Following calls to reduce the regulatory burden imposed on businesses, the European Union is poised to reform a series of laws passed under the EU Green Deal
Following calls to reduce the regulatory burden imposed on businesses, the European Union is poised to reform a series of laws passed under the EU Green Deal.
Europe must ensure that factoring a future boom in carbon capture and storage into its climate policy does not lead to “mitigation deterrence” in the present, the head of the EU’s climate advisory board has warned.
One proposal is to force big polluters to help clean up the CO2 they’ve emitted to boost the takeup and financing of carbon removal tech — similar to new rules the EU agreed to this week on textile waste, which require fashion brands to pay a fee to finance waste collection.
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Germany has long been considered to have relatively ambitious climate goals and it’s likely that combatting climate change will remain a priority.
European Union trade chief Maros Sefcovic said on Thursday that his top priority in trade talks with President Donald Trump's administration is to avoid a period of economic pain for both sides from unilateral U.S. tariffs and EU countermeasures.
The European Commission plans to cut back the number of companies facing EU sustainability reporting requirements, as part of its drive to cut red tape for businesses, a draft document seen by Reuters showed.
The European Union should include permanent carbon removals — such as capture and storage projects — in its CO2 market as soon as there’s a system to ensure they’re credible, the bloc’s influential scientific advisers said.
A youth mobility scheme to the EU is not part of the Government’s plans, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said. Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson Lisa Smart said a scheme allowing under-30s from the bloc to live, work and study in the UK and vice versa would show a “common sense approach” that would grow the UK economy.
Europe’s top official on climate action says the rest of the world must hold steady on decarbonisation and the transition to renewable energy in the face of “global turmoil”.