Outcome of the EU China Summit – Summaries published by the EU and China
The European Union (EU) and China held their 24th Summit in Beijing on 7 December 2023. President of the European…
Energy performance of buildings: EU Council and Parliament reach deal on revised Directive
The revised directive sets new and more ambitious energy performance requirements for new and renovated buildings in the EU and…
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 6 December 2023
Chemicals: deal on improving classification and information +++ List of ship recycling facilities: first renewals of inclusion for yards located…
Insight EU Climate Monitoring 6 December 2023
The geopolitics of climate change - EEAS blog post by EU HR Josep Borrell +++ Socialists and Democrats outline their…
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 6 December 2023
ENERGY AUTONOMY: What if the EU was energy independent? - EP Research Service +++ ENERGY REGULATION: CEER: Market Design, Green Gases,…
Background briefing on the EU-China Summit on 7 December 2023
On Thursday 7 December 2023, the leaders of the EU and China will hold a summit in Beijing, China.. The…
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 5 December 2023
Safer chemicals: Council and Parliament strike deal on the regulation for classification, labelling and packaging of chemical substances +++ EU…
Insight EU Climate Monitoring 5 December 2023
COP28: WMO: The Global Climate 2011-2020: A decade of acceleration +++ Over 60 countries pledge to slash cooling emissions amid…
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 5 December 2023
COP28: To save the planet, we need a just and fair renewable energy revolution +++ EU Energy Days at COP28…
Clean Energy Partnership: G7+ and Ukraine joint statement
This Partnership brings together the Government of Ukraine, bilateral donors, key international organisations and financial institutions and voices representing the…
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 4 December 2023
ECODESIGN:Products fit for the green transition: EU Council and Parliament conclude a provisional agreement on the Ecodesign regulation+++EU Parliament on…
Insight EU Climate Monitoring 4 December 2023
EU endorses international Declaration on Climate and Health at COP28 Health Day +++ Speech at the COP28 Climate and Health…
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 4 December 2023
COP28 EU Energy Days focus on implementing the clean energy transition after launch of Global Pledge on Renewables and Energy…
EU Council tackles dual mental health and drug use
The Council approved conclusions on people having drug use disorders that co-occur with other mental health disorders. The Council invites…
EU Commission welcomes provisional agreement for more sustainable, repairable and circular products
The Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached last night between the European Parliament and the Council on the Ecodesign for Sustainable…
Ecodesign: EU Council and Parliament conclude provisional agreement
European Parliament and EU Council negotiators agreed on an update to the so-called “ecodesign” regulation that aims to improve various…
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 1 December 2023
UNECE publishes legal framework for Public-Private Partnerships in support of the SDGs +++ AGRICULTURE:EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski to visit…
Insight EU Climate Monitoring 1 December 2023
CARBON PRICING: EU Commission President advances global cooperation on carbon pricing in high-level event at COP28 +++ EU Council: First…
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 1 December 2023
FOSSIL FUELS: OECD: Cost of support measures for fossil fuels almost doubled in 2022 in response to soaring energy prices…
Reducing methane emissions: EU announces €175m financial support at COP28
Climate super-pollutants--including methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, and tropospheric ozone--are responsible for over half of today's warming. Under the Global Methane Pledge,…
COP28: EU leads global initiative to triple renewable energy and double energy efficiency
This initiative, proposed by the EU Commission Presiden in April, sets global targets to triple the installed capacity of renewable energy to at…
Carbon pricing and carbon markets: IMF MD Georgieva at EU Pavilion discussion
"Let's look at where we are today. We have close to 25% of emissions covered. When we look at this…
Coal Transition Accelerator initiative: Statement by President von der Leyen
"Coal has been part of Europe's history. It created jobs for many regions. At the same time, we have understood…
COP28 Global Stocktake Roundtable: Statement by President von der Leyen
"Climate finance is one of the core topics in the coming days. It's not just about money. It's also about…
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 30 November 2023
Dr Sharon McGuinness: ECHA is now truly a chemicals agency, not just the REACH one +++ AGRICULTURE: Video message recorded…
Insight EU Climate Monitoring 30 November 2023
