In its regular package of infringement decisions, the European Commission pursues legal action against Member States for failing to comply with their obligations under EU law. The key decisions taken by the Commission are presented below and grouped by policy area. The Commission is also closing 133 cases in which the issues have been solved.
“If the European Union is to achieve a sustainable net-zero economy, resources need to be used much more efficiently. Extraction from nature and processing of materials are the principal causes of biodiversity loss and are also major sources of pollution, water stress and greenhouse gas emissions” – Bruegel Policy Brief.
Spending allocation on climate projects could be overestimated by €34.5 billion. Not all measures tagged as ‘green’ were confirmed as being so. Finally, there is no full account of the actual sums spent on climate action in EU countries.
A recent Partnership Evaluation Report has shed light on the significant progress made by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership and its predecessor, Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking (FCH 2 JU).
In this article, the author is focussing on the relationship between the European Commission and the Sámi people and political leadership. He begins by outlining the current makeup and duties of the European Commission and Sámi political leadership and concludes by describing the attitudes of both partner towards climate change.
Agriculture and forestry can significantly increase their contribution to climate neutrality, while helping to achieve other sustainability goals such as biodiversity protection and better health. A new study by Agora Agriculture identifies the future potentials of these sectors and what policymakers can do to realise them.
August 2024 was the joint-warmest August globally in the ERA5 dataset, tied with August 2023, with an average surface air temperature of 16.82°C. Last month was 0.71°C above the 1991-2020 average for August. This concludes the warmest global average temperature for the boreal summer (June to August) on record.
Keynote speech by Frank Elderson, Member of the ECB Executive Board and Vice-Chair of the ECB Supervisory Board, at the ESCB Legal Conference 2024 on “Nature-related risk: legal implications for central banks, supervisors and financial institutions”.
During a webinar, EEX, as the common auction platform, presented several options to access the emissions auctions, the auction process as well as the secondary emissions market.
The incoming COP29 Presidency and UN Climate Change hosted a High-Level Dialogue in Baku launching several important initiatives to bolster global climate transparency ahead of COP29. Senior officials from over 120 countries participated, along with senior leaders from UN organizations and other international partners providing support to strengthen transparency.
The following is a transcript of remarks delivered by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell at the 10th African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on 5 September 2024.
This overview schedule aims to support participants in preparing for the sessions. It should be considered indicative and will be updated with new information as it becomes available. Information on a few events which status is “TBC” will be
provided soon.
The extreme weather events of the past few years from flash floods in Germany, torrential rain in Slovenia as well as crippling heatwaves and wildfires across the Mediterranean have shown that no region is safe from the harmful effects of a changing climate. The recent natural catastrophes are not isolated incidents but a feature of a new climate reality.
The final report of the Climate Resilience Dialogue puts forward actions for increasing climate resilience in the EU and addressing the climate protection gap, with a focus on adaptation measures.
On 29 August, EU Member States represented in the Climate Change Committee endorsed an amendment to the Monitoring and Reporting Regulation proposed by the EU Commission.
The EU Commission today adopted 4 guidance documents to support EU countries’ work in transposing and implementing the revised directives on renewable energy and energy efficiency into national law.
The Committee MEPs will vote on amendments to the EU budget 2025 and on oral quetions to the EU Commission and the EU Council on UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku. They will also debate the EU emergency response actions to the outbreak of mpox.
This paper is part of EIOPA’s broader sustainability agenda to integrate environmental, social and governance risk assessment in the regulatory and supervisory framework. In particular, this report is a follow-up on the sensitivity analysis of climate-change related transition risks in the investment portfolio of European insurers published in 2020.
Mit 910 Millionen Tonnen Treibhausgasen gemessen in CO2-Äquivalenten und 6,4 Millionen Tonnen Luftschadstoffe haben private Haushalte und Wirtschaftszweige in Deutschland 2022 die Atmosphäre belastet.
A new UN brief outlines the current scientific understanding of sea-level rise on coastal flooding, with particular attention to major coastal cities in G20 countries and the Pacific Small Island Developing States. The brief was scientifically supported by Anders Levermann, researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.
Several groups in the EU Parliament, representing a majority, have launched a draft motion for a resolution on the upcoming COP29 Climate Summit in Baku.
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