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COP28: IEA Data tool gives fine-grained view of climate vulnerabilities in the energy system and beyond +++ MEPs want to end all subsidies for fossil fuel globally by 2025 +++ Carbon removals: Parliament wants EU certification scheme to boost uptake +++ EU Parliament backs new rules to reduce air pollution from trucks and buses +++ S&D: European Parliament takes decisive step towards stricter CO₂ standards for heavy-duty vehicles +++ ECR

UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2023 +++ UNFCCC: Advancing Gender-Responsive Climate Action: Policy Brief Reveals Progress and Challenges +++ COP28: Opening remarks by Commissioner Hoekstra during COP28 debate in the European Parliament +++ The EIB at COP28 +++ EU Commission approves amendments to Spanish State aid scheme, including €5.61 billion budget increase, to compensate energy-intensive companies for indirect emission costs +++ Net Zero Industry Act: boosting clean technologies in Europe.

The EBA publishes final templates to collect climate-related data from EU banks +++ Readout of the meeting between EU Commissioner for Climate Action and China’s Special Envoy on Climate Change +++ Net-Zero Industry Act: press conference +++ Climate neutrality: EU Council ready to start talks with Parliament on EU carbon removals certification framework

Notice of provisional EU ETS 2024 auction volume of general and aviation allowances +++ CBAM: Remarks by Commissioner Hoekstra at the event ‘The EU’s Carbon-Border Adjustment Mechanism for Climate Policy, and Implications for Chinese Companies’ +++ CO₂ emission performance standards and reporting obligations for new heavy-duty vehicles +++ Carbon removals: extra measures to reach climate neutrality.

COP 28: COP28 President-Designate welcomes US – China Agreement+++EP Think Tank: COP28 climate change conference in Dubai+++EP Think Tank: The COP28 climate talks [What Think Tanks are thinking]+++METHANE EMISSIONS: EU Commission welcomes deal on first-ever EU law to curb methane emissions in the EU and globally+++Climate action: EU Council and Parliament reach deal on new rules to cut methane emissions in the energy sector

New Analysis of National Climate Plans: Insufficient Progress Made, COP28 Must Set Stage for Immediate Action +++ Close the climate ambition gap – UN chief ahead of COP28 +++ State of Climate Action report finds progress lags on every measure except EV sales – Climate Action Tracker +++ EU Commissioner Hoekstra visits China for climate discussions ahead of COP28 +++ NGO-Presseseminar zur Weltklimakonferenz COP28 +++ The Education for Climate Day

UNFCCC: Asia Pacific Climate Week 2023 launches in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, showcasing regional commitment to climate action+++.COP28: At special forum of G20 Presidency COP28 President frames climate action as opportunity for growth and calls on the world to “unite, act and deliver” to keep 1.5 within reach, while leaving no one behind+++Joint Statement by Commissioner for Climate Action and the COP28 President Designate

UNFCCC: Enhancing Climate Transparency in Latin America and the Caribbean +++ GREEN DEAL
EU Commission approves €1.7 billion Italian State aid scheme under the Recovery and Resilience Facility to support agrivoltaic installations +++ CLIMATE RESILIENCE: EU to support Barbados in upgrading climate resilient infrastructure for clean water under Global Gateway +++ Carbon Taxing Can Put Faltering Clean-Energy Ventures Back on Track – Carbon Tax Center +++ EARTH OBSERVATION: Le

UNFCCC: Consultative Group of Experts Advances Transparency Efforts for Climate Reporting +++ GREEN DEAL: Speech by Executive Vice-President Šefčovič at the EU Ambassadors Conference 2023 +++ Speech by European Commissioner Iliana Ivanova at One Planet – Polar Summit

COP28 presidency facilitates the founding of innovate for climate tech coalition to drive global climate tech innovation and strengthen ecosystems +++ Everything you need to know about COP28 UAE’s green zone hubs +++ CARBON MARKETS: UN Body charts a path for robust carbon market rules ahead of COP28 +++ EP Research Service: Revised EU emissions trading system

COP28:Commissioner Hoekstra visits Zambia for COP28 preparations+++COP28: MEPs want all countries to strengthen their climate commitments+++COP28 presidency receives ‘Abu Dhabi interfaith statement for COP28′ at global faith leaders’ summit+++CLIMATE DIPLOMACY: Speech by Commissioner Hoekstra on the global climate action agenda at the University of Nairobi, Kenya

COP28 presidency hosts breakthrough meeting that agrees recommendations on operationalization of loss and damage fund +++ Draft resolution on UN Climate Change Conference 2023 +++ UN: Take steps to close the climate adaptation gap, now.