Update: UN Shipping Agency Strikes Deal on Fuel Emissions, CO2 Fees April 11, 2025 By Enes Tunagur, Kate Abnett and Jonathan Saul Countries at the U.N. shipping agency struck a deal on Friday on a global fuel emissions standard for the maritime...
EU Weighs International CO2 Credits to Meet New Climate Goal, Sources Say April 7, 2025 By Kate Abnett The European Commission is considering counting international carbon credits towards its next climate target, a move that could weaken the...
Europe’s Water Resources Under Pressure With Most Surface Bodies Polluted, EU Says February 6, 2025 By Kate Abnett Most of European Union surface water bodies are polluted by chemicals, the European Commission said on Tuesday, in a report...
EU Says Drive to Simplify Will Not Weaken Climate Agenda January 30, 2025 By Kate Abnett The European Union’s drive to simplify rules will not weaken the bloc’s climate change goals, European Commission President Ursula von...
EU Plans Ban on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Consumer Products January 20, 2025 By Kate Abnett The European Commission intends to propose a ban on the use of PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” in consumer products, with...
Global CO2 Emissions to Hit Record High in 2024, Report Says November 13, 2024 By Kate Abnett Global carbon dioxide emissions, including those from burning fossil fuels, are set to hit a record high this year, pulling...
2024 Will Be World’s Hottest Year on Record, EU Scientists Say November 7, 2024 By Kate Abnett and Alison Withers This year is “virtually certain” to eclipse 2023 as the world’s warmest since records began, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate...
Summer 2024 Was World’s Hottest on Record: EU Climate Change Monitor September 9, 2024 By Kate Abnett The world is emerging from its warmest northern hemisphere summer since records began, the European Union’s climate change monitoring service...
Update: EU Faces 2 Lawsuits Over Emissions Rules, ‘Green’ Label for Planes August 27, 2024 By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop Environmental campaigners have taken the European Commission to court, seeking to force Brussels to upgrade its emissions rules for 2030...
Rightward Shift After Election Could Limit Future EU Climate Policies June 11, 2024 By Kate Abnett A more rightward-leaning European Parliament will make it harder to pass ambitious EU climate policies, but the majority of Europe’s...