REPowerEU: EU Parliament votes in favor of trilogue
Parliament and the Council want to pass the law banning the import of Russian energy sources by the end of the year. Parliament has now cleared the way for negotiations.
Von Manuel Berkel
Parliament and the Council want to pass the law banning the import of Russian energy sources by the end of the year. Parliament has now cleared the way for negotiations.
Von Manuel Berkel
The EU Parliament is awarding this year’s Human Rights Prize to a representative of the free press. Both had “paid a high price for telling the truth to the powerful,” said EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola.
Von Marion Bergermann
Brasiliens Vorschlag zur Rettung der Regenwälder, der Investmentfonds TFFF, soll von der Weltbank verwaltet werden. Kritiker bezeichnen den TFFF als lückenhaft und finanziell riskant und fordern Verbesserungen. Brasilien verteidigt seine Pläne.
Von Lukas Knigge
Die EU-Umweltminister haben ihre Prioritäten für die UN-Klimakonferenz im November festgelegt – ohne NDC. Darüber sollen die Staats- und Regierungschefs beim EU-Gipfel sprechen. Außerdem legte die Kommission Details für die Anpassung des ETS 2 vor.
Von Lukas Knigge
The oil and gas industry only responds to just under one in ten UNEP warnings about methane leaks. According to UNEP, more efforts are needed to keep the Global Methane Pledge targets of reducing methane emissions by 30% by 2030 within reach.
Von Nico Beckert
The heating transition has “long been a reality” in new residential construction: According to BDEW, three quarters of all detached and semi-detached houses completed last year are heated with heat pumps.
Von Kai Schöneberg
Die Brüsseler Behörde hat gemeinsam mit der Europäischen Investitionsbank eine Absichtsichterklärung unterzeichnet, um die Entstehung von KI-Großfabriken voranzubringen.
Von Corinna Visser
A US-led alliance has prevented climate targets for international shipping. Expert Felix Klann from Transport & Environment explains what is now being worked on nonetheless.
Von Alex Veit
Most of the 45 indicators that describe compliance with the Paris climate targets are heading in the right direction – but none of them are developing fast enough, a new report shows. And five are even going in the wrong direction.
Von Bernhard Pötter
Adaptation funding works, but it is not enough and is very unevenly distributed: This is shown by a new index from “Bread for the World.” The NGO proposes that Germany should host a summit on adaptation financing in 2026 and support an international levy on private flights.
Von Alexandra Endres