The use of international carbon credits in the EU’s 2040 climate target could result in the outsourcing of 140 million tonnes to a whopping 430 million tonnes of emissions. It should be zero tonnes.
Misguided attempts by Brussels to appease the Trump administration on trade are not only futile but also run counter to the EU’s environmental responsibility and undermine the bloc’s climate action. With a view to ending the escalating tariff war, the European Union and the United States signed last week a framework agreement on trade which …
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The European Commission’s unambitious proposed climate target for 2040 risks becoming riddled with loopholes and delaying urgent climate action. This in-depth analysis explains how and why.
The European Commission has defied science, prioritised polluters over people and shirked some of its global responsibility by weakening the EU’s 2040 climate target. This is bad news for climate action and for those hardest hit by rising temperatures.
European consumers need a strong Green Claims Directive to deter false claims, but concerning and unverified reports suggest the proposal is in jeopardy. If policymakers do not reach an ambitious agreement, greenwashing will continue, say environmental groups ECOS, ClientEarth, Carbon Market Watch, and the European Environmental Bureau.
Apparently, EU lawmakers are exploring four potential loopholes to weaken the target under the guise of “greater flexibility”. Under consideration are suggestions that include postponing climate action until the latter half of the 2030’s, allowing for more flexibility between EU sectors, or relying on international offsets and additional carbon removals to somehow fill the gap caused by EU inaction.
Carbon Market Watch and 550 civil society organisations from 40 countries are today joining forces to fight back against ongoing attacks against NGOs from centre-right and far-right political voices.
Everyone concerned about the health of the planet and of our democracies needs to stand with European green groups as we resist a concerted political campaign to defund us.
After receiving billions in state aid and free pollution subsidies to decarbonise its production, steel producer ArcerlorMittal put its clean steel projects on hold.
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