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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
In Brief: Sovereign pension fund faces OECD complaint; NGO set to proceed with ING climate lawsuit
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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...
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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...
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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 8, 2024
In Brief: EU agrees to exit Energy Charter Treaty; climate case against Italian government dismissed
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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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March 4, 2024
In Charts: 2023 European heat pump sales slump ‘not a surprise’ to industry
European heat pump sales drop for the first time in a decade as industry calls for policy certainty
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In Brief: Europe expands register of environmental crimes; Singapore to implement mandatory ISSB standards
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