France has voted. The first round of the parliamentary elections is over. Claire Stam summarizes the results and reactions for you and takes a look ahead to the second round of voting next Sunday. Parties taking part in the run-off will now try to forge local alliances to win supporters for their candidates.Another election is […]
The Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) came into force on Saturday. According to Economics and Climate Protection Minister Robert Habeck (Greens), the Act is “a booster for the production of net-zero technologies in Germany and Europe,” for acceleration, reducing bureaucracy and more investment. “With the NZIA, we are creating predictability for the expansion of production capacities, […]
The Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament elected its bureau on Tuesday. Sergey Lagodinsky, the runner-up of the German Greens in the European elections, is now Vice-President of the Group. In addition, outgoing Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius, Marie Toussaint, Alice Bah Kuhnke and Ignazio Marino were elected Vice-Presidents. Kira Marie Peter-Hansen is Treasurer and Vice […]
Over the past 15 years, China has pumped more than $231 billion in subsidies into the development of its domestic EV industry. This is the conclusion of a study by the US think tank CSIS. The analysis by the team led by China expert Scott Kennedy breaks down in detail how the government has financially […]
Without immediate measures, twelve EU countries are projected to miss their national climate targets under the ESR, according to a study by the transport and environmental organization Transport & Environment (T&E). T&E analyzed the draft national energy and climate plans to reach this conclusion. The ESR allocates allowed emission amounts to each member state for […]
The only two candidates for the chairmanship of the Greens/EFA group, Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout, were elected to office by MEPs on Wednesday morning. “We are the reliable and constructive partner for a democratic, pro-European majority”, emphasized Reintke. As the Green Group, they want to promote the Green Deal, invest in green industries that […]
The European low-cost airlines Ryanair, Easyjet and Wizz Air call for non-CO2 emissions from all flights – including international long-haul flights – to be recorded and disclosed. From 2025, airlines in Europe will have to collect and disclose emissions from soot, nitrogen oxides and water vapor in addition to direct carbon emissions in emissions trading […]
The two leading candidates of the European Greens, Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout, are the only candidates for the election of the co-presidents of the Greens group, according to information available to Table.Briefings. The application period ends this Wednesday and the election will also take place on Wednesday. Provided that no surprising opposing candidates submit […]
The renowned economist and climate researcher Ottmar Edenhofer considers this legislative period to be a “decisive moment for European decision-makers.” Meeting the EU’s climate targets is more important than ever, says the Chairman of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change.To meet its ambitious targets and commitments by 2050, the EU must first and […]
“We are ready for negotiations,” emphasize Green leadership candidates Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout at every opportunity these days. They also seem to be willing to make compromises. Nobody leaves negotiations with 100 percent of what they wanted going in, said Reintke last week.However, they did not want to talk about red lines in public. […]