Climate & Environment

What's cooking in Strasbourg

Alsatian choucroute on the menu: next Wednesday, MEPs will decide in plenary session in Strasbourg of what the taxonomy should consist.

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Study: Maritime shipping using e-fuels has little impact on consumer prices

By Amelie Richter

Different interpretations of the combustion engine phase-out

After the Environment Council, the players involved were all pretty much in agreement: After 2035, there will be no more cars that still emit CO2 – effectively a rejection of e-fuels and hybrids. But the readings the following day diverge widely – as do the reactions.

By Lukas Knigge

EU Commission warns of dependencies

By Till Hoppe

German government pushes ahead with CETA

By Till Hoppe

'Once you’re in, you can’t get out'

The Energy Charter Treaty allows foreign investors to sue states – and has drawn a lot of criticism as a result. At the end of last week, the 52 signatory states agreed in principle on reforms. In an interview with Till Hoppe, Michael De Boeck, a legal expert at the College of Europe in Bruges, sees real progress on at least one point.

By Till Hoppe

Environment Council: late compromises on combustion engine phase-out, ETS and CBAM

The EU environment and climate ministers discussed their joint position on some of the key legislative proposals of the Fit for 55 package until late into the night in Luxembourg. Shortly after 2 a.m., a package deal was finally reached that demanded a great deal of compromise from the member states.

By Lukas Knigge

Nature Restoration Law: positive impetus for the Green Deal

Yes, the EU Commission has stayed the course, with Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans and Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius in a leading role. On June 22, they presented the proposal for a regulation to restore nature, which goes back to the European Green Deal.

By Redaktion Table

G7: agreement on oil price cap in sight

By Lukas Knigge

States to cooperate on energy crisis

By Till Hoppe