U.S. Executive Order in the field of international environmental agreements
According to the order, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations shall immediately submit formal written notification of the…
European Citizens’ Initiative on reuse and transformation of buildings registered
Today, the European Commission registered a European Citizens' Initiative, entitled ‘HouseEurope! Power to Renovation'. The aim of the initiative is to…
Joint article on Just Energy Transition Partnerships
The joint article on Just Energy Transition Partnerships is signed from Minister for Development Anneliese Dodds (UK), Assistant Secretary of…
U.S. President Trump publishes his “America First” Priorities
The U.S. White House has published the priorities of U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" plans, including the withdrawal from…
Future of the European Automotive Industry: Strategic Dialogue to start on 30 January
The European Commission is launching a Strategic Dialogue with the European automotive industry, social partners and other key stakeholders on…
World Economic Forum annual report again highlights environmental risks
Celeste Saulo, Secretary-General of the World Meteorologic Organization (WMO), will engage with the public and private sector leaders in Davos to…
IAEA: Atoms4NetZero Initiative helps to leverage the power of nuclear for net-zero
The road to net-zero entails a series of complex choices. Policy makers must chart an energy course based on available…
Côte d’Ivoire: Team Europe steps up support for strategic and sustainable investment
The Government of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, the European Union and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have announced €300 million in…
EU Sustainable Energy Week 2025 to focus on powering “fair and competitive green transition”
Scheduled for 10 to 12 June 2025 in Brussels and online, the 19th edition of Europe's largest annual gathering focusing on renewables and…
Closing the data gaps on climate change: Remarks by EU Commissioner Dombrovskis
"Which official statistics do we already have about climate change and their impact, and which additional official statistics do we…
Clean Hydrogen Partnership call to boost hydrogen value chain across Europe
With a total budget of €184.5 million, the call aims to accelerate innovation across critical areas of the hydrogen value…
European Green Capital and Green Leaf: EU Commission launches 2027 call
The EU Commission has launched a call for European cities committed to sustainability. They can apply for the 2027 edition of the European…
European Aviation Environmental Report 2025: Turning goals into action is critical for future of aviation
This decade is decisive in combatting climate change, with record-breaking temperatures registered around the world in 2023 and 2024 and…
Green hydrogen: PIK sees big gaps between ambition and implementation
Adrian Odenweller and Falko Ueckerdt from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) determine this competitiveness gap for all…
Eurostat: EU greenhouse gas emissions reduced by 7% in 2023
In 2023, the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions by economic activities and households totalled 3.4 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalents. This…
Copernicus Global Climate Report: 2024 was the warmest year on record
The Copernicus Global Climate Highlights Report 2024, published today, confirms 2024 as the warmest year on record and the first to exceed…
Netherlands: IEA highlights opportunities to drive clean energy transition
A frontrunner on renewable energy deployment, the country now needs to tackle several system-wide challenges to advance energy security and…
Construction products: New rules on safety and sustainability enter into force
The new EU regulation modernises the 2011 rules, facilitates the sale of construction products across the EU's single market, supports…
WMO and UNESCO announce International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation 2025
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), in collaboration with UNESCO, is leading efforts for the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation 2025…
Eurelectric: EU achieved the cleanest power generation mix yet in 2024
Eurelectric’s latest data reveal a 59% cut in emissions since 1990, the cleanest power mix yet, and a 16% drop…
EIB and EMT Valencia sign €69m loan to grow zero-emissions urban bus fleet
The project includes the purchase of 145 electric buses to replace vehicles near the end of their useful life, and associated…
EU car and van makers urge action on CO2 rules before end of 2024 to avoid damage to competitiveness and jobs
The European industry declares to remain committed to the EU’s 2050 climate neutrality goal and the shift to zero-emission mobility.…
Future of the European Automotive Industry: Strategic Dialogue to start in January
In January 2025, the EU Commission will officially launch its Strategic dialogue with Europe's car industries. EU Commission President von…
EU Commission introduces Flight Emissions Label for informed and sustainable travelling
