavily on the potential suspension of a sunset clause that...
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March 22, 2024
In Brief: UK opens CBAM consultation; SEC climate rules challenges to be heard by Eighth Circuit
The latest ESG policy and regulatory news
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March 21, 2024
Right-wing politicians appear reluctant to give full backing to EU Green Deal
WWF survey findings suggest a difference in the ‘genuine political will behind the commitments’ to the EU’s flagship net zero policy
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March 15, 2024
Companies advised to ‘plan ahead’ as CSDDD moves step closer to becoming law
EU member states have finally approved a watered-down version of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
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March 15, 2024
EU set to reduce green agriculture measures as scientists call for Paris-compliant farming
A failure to reduce emissions from food and farming will have wider economic impacts
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March 13, 2024
Brussels Briefing: MEPs vote to decarbonise Europe’s building stock
Mandatory mortgage portfolio standards are absent from the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, while dairy farms are exempted from the revised Industrial Emissions Directive
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March 12, 2024
‘Matter of economic survival’: European Commission responds to climate risk report
The EU executive has issued its response to the EEA’s climate risk assessment amid accusations it has reduced climate action ambition in the face of the recent farmers’ protests
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March 12, 2024
Companies could face big fines as European parliament agrees Green Claims Directive
Under new EU rules, companies would have their green claims verified before using them in advertising – with fines of up to 4% of annual turnover for those that fail...
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March 11, 2024
Can new standards and credits tackle the legacy of plastic pollution?
With low recycling rates and growth in primary production, experts are divided over whether plastic credits can help make the sector more sustainable, or if they will simply enable greenwashing
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March 5, 2024
Explainer: What are carbon removals and can they be made to work?
The EU’s carbon removal certification framework aims to increase the use of carbon removals while guarding against greenwashing. What do experts think of the latest draft?
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