In an interview with Table.Briefings, State Secretary Jochen Flasbarth reaffirmed the German government’s determination to implement the new emissions trading system ETS2 as planned starting in 2027 – despite resistance from Eastern European countries. He acknowledged that the debate is highly emotional in those regions as well. For a socially just implementation, he stressed the […]
Poland has submitted a further proposal for the Council’s general approach to the sustainability omnibus. In it, the Council Presidency proposes several ways in which EU supply chain legislation (CSDDD) and sustainability reporting obligations (CSRD) can be made less bureaucratic.Some member states want to further tighten the Commission proposal. They only want to apply the […]
According to experts, the current functioning of the European Emissions Trading System is not sufficient to effectively eliminate the competitive disadvantages of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen compared to natural gas.For true cost parity, CO₂ prices of between EUR 300 and EUR 500 per ton are necessary, and even up to EUR 2,500 per ton for […]
At exactly 10:09 a.m. on Tuesday morning, the “City of Hamburg” rolled into Vienna’s main station. The new night train, ceremonially christened a day earlier by Hamburg’s mayor Peter Tschentscher and his wife Eva-Maria, now connects the Hanseatic city with the Austrian capital once daily. With this service, Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and Deutsche Bahn […]
Ambitious climate policy in Europe will become even more difficult in the future. Following the presidential election in Poland with the victory of right-wing conservative Karol Nawrocki, opponents of new climate measures and targets are gaining momentum. Even the liberals in Poland are critical of the EU plans for a 90% climate target for 2040, […]
EU Climate Law: A briefing from the EU Parliament’s think tank on progress and shortcomings of EU Member States on the path to climate neutrality by 2050 Go to documentSecuritization reform: The Commission’s draft proposal to reform the Securitization Regulation To the documentCapital requirements: The Commission’s draft proposal to revise the Regulation on capital requirements […]
According to Commissioners Teresa Ribera, Wopke Hoekstra, and Dan Jørgensen, the EU member states are largely on course to meet their 2030 climate targets. If all existing and planned measures are fully implemented, the EU could reduce its net greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 54 percent compared to 1990 levels. The official target is a […]
The current design of the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) raises doubts about whether it can truly function as a climate action instrument or merely serve as a trade barrier. After all, the current regulations impede the import of green hydrogen and the energy transition in countries of the Global South. Because the […]
During his visit to Berlin, EU Industry Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné announced further details on the announced action plan to support the chemical industry. Discussions are still ongoing both within the Commission and with industry, no conclusions can yet be drawn. However, he named the main challenges that the action plan, which will be presented on […]
Nature restoration: The delegated act under the “Nature Restoration Law” regulates the monitoring of the abundance and diversity of pollinator species according to a method to be defined by the Commission. To the document