Germany and the EU are not yet making a sufficient contribution to achieving the global climate targets. This is also made clear by the draft of the German energy and climate plan. Marion Guénard and Charly Heberer from Germanwatch therefore write that serious improvements are now needed from Berlin.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The Belgian Council Presidency has outlined possible compromises for the Clean Air Directive. The first round of political negotiations will start on Jan. 23.
By Markus Grabitz
The Landkreistag has presented its demands for the European elections. Among other things, it wants children in other EU countries to have less entitlement to social benefits depending on the member state.
By Okan Bellikli
The new government in Warsaw wants to shut down coal-fired power plants sooner than the middle of the century. However, her initial support for an ambitious EU climate target for 2040 was later backtracked on yesterday by the new Polish State Secretary for Climate.
By Manuel Berkel
To accelerate the ramp-up of carbon capture technologies, experts from the Centre for European Policy are calling for the use of carbon contracts for difference. They promote the formation of an internal CO2 market, a study shows.
By Lukas Knigge
The Belgian EU Council Presidency is not yet aiming to reach an agreement among the 27 agriculture ministers this month on relaxing EU genetic engineering legislation, meaning that the window of opportunity before the European elections is narrowing. There could be movement on the side of the EU Parliament this week.
By Julia Dahm
France's energy policy is moving from the Ministry for the Energy Transition to the super-ministry of the former Minister of Economy and Finance. This announcement has European implications: Paris will push even harder to put nuclear energy on the agenda of the next Commission. New conflicts with the German government are foreseeable.
By Claire Stam
The trilogue agreement on the EU Due Diligence Act has been in place since December. However, the FDP's rejection could lead to Germany abstaining from the vote in the Council. The SPD and Greens are in favor of the law.
By Caspar Dohmen
Belgium wants to take the initiative in the six months of its Council Presidency to resolve the problems with the A1 certificate. Negotiations on Regulation 883 are to be revived.
By Markus Grabitz
According to the industry association Wind Europe, the output of 17 gigawatts is slightly above the previous year's figure, but far below the figures that the EU needs to build in order to achieve its climate and energy security targets for 2030.
By Till Hoppe
