After the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) identified violations of international aviation rules by Russia, the EU Commission has now reacted and condemned the violations. Russia disobeys basic international aviation rules and instructs its airlines to work against them, EU Transport Commissioner Adina Vălean warned.At the end of June, ICAO already noticed that Russian airlines […]
In addition to carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide (laughing gas), F-gases also belong to the group of greenhouse gases. As such, they fall under the Paris Agreement, in which the signatory countries agreed to reduce their emissions in order to achieve the 1.5-degree target. And this is absolutely necessary because the climate impact of […]
On Thursday, the EU Commission proposed to extend four transport corridors of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) to the territory of Ukraine and Moldova. The ports in Mariupol and Odesa are also to become part of the network in the future, the Commission announced.“Our proposal will help improve transport links between the two countries and […]
For the ramp-up of electromobility, the German energy system still lags significantly behind other countries. While Norway is the European leader, Germany is at the bottom of the league. This is the result of a study by the Institute of Energy Economics (EWI) at the University of Cologne.According to the EMI EV Preparedness Index 2021, […]
Europe’s Energy Independence Plan (REPowerEU) may not be sufficient to achieve the plan’s goals, according to the European Court of Auditors. This was revealed in an opinion issued by the auditors on Tuesday. The main problem is funding to advance energy diversification, environmental transformation and gas independence from Russia. This is because the majority of […]
In Brussels, the shutters are slowly being put up – the parliamentary summer recess has begun. But current developments do not allow for a real break as is evident by the fact that the EU Commission was in Nigeria this weekend to explore possibilities for additional gas supplies. Read more about this in the News.Should […]
The British government should “urgently” conclude a binding agreement with the EU on closer cooperation on emergency energy supplies, the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee has called. The UK has LNG export capacity that could supply the EU if necessary, while the EU has gas storage facilities from which the kingdom could benefit, the […]
EU agriculture and trade ministers decided on Monday to temporarily liberalize trade in seven agricultural products from Moldova. Tomatoes, garlic, table grapes, apples, cherries, plums and grape juice were still subject to restrictions. Once the new regulation enters into force, Moldova will be able to export at least twice the amount of these products to […]
According to a report by the EU Commission’s Joint Research Center, a large part of the European Union’s territory is threatened by drought. At the end of June, 46 percent of land was at a drought warning level two, and 11 percent was at the highest of three warning levels, according to data released Monday. […]
Financial support for loss and damage resulting from climate change, as well as climate adaptation, are high on the list of priorities at this year’s Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, especially for countries in the global South. On Monday, Frans Timmermans nevertheless pointed out the need to reduce emissions – also known as mitigation.Adaptation and […]