The government is introducing zero-emission requirements in the World Heritage Fjords starting from January 1, 2026, for tourist ships and ferries. The government will also contribute funding for shore power facilities in Flåm.
The measure contributes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution and noise in line with the objectives of the European Green Deal.
EU environment ministers met in Luxembourg and reached a general approach on the green claims directive, the soil monitoring directive and the revised waste framework directive. They formally adopted the nature restoration law.
Consumers need reliable, comparable and verifiable environmental claims in order to make fully informed decisions. However, a 2020 study found that more than half of the environmental claims offer vague, misleading or unfounded information.
The guide elaborates 12 key principles for biodiversity and environmental protection and contains real-life case studies as well as concrete steps for developers to follow when siting, planning, building, operating and decommissioning renewables or grid projects.
The workshop had two specific focuses: an M-RAP workshop to support countries on national planning for rapid and targeted methane action, and a workshop dedicated to aligning air pollutant and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventory development.
This briefing explores and maps out some of the social consequences of the Green Deal, focusing in particular on the effect the green transition will have on labour markets. It also touches briefly on the housing and transport sectors.
Destination Earth (DestinE) is a flagship initiative of the Commission, aiming to develop a highly accurate digital twin of the Earth.
EU Commissioner for Climate Action, Wopke Hoekstra, will be in Sweden to meet with national representatives and stakeholders including industrial, forestry and social partners and youth representatives.
Der Deutsche Bundestag hat das Gesetz zur Verbesserung des Klimaschutzes beim Immissionsschutz, zur Beschleunigung immissionsschutzrechtlicher Genehmigungsverfahren und zur Umsetzung von EU-Recht beschlossen. Hiermit wird erstmals das Klima als Schutzgut in das Bundesimmissionsschutzgesetz (BImSchG) aufgenommen.
The calculator takes into account the entire lifecycle of the cars – from raw materials and mining to production and end-use – to provide a precise estimate of the direct and indirect emissions of different types of vehicles.
The new carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) has two goals: to encourage industry worldwide to embrace greener technologies; and to prevent so-called carbon leakage, or the relocation of production outside EU borders to countries with lower environmental standards.
Through this vision, published in a report, the aviation ecosystem shows that it is determined to become more climate-friendly and to invest in the technologies of the future.
In 2023, there were more than 360 million SUVs on the roads worldwide, resulting in combustion-related CO2 emissions of 1 billion tonnes, an increase of around 100 million tonnes from the previous year. Get more details in the latest IEA commentary.
The latest IEA report finds countries’ ambitions and implementation plans are not yet in line with key goal set at COP28, but governments have tools to step up in coming months through NDC process.
Two-day event in Baku ahead of COP29 will gather high-level participants from around the world to help make substantial promises from past year a reality.
Encouraging other countries to transform the world’s energy matrix in order to make it ever cleaner is an important challenge for Brasil at a time when the country presides over the G20 and will be at the forefront of COP 30, to be held in 2025.
The task ahead is to put the climate action machinery to work fully, but also safely and fairly, so its benefits are equitably shared through a just transition. The role of civil society is essential – to ensure all voices have a chance to be heard, and to hold all of us to the promises that we make” – UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell.
The collaboration will provide critical support for countries’ climate strategies—through an integrated, country-led approach to policy reforms and climate investments.
High policy credibility is crucial for carbon prices in the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) to be high enough to efficiently incentivise emission reductions in the long term, a new study finds.
“Cities and regions can propel the green transition, and the EU is working hard to help them on this path. For example, our Net-Zero Industry Act will reduce administrative burden and simplify permitting for net zero technologies and projects, including for local administrations” – EVP Šefčovič.
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