The EU Parliament’s Environment Committee voted on Wednesday on its position to reduce emissions of fluorinated gases. MEPs want to make the new requirements proposed by the Commission even stricter and completely ban products containing so-called F-gases by 2050. In sectors where it is technologically and economically feasible, it should also be mandatory to switch […]
Normally, the confirmation of a trilogue result in the Council is a mere formality. But next Tuesday, when the phasing out of internal combustion engines is on the agenda at the Council of Ministers in Brussels, the final vote could become a political issue. This is due to statements made this week by German Transport […]
At the informal meeting of EU transport ministers and their representatives in Stockholm, Michael Theurer (FDP), parliamentary state secretary at the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport, reiterated the demand that e-fuels should also be used in passenger cars. In order to achieve the climate goals of the transport sector, he said, it is […]
After India issued a statement to the World Trade Organization (WTO) opposing European plans for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the EU Commission has now rejected this complaint. WTO conformity had been an essential feature in the design of the CBAM, a Commission spokesperson told Table.Media.In the letter to the WTO, India had expressed […]
Among the 50 regions worldwide most threatened by climate change are predominantly provinces and cities in China, the USA and India. A global ranking of the regions most vulnerable to extreme weather events in 2050 shows that 16 of the 20 most vulnerable areas are in China alone. The coastal province of Jiangsu, which accounts […]
The European carbon price exceeded the threshold of 100 euros per metric ton for the first time on Tuesday. The new record high – for the right to emit one ton of carbon within the European Emissions Trading System (ETS) – was 100.70 euros at midday on Tuesday. It is considered a historic and, for […]
The European carbon price exceeded the threshold of 100 euros per metric ton for the first time on Tuesday. The new record high – for the right to emit one ton of carbon within the European Emissions Trading System (ETS) – was 100.70 euros at midday on Tuesday. It is considered a historic and, for […]
Cities and regions in Belgium, the United Kingdom, Italy and Germany are particularly at risk from the effects of climate change. A global ranking of the regions most at risk from extreme weather events in 2050 shows that Europe will generally feel fewer impacts in a global comparison. But areas in Germany, Belgium and Italy […]
EU financial resources intended to help countries in the Global South cope with climate impacts have failed to have the hoped-for effect. There has been no measurement of whether people’s situations have improved, nor has there been sufficient focus on the needs of those most affected by climate change. Moreover, the aid had not always […]
EU financial resources intended to help countries in the Global South cope with climate impacts have failed to have the hoped-for effect. There has been no measurement of whether people’s situations have improved, nor has there been sufficient focus on the needs of those most affected by climate change. Moreover, the aid had not always […]