COP28: UN Climate Change Executive Secretary at COP28 Opening: "Accelerate Climate Action" +++ COP28 Presidency unites the world on Loss…
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 30 November 2023
IEA: Cost of capital survey shows investments in solar PV can be less risky than gas power in emerging and…
Green Bonds investments can reduce EU greenhouse gas emissions by 1.2%
The full implementation of NextGenerationEU (NGEU) measures financed by the NGEU Green Bonds can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 44 million…
EU Commission President advances global cooperation on carbon pricing in high-level event at COP28
We all know, if we want to keep global warming below the tipping point of 1.5 degrees, we need to…
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 29 November 2023
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION: EU Commission welcomes provisional agreement on modernising management of industrial emissions +++ S&D Group: We made it! Revised Industrial…
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 29 November 2023
RENEWABLE ENERGY: Eurostat: Agriculture & forestry energy consumption stable in 2021 +++ SOLAR ENERGY: SolarPower Europe: Over 420 European organisations…
Insight EU Climate Monitoring 29 November 2023
COP28: A Decade of REDD+: Notable Achievements by Forest Nations +++ Closing Adaptation Knowledge Gaps in Asia-Pacific +++ IEA: Strong…
EU gears up for extreme weather in 2024 amid climate change
These extreme weather events are more recurrent due to a result of climate change. On 6 August, the EU Civil…
EU Commission approves €500m French State aid scheme to support investments in agriculture
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €500 million French scheme to support investments in holding…
Mental health: Member states to take action across multiple levels
Almost one in two Europeans has experienced an emotional or psychosocial problem in the last year. The recent context of compounded crises…
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 28 November 2023
Industrial emissions: EU Council and Parliament agree on new rules to reduce harmful emissions from industry and improve public access…
Insight EU Climate Monitoring 28 November 2023
UN Explainer: What’s COP28 and why is it important? +++ Remarks by EU Commissioner Simson at the European Parliament's ITRE…
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 28 November 2023
ENERGY EMERGENCY: EU Commission prolongs energy emergency measures by 12 months +++ EU Commission endorses positive preliminary assessment of Italy's…
EU Approves €1.1bn Spanish aid for net-zero transition
The European Commission has approved a €1.1 billion Spanish scheme to support investments for the production of equipment necessary to foster the…
EU Commission approves new Geographical Indication from Türkiye
‘Ayaş Domatesi' is a thin-skinned and very juicy tomato grown from seeds and seedlings of the local ecotype in the…
EU Commission approves ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ as new island-of-Ireland PGI
The European Commission has today added ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef' to the register of Protected Geographical Indications (PGI), signifying the fourth EU…
European Solidarity Corps to support people in need with €145m in 2024
Volunteering activities will get a major boost in 2024 thanks to a new funding opportunity that the Commission launched today. A…
EU Commission cheers deal on industrial emissions management
The updated law will help guide industrial investments necessary for Europe's transformation towards a cleaner, carbon neutral, more circular and…
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 27 November 2023
UKRAINE: EU and Ukraine outline plans for sustainable reconstruction in a high-level conference +++ PACKAGING: European Parliament discriminates plastics packaging…
Insight EU Climate Monitoring 27 November 2023
CCUS: New policy and business approaches are needed to support scaling up of CCUS to help reach net zero goals…
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 27 November 2023
GAS MARKETS: Internal markets in renewable and natural gases and in hydrogen: EU Council and Parliament reach deal+++Press conference on…
MEPs on Personal health data: better portability and safe sharing
The European Health Data Space shall give citizens the right to access prescriptions, imagery and lab tests across borders. Aggregated…
Energy emergency: EU Commission proposes to extend measures by one year
The European Commission has today proposed a 12-month prolongation of the emergency measures introduced last year in response to the…
ECHA warns against risks from PVC additives and microparticle releases
The European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) investigation found that some substances added to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic, like plasticisers, may pose…
Bolivia: France participates in the fight against forest fires
France expresses its full solidarity with the Bolivian people and authorities in the face of the ongoing forest fires that…