EU industrial pollution law revision essential to cut greenhouse gases and pollutants

The Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) currently excludes limits on carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), making it unfit to support the EU’s moves to address climate change, according […]

Read more 01/02/2021

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Czech government to decide on coal exit as EU foreign ministers call for global coal phase out

The Czech government is expected to agree a date for the closure of all of its coal plants on Monday 1 February, with none of the options currently on the […]

Read more 26/01/2021

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EU’s climate and energy diplomacy needs to help implement the Paris Agreement

EU Foreign Affairs ministers agreed today that climate action should be much more central in the EU’s foreign policy, calling for renewed attention to high ambition alliances while increasing the […]

Read more 26/01/2021

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Renewables boost has significantly reduced emissions, EEA study shows

Renewable electricity generation has doubled since 2005, having a positive impact on both air and water pollution, with an overall mitigation effect on climate change, Europe Environment Agency study shows. […]

Read more 18/01/2021

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China’s stillborn coal investment in Turkey

The report “Feasibility of Coal in the Age of Renewable Energy: Hunutlu Thermal Power Plant Case” by WWF Turkey and SEFiA (Sustainable Economy and Financial Research Association) in collaboration with […]

Read more 14/01/2021

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Next year EU legislation needs to look beyond the new 2030 climate target

EU Environment ministers today endorsed the earlier leaders’ agreement to up the bloc’s climate target to at least 55% net emission cuts by 2030. Next year will be crunch time […]

Read more 17/12/2020

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Europe does not need fossil gas infrastructure to reach climate neutrality

Through the revised Trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) legislation, the European Commission proposes to pursue subsidising fossil gas related infrastructure late into the 2020s, despite the science-based need to move […]

Read more 15/12/2020

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EU leaders reach a deal on the enhancement of the EU 2030 climate target

EU leaders meeting in Brussels today agreed on the European Commission proposal of a 2030 climate target of 55%, up from the outdated 40% target. This agreement comes timely before […]

Read more 11/12/2020

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18 NGOs call on the Coal Platform for the Western Balkans and Ukraine to commit to public participation and climate action

As the Coal Platform for the Western Balkans and Ukraine kicks off with an inaugural meeting on Dec. 10-11, 18 NGOs active in the Western Balkans and Ukraine call for […]

Read more 10/12/2020

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UN calls for all nations to substantially ramp up their climate goals to stick to the Paris Agreement

The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report 2020 published today shows that all countries must urgently increase their 2030 climate targets and sharply accelerate emission cuts, as with current policies we […]

Read more 09/12/2020

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