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• Draft proposals would allow one environmental management system per company instead of site level reporting• Industrial facilities may no longer need climate transformation plans or disclosure of hazardous chemical...
• €5.2bn in EU ETS revenues channelled into three new 2025 Innovation Fund programmes• €2.9bn for net-zero technologies, €1.3bn for clean hydrogen auctions, €1bn for industrial process heat• Additional €1.765bn...
• Mandatory datapoints shrink by 57–68% as Europe aims to relieve compliance pressure without weakening Green Deal ambition• Materiality assessments overhauled, voluntary disclosures removed entirely, and value-chain estimates permitted to...
• EU funded AURORA launches a carbon-tracking app that quantifies household and transport emissions and links users to community renewable energy projects.• Universities in Denmark, Spain, Slovenia, and the UK...
• Brussels is considering a delay of several weeks to an automotive support package that could reshape the EU’s 2035 combustion engine phase out.• Germany and parts of the car...
• The EU Ombudsman found the Commission committed “maladministration” by rushing its Omnibus sustainability reforms without following its own Better Regulation rules.• The inquiry revealed a sub-24-hour internal consultation, unclear...
• Germany asks the European Commission to allow exemptions to the 2035 phaseout of new combustion-engine vehicles, citing competitiveness and employment concerns.• Berlin seeks flexibility for plug-in hybrids and highly...
• €15.5bn secured for Africa’s renewable energy expansion, led by the EU and South Africa• Commitments include 26.8 GW of new renewable capacity and electricity access for 17.5 million households•...
• European Commission proposes major overhaul of the SFDR to reduce complexity and cut reporting costs across the financial sector.• New three-tier ESG product categorisation aims to improve clarity for...
• First CFM project in Latin America reaches commercial operation, supplying clean power to 32,600 people.• EU-backed blended finance secures development capital for Pradera, set to become Colombia’s largest solar-plus-storage...
• EU Council authorises negotiations with the UK on a shared agri-food SPS area and linked carbon trading systems.• A joint ETS could unlock mutual exemptions from carbon border charges...
• €300 million green loan will expand and automate Bahia’s power network, serving more than six million people.• The investment aligns with Brazil’s decarbonisation and energy-efficiency goals through 2030 and...
• Parliament backs thresholds that limit sustainability reporting to companies above €450 million turnover and 1,750 employees.• Due diligence duties narrowed to firms with more than 5,000 employees and €1.5...
• Parliament endorses 90 percent emissions reduction by 2040, with up to 5 percent met through foreign carbon credits.• Target falls short of scientific advice for a 1.5°C-aligned pathway, yet...
Brussels Backs Softer Green Conditions Amid Farmer Pressure The European Union has agreed to relax environmental conditions attached to its flagship Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), one of the bloc’s most...
Brussels Targets Airline Green Claims Twenty-one European airlines have agreed to overhaul their environmental marketing practices after EU consumer authorities found that many claims could mislead passengers about the climate...
• Europe targets 20 million tonnes of sustainable fuels by 2035, requiring €100 billion in investments.• The plan integrates the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal and Competitiveness Compass to scale renewable...
• The EU will push for accelerated delivery on the Paris Agreement through new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and commitments to tripling renewables and doubling energy efficiency by 2030.• The...
Brussels Sets 2040 Climate Goal After marathon overnight talks, European Union environment ministers reached an agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040, compared to 1990 levels. The...
• Iberdrola issues the EU’s first green hybrid bond under the European Green Bond Standard, attracting €8 billion in orders.• Coupon set at 3.75%, the lowest for a hybrid bond...
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