The UNFCCC secretariat has released a new synthesis report consolidating experiences, progress, best practices and remaining challenges faced by Parties in preparing their Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs) and implementing the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) under the Paris Agreement.
EU funding is increasingly used to finance prevention measures against forest fires, but the money is not always spent effectively on the ground. This is the unequivocal finding of a report published today by the European Court of Auditors (ECA).
Ambitious climate targets that are underpinned by robust implementation and investment plans can provide economic opportunities, unlock investment, and support sustainable development and growth, while facilitating low-emission transitions, according to a new joint report by the OECD and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Tomorrow, the European Commission will host the first of a series of High-Level Energy Transition Dialogues, co-organised by the COP30 Presidency and the International Energy Agency (IEA), in the run-up to the UN Climate Change Conference in Belem (Brazil) in November.
Bulgaria will receive advisory support from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for greening one of Europe’s largest sites for coal-fired electricity production – the Maritsa East Complex. Both sides today signed an agreement under which the EIB will advise the Bulgarian government as it pursues a plan to decarbonise the Maritsa East Complex, which generates up to 35% of the country’s electricity.
At the Brussels Economic Security Forum, EU Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra warned that climate change has become a core geopolitical and security challenge, not just an environmental one. From Arctic militarisation to flood-prone European infrastructure, he urged a full-speed clean transition, greater adaptation efforts, and stronger global climate diplomacy—insisting that the EU will lead by example, but cannot act alone.
The EU Transport Council addressed a reform of current air passenger rights regulations and held an exchange of views on updating the roadworthiness package.
During the EU Green Week, the EU Commission announced the winners of this year’s LIFE Awards. These Awards recognise the most innovative, inspirational and impactful projects financed by the EU’s LIFE Programme in three categories: nature protection and biodiversity; circular economy and quality of life; and climate action.
Establishing the Industrial Decarbonisation Bank and the Action Plan for Affordable Energy are crucial for providing relief and structural reforms in energy pricing, MEPs of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy said on Tuesday. Learn more about their latest resolution.
The EU Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed an agreement renewing the Project Development Assistance (PDA) under the Innovation Fund. The agreement increases technical and financial advisory support for innovative decarbonisation projects that are either not selected via the Fund or are preparing to apply.
On Monday, the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament are publishing a questionnaire asking experts how to improve the Commission’s proposal on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) legislation.
Pledging to serve the international community as “an honest broker and unifier,” Germany’s former Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has been elected President of the upcoming session of the United Nations General Assembly—becoming only the fifth woman to hold the post in the UN’s 80-year history. Nominated by the Western European and Other States Group, whose turn it was to put forward a candidate under the UN’s regional rotation system, Baerbock
Under its new President, Fortum CEO Markus Rauramo, Eurelectric has unveiled its vision through 2027: to anchor clean electrification while enhancing Europe’s industrial competitiveness and energy security. The association representing Europe’s electricity industry is also opening a new chapter to explore how digital transformation and AI can drive a clean, competitive, and secure energy future.
Global climate predictions show temperatures are expected to continue at or near record levels in the next five years, increasing climate risks and impacts on societies, economies and sustainable development, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
EU Member States have made substantial progress toward meeting the 2030 energy and climate targets, according to the European Commission’s assessment of the updated National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs). Most countries have significantly improved their plans following Commission recommendations. Belgium, Estonia, and Poland—who have yet to submit their final plans—are urged to do so without delay.
Countries must urgently address policies that are driving the continued expansion of steel excess capacity to prevent further erosion of market stability and fair competition in the steel industry, according to a new OECD report.
This initiative was taken in response to the severe floods that affected these countries in September and October 2024. The proposed financial assistance is distributed as follows: €42.8 million for Austria, €114 million for Czechia, €76 million for Poland, €2.1 million for Slovakia, €45.7 million for Bosnia and Herzegovina, and €195,200 for Moldova.
The EU Council adopted today its negotiating position (general approach) on one of the proposals of the so-called ‘Omnibus I’ legislative package, which simplifies and strengthens the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM).
The EU Council has today adopted a targeted amendment to the regulation on CO2 standards for new passenger cars and vans, which aims to grant car manufacturers the flexibility required to meet their emissions targets for 2025. This is the last step in the decision-making procedure.
The first revamped Climate Week of 2025 concluded in Panama City last week, with valuable progress made and real-world solutions shared across vital areas of work. “This Forum has served as much more than a venue just for discussion — it has been a springboard for solutions to climate action,” said UN Climate Change Deputy Executive Secretary Noura Hamladji in her closing remarks.
Outstanding LIFE nature restoration, climate adaptation, and circular economy projects will be honoured at the prestigious LIFE Awards 2025, marking the climax of EU Green Week, the most important environmental event in Europe.