CLIMATE

EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL: Keynote speech by Executive Vice-President Šefčovič on the European Green Deal at the European Conference of Harvard University +++ TRANSPORT EMISSIONS: UNECE Inland Transport Committee to focus on decarbonization of inland transport by 2050 +++ CLIMATE RESILIENCE: ICAO-UNEP weather radar agreement will support climate resilience of Pacific Small Island Developing States.

TRUCK EMISSIONS: EU-Mitgliedstaaten machen Weg frei für emissionsarme Lastwagen und Busse +++ EU-Abgeordnete Gieseke (CDU) zur Positionierung der Bundesregierung bei CO2 von LKWs +++ BDI zur EU-Einigung auf strengere CO2-Grenzwerte: Novelle der CO2-Flottenregulierung vor Europa-Wahlen beschließen +++ T&E reaction to EU and Germany deal on truck CO2 law +++ CARBON PRICING: IMF Working Paper No. 2024/027 : Carbon Prices and Inflation in the Euro Area.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING: EU Commission welcomes agreement on postponing adoption deadlines for certain European Sustainability Reporting Standards +++ EFRAG: Public consultation on the Draft XBRL Taxonomy for ESRS Set 1 +++ EFRAG FR TEG & EFRAG SR Joint Hybrid Meeting 15 February 2024 +++ EU PARLIAMENT REGISTER
Draft agenda – Wednesday, 14 February 2024 – Thursday, 15 February 2024 – Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety +++

SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING: EU Council and Parliament agree to delay sustainability reporting for certain sectors and third-country companies by two years +++ EU Parliament: Deal on delayed reporting standards for some companies +++ NET-ZERO INDUSTRY: Net zero industry deal is hit-and-miss for heat pump sector – European Heat Pump Association +++ EU-Klimaziele: VKU zu Folgenabschätzung und Carbon-Management-Strategie +++ GERMANY: ifo Institut: Mehrheit der Bevölkerung will beim Klimaschutz Vorreiterrolle für Deutschland, aber

CLIMATE TARGETS 2040: EU Commission presents recommendation for 2040 emissions reduction target to set the path to climate neutrality in 2050 +++ Questions and Answers – Communication on Europe’s 2040 climate target and path to climate neutrality by 2050 +++ Press remarks by Executive Vice-President Šefčovič and Commissioners Simson and Hoekstra on the Communications on a recommended emissions reduction target for 2040 and Industrial Carbon Management +++ CARBON MANAGEMENT: EU

COP30: IEA Executive Director meets with President Lula of Brazil on energy and climate priorities for G20 and COP30 +++ ESG: Environmental, Social, and Governance ratings: EU lawmakers agree on new rules +++ Environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings: EU Council background on trilogue agreement.

UNFCCC: From Vision to Reality, Getting the Job Done: Executive Secretary Speech +++ EFRAG BRIEFS:EFRAG launches survey on IASB’s ED Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Equity

CLIMATE DIPLOMACY: EU welcomes partners from Africa, Asia and the Pacific in Brussels to expand cooperation +++ Keynote speech by Commissioner Hoekstra at the EU Pacific day in Brussels +++ TRANSPORT EMISSIONS: Klimavorteil für E-Autos bestätigt – UBA +++ GERMANY: Natürlicher Klimaschutz: BMUV und KfW unterstützen Kommunen mit neuem Zuschussprogramm +++ Klimabündnis wächst auf 50 Unternehmen – Baden-Württemberg

IEA: The relationship between growth in GDP and CO2 has loosened; it needs to be cut completely +++ UNFCCC: Parties Will Decide the Future of the Gender Agenda in the UN Climate Change Process This Year +++ EU COUNCIL REGISTER: EU COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/331 as regards transitional Union-wide rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances.

ECB steps up climate work with focus on green transition, climate and nature-related risks +++ Greens/EFA: Road to net zero – bridging the green investment gap +++ CBAM: CO₂-Grenzausgleichsmechanismus: Faire Wettbewerbsbedingungen – Schutz für unsere Industrie +++ CCS: Norwegian Government statement at the CCS seminar Brussels +++ Breites Umweltbündnis warnt vor gefährlichem Irrweg +++ WMO confirms verification of new continental European temperature record.

OZONE: Fluorinated gases and ozone-depleting substances: EU Council greenlights new rules to reduce harmful emissions +++ EU Commission welcomes adoption of ambitious rules to limit fluorinated gases and ozone-depleting substances +++ BMUB: Erfolg für den Klimaschutz – neue Vorgaben für fluorierte Treibhausgase +++ SUSTAINABLE FINANCE: The EBA seeks inputs from credit institutions on the classification methodologies for exposures to ESG risks

HAMBURG CLIMATE SUMMIT: Speech by EU Commission President von der Leyen at the Hamburg Climate Summit +++ EU CLIMATE TARGETS: Meeting of the EP Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) +++ TIPPING POINTS
EESC: Scientists and civil society call for 10 decisive policy actions to avoid irreversible environmental and social tipping points +++ CLIMATE RISKS: UNCTAD raises alarms on escalating disruptions to global trade

CLIMATE FINANCE: Climate policies carry political costs, but those costs can be mitigated – Bruegel +++ EU ETS: EU Commission takes action to ensure complete and timely transposition of EU directives +++ CLIMATE RESEARCH: Climate change and the role of ocean based carbon dioxide removal – Florence School of Regulation +++ 2040 CLIMATE TARGETS: Coalition for Higher Ambition Rallies Broad Support for a Science-Based 2040 Climate Target +++ CLIMATE NEUTRALITY:

CAR EMISSIONS: European Court of Auditors on reducing car emissions: Easier said than done +++ SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENTS: Keynote speech by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis at the EU Sustainable Investment Summit 2024 +++ Keynote speech by EU Commissioner McGuinness at the EU Sustainable Investment Summit 2024 +++ Closing keynote by EU Commissioner Gentiloni at the EU Sustainable Investment Summit +++ CLIMATE RESEARCH: Charting Europe’s path towards an ambitious 2040 climate goal +++