The Flight Emissions Label aims to change this by setting out a reliable and harmonised methodology for estimating flight emissions, considering factors like aircraft type, average…
Industrial decarbonisation: EU Commission approves French state aid scheme
The EU Commission has approved a French scheme of a maximum amount of €3 billion to support for a period…
EU deforestation law: EU Council formally adopts its one-year postponement
Today, the EU Council formally adopted the regulation postponing the application of the EU deforestation law by one year. This…
Natural catastrophes: ECB and EIOPA propose approach to reduce economic impact
The European Central Bank (ECB) and the EU insurance supervisor EIOPA propose a possible EU-level approach to reduce insurance protection…
EU Council approves assistance to member states affected by floods and wildfires
The Council today adopted a set of two regulations aimed at helping member states affected by natural disasters. The measures…
Finland: EU Commission approves €400m net-zero economy state aid
The European Commission has approved a €400 million Finnish scheme to help companies decarbonise their production processes and to support investments in…
Hybrid & electric cars made up 48% of new registrations in 2023 – Eurostat
In 2023, 10.7 million new passenger cars were registered in the EU. Among them, the pure petrol cars had the…
Paris Agreement Implementation and Compliance Committee to support climate reports
The Paris Agreement Implementation and Compliance Committee (PAICC) held an event at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) last month…
Energy Community members to integrate faster into EU electricity market
Among the key outcomes of the Energy Community's 22nd Ministerial Council was the recommendation to accelerate renewable energy deployment and…
4th European EnerGreenDeal Conference: Keynote speech by EU Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra
"Today, as we drive clean growth, innovation, and a more sustainable future, this is more crucial than ever. Over the past…
Reducing air travel climate effects: More than innovation and carbon pricing – JRC
Research by the EU Joint Research Centre (JRC) has found that, beyond technological innovation in emission-free electric and hydrogen propulsion,…
Germany: EU Commission approves €200m state aid for forest management
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €200 million German scheme for climate-adapted forest management. The…
Climate-Neutral Cities 2030: Keynote speech by EU Commissioner Jessika Roswall
"The European Green Deal remains our guiding blueprint for sustainability. Despite the obstacles we face—political, practical, and external—we must remain…
Europe launches Sentinel-1C on a Vega C rocket from French Guinana
Expanding its cutting-edge Earth Observation data and services programme, the European Commission launched an additional Copernicus Sentinel satellite, called Sentinel-1C.…
Greenwashing in the transport sector: MEPs ready to start talks with EU Council
The Transport and Environment Committees of the EU Parliament voted to start talks with Council on a single EU methodology…
EU ETS for buildings, road transport and small industry: Cap adopted for 2027
The EU Commission has adopted a Decision establishing the EU-wide quantity of allowances issued under the EU Emissions Trading System…
Battery manufacturing value chain: EU Commission and EIB announce new partnership
Today, the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are announcing a new partnership to support investments in the…
Climate and environment targets: EEA Executive Director calls on EU to stay the course
Sticking to the European Green Deal is the right thing to do, Leena Ylä-Mononen, the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) Executive…
EU earmarks €4.6bn for net-zero technologies, vehicle batteries, and green hydrogen
Today, the new EU Commission is stepping up its efforts to boost net-zero technologies that are key to ensure the…
Barbados launches the world’s first debt-for-climate-resilience operation
Barbados has successfully completed an unprecedented debt-for climate operation to finance water and sewage projects resilient to climate change. Through…
EU call for tenders: Assessing net climate impact of digital infrastructures
The European Commission launches a call for tenders to develop a methodology and assess the net climate impact of digital…
COP16 in Riyadh: EU joins debate on desertification, land degradation, and drought
Starting on Monday, from 2 to 13 December, the Commission will represent the EU at the COP16 Desertification Conference in Riyadh, Saudi…
EU Commission proposes rules for e-vehicle charging and hydrogen refilling
Today, the EU Commission proposed an amendment to the Measuring Instruments Directive to harmonise the measuring requirements for electric vehicle charging stations and…
EU taxonomy for sustainability: EU Commission updates and clarifies Q&A
The EU Commission has published today a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) to support stakeholders in the implementation of the EU…