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Plans to turn Europe’s biggest coal mine into a leisure lake prove divisive
Transition experts say repurposing Poland’s Bełchatów mine and power plant for renewables not recreation could bring more jobs, revenue and electricity
Delaying the EU’s anti-deforestation law is not an option
The EU’s new deforestation law was seen as a breakthrough in the global battle against forest loss, but it’s provoking fractious debate among governments and producers
How better buildings can help von der Leyen maintain her green legacy
The EU president must implement plans to boost energy efficiency in the sector, reducing reliance on fossil fuels and exposure to geopolitical shocks
Azerbaijan pursues clean energy to export more ‘god-given’ gas to Europe
Baku rolls out its first large-scale renewables, but a rise in clean energy does not mean leaving fossil fuels in the ground
The EU is about to revive a failed climate solution
The EU once led the world in combatting flawed forest offset schemes. Now it’s looking to give them a new lease of life.
Frans Timmermans steps down from EU’s climate leadership
Timmermans has led the EU’s climate policy since 2019 but will now seek to become Dutch prime minister instead
EU ministers back €20 billion plan to ditch Russian fossil fuels
Finance ministers agreed to raise funds from the bloc’s carbon market but lawmakers are concerned it could compromise other green measures
Experts sound the alarm on oil sector’s blue hydrogen push
EU green investment rules facilitate the rollout of blue hydrogen, a fuel that could be more polluting than the fossil gas it is set to replace
EU climate package risks locking in gas use, campaigners warn
Under a proposed reform of the EU gas market, the industry gets to propose new gas and hydrogen infrastructure projects across the bloc
As EU seeks to rival China’s infrastructure offer, Africans are sceptical
Brussels is promising green infrastructure investment for African countries, but Beijing has a better reputation on the continent
EU’s reformed agricultural policy fails its climate goals, say green groups
Lawmakers have approved a reform to the Common Agricultural Policy, which critics say fails to deliver on the bloc’s Green Deal and climate goals
Why I am calling on EU lawmakers to put climate at the heart of agricultural policy
The proposed reform to the EU’s farming subsidy programme continues a business-as-usual approach to farming that we cannot afford in a climate emergency
Governments are overlooking a key piece in the climate puzzle: community energy
Failure to engage people in local energy projects risks slowing down the transition to a low-carbon future at a time when leaders need to speed it up
EU reaches hard-fought deal on climate law ahead of US leaders’ summit
European lawmakers and member states clinched a deal after all-night talks on enshrining the union’s 2030 and 2050 goals into law
Poland seeks to nationalise coal plants so firms can finance green investments
Warsaw’s energy transition proposals will require state aid approval from the European Commission, which is expected to insist on a coal exit date
EU member states and lawmakers at loggerheads over 2030 climate target
The fifth round of negotiations between the EU Council and members of parliament achieved little progress on agreeing a climate law
EU member states divided over green reforms of energy investment treaty
France and Spain are calling for the EU to quit the Energy Charter Treaty unless it is overhauled to support climate goals; eastern member states want less radical reform
EU considers crackdown on methane leaks from imported oil and gas
An EU methane emissions standard would put pressure on suppliers like Russia and Algeria to stop polluting gas leaks and venting, but proposals lack detail
EU Parliament votes in favour of cutting emissions 60% by 2030
Lawmakers are putting pressure on EU leaders to raise the bloc’s 2030 climate ambition beyond the Commission’s proposed 55% emissions reduction target