In addition to the G7 countries that founded the club in December, the climate club now has six new members: Argentina, Chile, Indonesia, Colombia, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. More are to be announced later today after the task force’s first meeting. Observers assume that besides other European countries, the United Arab Emirates, which will host […]
In addition to the G7 countries that founded the Climate Club in December, there are now six new members: Argentina, Chile, Indonesia, Colombia, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. More are to be announced later today. The task force of the climate club initiated by Olaf Scholz is meeting for the first time today as a follow-up […]
A lot of market economy, some regulatory law and quite a lot of hope for innovation are in the Fit for 55 package, which is intended to pave the way to the EU’s 2030 climate target. The reform of the European Emissions Trading System (ETS) and the introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism CBAM […]
Austria originally wanted to reach net zero as early as 2040 – at least that’s what the current coalition agreed to in a government agreement in 2020. But a forecast by the Austrian Environment Agency suggests that some 33 million tonnes of CO2 would still be emitted in 2040 if the current measures for the […]
The Fit-for-55 package contains a lot of market economy, some regulatory law and a great deal of hope for innovation, with the aim of paving the way for the EU Climate Goal 2030. The reform of the European Emissions Trading System (ETS) and the introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) are the major […]
On Wednesday night, the EU Parliament, Council and Commission agreed for the first time on mandatory blending quotas for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). This also includes sub-quotas for synthetic fuels (e-fuels), whose use in aviation is uncontroversial. SAF can be produced synthetically or be of biogenic origin, i.e. from organic waste. Biofuels produced from food […]
The Australian government announced plans on Wednesday to introduce new standards for vehicle emissions. The aim is to boost the use of EVs in order to catch up with other developed countries. Only 3.8 percent of cars sold in Australia last year were electric. By comparison, the number was 15 percent in the UK and […]
The European Parliament held its final vote this week on key parts of the “Fit-for-55” package. On Tuesday, MEPs approved the trilogue agreements on the core element of the Green Deal – the reform of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) – by a large majority. The reform includes:The EU member states will hold their […]
At the informal Environment Council in Stockholm, EU ministers and Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius stressed that European companies are a fundamental part of the process toward a sustainable economy.“We want Europe to be competitive in a fossil-free economy because demand for fossil-free products will increase,” said Swedish Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari. She added that the […]
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen seems willing to respond to the massive criticism of the Commission’s proposal on pesticide regulation. During her visit to the CDU federal management committee on Monday, she was confronted with the concerns of farmers by several participants that large parts of protected areas could no longer be farmed in […]