This year, Brussels will provide 556 firefighters from 12 countries as part of the Rescue EU program to support local fire departments in fighting forest fires. They will be stationed in France, Greece, Portugal and Spain and are equipped with their own fleet of 28 aircraft and four helicopters. Together with the Emergency Response Coordination […]
An increase in global temperature by 1 degree Celsius leads to a decrease in global GDP by 12 percent. This is the conclusion reached by the authors of a study on the macroeconomic consequences of climate change. Adrien Bilal from Harvard University and Diego R. Känzig from Northwestern University in the USA examined the effects […]
The rapporteur for the European Emissions Trading System, Peter Liese (EPP), does not consider it appropriate to include the agricultural sector in the ETS yet. He argues that the focus should be on the benefits provided by farmers and foresters, rather than problematizing the sector. “It is the only sector that provides large amounts of […]
The director of the European branch of the Climate Action Network (CAN Europe) sees a “backlash against climate and energy issues in the EU”. This is being driven above all “by the lobbies of the fossil fuel industries and private interests”, said Chiara Martinelli in an interview with Table.Briefings. This poses a threat to democracy.Martinelli […]
Green MEPs Bas Eickhout, Sara Matthieu and Michael Bloss presented a paper with their vision for a sustainable European industrial policy on Thursday. In it, they call for a policy that not only addresses CO2 emissions in industrial processes, but also actively shapes the transformation and creates quotas for green products, for example.You make specific […]
It was Ursula von der Leyen’s big project in this legislature. The Green Deal was supposed to put Europe on the net zero path by 2050. The Commission President announced her plan in 2019 and launched a range of laws in 2021. How much progress has the EU made?A stocktaking at the end of the […]
The good news first: 19 EU countries – including Germany – have already achieved their 2024 targets for the expansion of public charging points under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive (AFIR). This is according to an analysis published today by the transport and environment organization T&E. According to the analysis, the number of charging stations […]
The Expert Group on the Transformation of the Automotive Industry (ETA) criticizes the current regulations on how car manufacturers estimate the overall carbon footprint of their vehicles based on average values. The committee is therefore calling for an internationally recognized CO2 measurement system that records and passes on the emissions data measured directly on-site during […]
From April 20, the German Greens will begin their election campaign for the European elections on June 9. This was announced by the party leaders on Monday at the presentation of their campaign. In the first phase, top candidate Terry Reintke will adorn the posters in Germany. From May 9, these will be supplemented by […]
The Belgian public prosecutor’s office is investigating possible Russian influence in the election campaign for the European elections in June. According to Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, the findings are based on information from the secret services.According to the investigation, Russian groups were trying to promote pro-Russian candidates for the European Parliament in order to […]