Migration expert Erik Marquardt will lead the delegation of twelve German Green MEPs in the EU Parliament. He was elected unanimously on Tuesday. “Germany is more dependent on Europe than many people realize. As head of the delegation, I would like to help make this even more visible to the public and my party”, said […]
Preventing the reversal of the Green Deal and implementing climate and environmental laws that have already been passed is a top priority for the Green Group in the EU Parliament in the coming legislative period. On Wednesday, MEPs adopted a six-page paper. In it, they call forWhen asked whether they would support Ursula von der […]
The EU environment and climate ministers are meeting in Budapest today and tomorrow in the second week of the Hungarian Council Presidency. However, there can hardly be any talk of environment ministers. The German government is represented by state secretaries from the Federal Foreign Office and the Federal Ministry for the Environment. There seems to […]
According to the EIB survey, Germans aged over 50 are more familiar with the causes, effects and potential solutions of climate change compared to younger demographics. Specifically, Germans aged 20 to 29 scored lower than those over 30. Moreover, compared to their peers in other EU countries, young Germans aged 20 to 29 performed less […]
A landslide victory for Labour in the UK general election was to be expected. However, the fact that it was so clear is likely to cause long faces among the Tories. After the polls closed at 11 p.m. on Thursday, the usually very precise British exit polls showed an absolute majority for Keir Starmer’s Social […]
EU legislators must reorganize the production and supply chains of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to accelerate the ramp-up of the eco-fuel. This is the demand of PtX-Lab Lausitz, a practical laboratory for fuels made from green hydrogen. The Refuel EU Aviation regulation already mandates the supply of SAF at EU airports, and demand has already […]
On July 11, the Conference of Presidents, or COP for short, will decide on the composition of the committees for the new legislative period in the EU Parliament. Peter Liese (CDU) assumes that the ENVI Committee will be split up. The topics of health and food safety could be transferred to a separate full committee. […]
Despite various EU programs to promote private and public funding for climate action, there is still a significant investment gap. To achieve the climate target for 2030, investments would have to be doubled to 800 billion dollars annually. Meanwhile, fossil fuel subsidies are increasing in the EU. This is the conclusion of a study by […]
“Make Europe Great Again” – that is the slogan Hungary has chosen for its six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union. It began this week. The formula is of course cribbed from former US President Donald Trump, who has a good chance of winning the next US elections in November. That is, during […]
The Netherlands, Denmark, Finland and Sweden are the only EU member states to have met the deadline for submitting their National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs). According to the Governance Regulation, the plans had to be submitted to the EU Commission by Sunday. Germany is also behind schedule.The NECPs are the national roadmaps for implementing […]