CLIMATE

Sustainable Finance: EU Commission takes further steps to boost investment for a sustainable future +++ Time matters: Why we need to get better at measuring methane emissions – Eurogas Podcast +++ Speech by President von der Leyen at the Brussels Urban Summit 2023, via video message.

Call for evidence and public consultation launched on industrial carbon management under European Green Deal +++ EVP Vestager Keynote Speech at the NordicSIF Conference “Greening Europe: Our Union in Transition” +++ UNECE promotes resilient energy systems and carbon neutrality in Central Asia.

12 research and innovation initiatives at the 12th InnoGrid Projects Session +++ At IEA conference, 45 governments endorse goal of doubling global energy efficiency progress by 2030 +++ Remarks by Vice-President Šefčovič on the next steps for the joint EU purchasing of gas +++ Update 164 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine.

Climate change and EU defence: released new report analysing the links between climate, energy and defence +++ : EU Modernisation Fund invests €2.4 billion to accelerate the green transition in seven EU countries +++ Sustainable transport: rules to boost intelligent transport systems for safer and more efficient transport agreed.

IEA holds expert workshop on scaling up direct air capture and storage (DCAS) through carbon markets +++ Readout of meetings of President von der Leyen, EVP Timmermans and EU-HR Borrell with the COP28 President +++ Answer to a written question – Aid for farmers affected by the severe drought in Spain.

Global Stocktake “Must be the Turning Point” to Limit Warming to 1.5°C +++ Biden-Harris Administration announces $2.6 billion framework through Investing in America agenda to protect coastal communities +++ UN Climate Change Unveils Plan to Showcase Leadership and Enhance Accountability

Cities ‘critical battlegrounds’ for a sustainable future: Guterres +++ Demography and climate change: new report shows a mismatch in population growth and levels of greenhouse gas emissions.

UNFCCC Transitional Committee on Loss and Damage Holds Second Meeting in Bonn +++ World Meteorological Congress sets new strategic priorities for an era of rapid climate, societal and technological change.

Bonn Climate Change Conference to Set Stage for Course Correction at COP28 +++ EU Commission Answer to a written question – Low emission zones in urban areas +++ European CO2 border adjustment: Success stands and falls with international cooperation.

Multi-level governance and devolution are key to EU’s climate ambitions – Committee of Regions +++ Updating CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles +++ Big Tech and Artificial Intelligence can support Early Warnings for All.

European Green Deal: EU steps up dialogue with Malaysia and Indonesia on EU deforestation rules +++ Speech by Commissioner Elisa Ferreira at a Just Transition Mechanism event in Poland +++ How to strengthen Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem

Net Zero Industrial Act +++ NOAA predicts near normal hurricane season +++ Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships