The European Parliament on Tuesday adopted by a large majority the trilogue agreements on the core elements of the Fit for 55 package. MEPs voted on:‘Should’ becomes ‘shall’A major change to emissions trading is the use of the money that member states collect from the sale of emissions allowances. Previously, member states were only called […]
Today, Ursula von der Leyen is appearing at the CDU presidium – but as the current EU Commission President, not (yet) as the top candidate for the 2024 European elections. Nevertheless, there is a high probability von der Leyen will enter the ring again. On the one hand, because she is reportedly pushing for it; […]
At their weekend meeting in Sapporo, Japan, the G7 climate and environment ministers again spoke out for accelerating the coal phase-out. However, no year is specified in the final declaration, so it remains unclear what “accelerating” means. It simply says to work to “predominantly or fully decarbonize” the energy sector by 2035 and to be […]
After the EU Commission began the process of setting a climate target for 2040, some MEPs in the EU Parliament are calling for a more restricted role for technological CO2 capture and storage (CCS). Tiemo Wölken (SPD) criticizes that too many sectors still believe that “they only have to pursue ‘silver bullets’ such as CCS […]
Now that the EU Commission has begun the process of setting a climate target for 2040, some MEPs in the EU Parliament are calling for a limited role for technological CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS). Tiemo Wölken (SPD) criticizes that too many sectors still believe that “they only have to pursue ‘silver bullets’ such as […]
The ambassadors of the 27 EU member states set their mandate for the trilogue negotiations with the Parliament and the Commission on F-gases and ozone-depleting substances on Wednesday. The two legislative proposals are intended to tighten the rules for substances that cause greenhouse gas emissions and deplete the ozone layer.The Council wants to exempt the […]
The EU Parliament on Thursday adopted its negotiating positions on reducing fluorinated gases (F-gases) and ozone-depleting substances. The two legislative proposals aim to tighten regulations on the use and trade of these environmentally and climate-damaging substances and promote climate-friendly alternatives. F-gases belong to the group of greenhouse gases and thus fall under the Paris Agreement. […]
European laws are subject to the principles of gender equality and non-discrimination. However, these principles are occasionally ignored when it comes to road safety, as crash test dummies are still only modeled on the male body. This has devastating consequences, as analyzed by Charlotte Wirth. The risk of injury after traffic accidents is sometimes significantly […]
Synthetic fuels – better known as e-fuels – are likely to be in short supply for a very long time to come. According to an analysis by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), global supply in 2035 will not even be sufficient to meet the needs of Germany’s aviation, shipping and chemicals sector […]
On Tuesday, EU ministers adopted the trilogue results on three key legislative proposals of the Fit for 55 package. The Parliament had already approved the revisions of LULUCF, Effort Sharing, and Market Stability Reserve two weeks ago. Thus, all three dossiers can appear in the EU Official Journal, becoming applicable law.With the new land use […]