The planet is way off course for its Paris climate targets when it comes to atmospheric carbon concentrations. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday that the concentration of carbon dioxide increased more last year than on average over the past decade – even though emissions had temporarily fallen because of lockdown measures.For a […]
On Thursday, the European Parliament called on the EU Commission to propose binding measures and targets for the reduction of methane emissions. A corresponding resolution on the EU methane strategy was adopted by 563 votes to 122 with 11 abstentions. The Parliament wants mandatory monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) for all sectors that emit methane. […]
Mr Kuhlmann, Green Party leader Annalena Baerbock has spoken out against granting Nord Stream 2 an operating license. To what extent could commissioning help with the current energy crisis?First of all, the crisis shows that we need to move faster on renewables and energy efficiency. But also that Europe will continue to be dependent on […]
Facebook wants to change its name. The company, which has become known as a social network, wants to change its name to focus on the virtual world called “Metaverse.” What Facebook will be called in the future has not yet been made public, but is expected to be announced at the end of October.Will the […]
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping are not expected to travel in person to this year’s World Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also yet to confirm his attendance. US President Joe Biden could arrive in Glasgow empty-handed due to domestic political squarrels. And […]
The EU Parliament adopted the own-initiative report on the Farm-to-Fork Strategy negotiated by the ENVI and AGRI committees by 452 votes to 170 with 76 abstentions. The majority of the Parliament thus supports the Commission’s strategy, which aims to ensure access to healthy food with the smallest possible environmental footprint throughout the EU.In the compromise, […]
During the debate on the Farm to Fork Strategy in the EU Parliament on Monday, the content of the own-initiative report drawn up by the ENVI and AGRI committees almost became a side issue. Two side issues caused displeasure among MEPs, even though the report was supported by a broad majority and seen by many […]
Football is now becoming sustainable and taking social responsibility. In cooperation with the EU Commission, the European football association Uefa wants to encourage football fans across Europe to save energy with the #EveryTrickCounts campaign. Uefa, of all people.Just over three months ago, one of the most absurd sporting events Europe has ever seen came to […]
“We must stand up against Russian blackmail by starting collective procurement of gas,” EPP Group leader Manfred Weber tweeted last week. Weber’s call for collective gas purchases by EU states is geopolitical in nature. The suspicion: Russia and its state-owned energy company Gazprom are manipulating the price of gas through artificial shortages. Through the collective […]
“There should be more EU in the Arctic and more Arctic in the EU,” tweeted the chairman of the EU Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, David McAllister. Given the melting glaciers, the second part of the tweet would certainly be desirable in climate terms. We could really use the Arctic ice here.In fact, McAllister’s first sub-sentence […]