EU member states are required to submit plans by Monday on how they intend to spend money from the EU Climate Social Fund. Germany will miss the deadline. In the meantime, German civil society organizations have put forward their own proposals.
By Alex Veit
China plans to accelerate its emissions trading system reforms and introduce CO2 caps for select industrial sectors starting in 2027. Until now, the ETS has remained largely ineffective due to the lack of such caps. However, the government is leaving itself an escape hatch.
By Nico Beckert
More than 120 NGOs have sent a letter to Brussels warning against the use of international emissions certificates to meet the EU's 2040 climate target. The Commission is scheduled to present its plans on July 2.
By Lukas Knigge
The EU climate target for 2040 is likely to be congruent with the ideas of the governing coalition in Berlin. As with the coalition contract, the EU Commission will also support the inclusion of Article 6 certificates, Table.Briefings was told.
By Lukas Knigge
The European fuel industry is defending itself against accusations from the aviation industry that the European production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) is only making slow progress. The industry is clearly on target for fuels, they say.
By Lukas Knigge
European aviation has almost fully recovered from the pandemic by 2024 – with serious consequences for the climate. A new study shows that a large proportion of aviation emissions remain unpriced.
By Lukas Knigge
Germany submits the next emission allowances from the coal phase-out to Brussels for deletion on time. It is now clear that the "market stability reserve" has also taken the allowances for the 2021 closures, which were not formally deleted, off the market.
By Bernhard Pötter
The CDU-affiliated Economic Council of Germany is calling for companies to be allowed to keep money for the purchase of CO2 certificates. Each company should use this money to finance its own climate action measures. Any shortfall in revenue for public budgets should be offset by others.
By Manuel Berkel
In the coalition negotiations, the CDU/CSU is calling for projects abroad to be included in EU emissions trading. This is ruled out for the next few years, but this option is also currently being examined within the EU in order to achieve the 2040 target. There is sharp criticism from the Greens and SPD.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Hydropower is generally regarded as a clean source of energy. However, some hydropower plants could also be major emitters of the greenhouse gas methane and thus exacerbate the climate crisis. A British company wants to capture this potent greenhouse gas from hydropower plants using a new technology and make it usable for biofuels.
By Nick Nuttall
