The German government has issued an informal objection to a draft law by the European Commission that would class nuclear and gas power as green investments.
The European Commission plans to exempt green hydrogen producers from the need to secure dedicated new supplies of renewable electricity until 2027, as it prepares to unveil plans for a ‘hydrogen accelerator’ in its REPowerEU package next week.
The EPP lawmaker talks to ENDS Europe about reviving the MidCat gas pipeline in light of the war in Ukraine, the role of hydrogen in the EU energy mix and why there is ‘room for improvement’ in the green taxonomy.
MEPs on the environment committee narrowly voted on Wednesday to endorse a proposal that would prohibit the sale of internal combustion engine cars and vans from 2035. But several measures proposed by rapporteur Jan Huitema did not make the cut – in one case thanks to a single vote.
The Spanish parliament last Wednesday approved a resolution urging the strengthening of proposals presented by the European Commission last November to regulate the impact on forests of commodities imported into and exported from the EU.
Policy makers have expressed hopes that a group restriction on ‘forever chemicals’ – with a definition that includes F-gases – will reach the EU’s statute book by mid-decade.
As the EU prepares its crisis energy plan, Europe risks wasting billions of euros on LNG terminals while plans to import green hydrogen across the Mediterranean would benefit neither the EU nor its north African suppliers, two reports warn.
MEPs on the environment committee (ENVI) will vote on Monday and Tuesday next week on key Fit for 55 files that will form the basis of the European Parliament’s position in talks with member states. Here’s what you need to know.
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Anna Cavazzini, Green MEP and chair of the internal market committee, talks to ENDS about how the European Parliament will tackle the Sustainable Products Initiative.
France and Slovenia last Sunday held elections whose results are seen as pivotal for the future of the EU’s liberal values. But are they likely to change the dial when it comes to the European Green Deal?
Judith Kirton-Darling, deputy director of trade union umbrella group IndustriALL Europe, discusses what the ‘just transition’ means – and what it doesn’t – for workers in manufacturing, mining and energy.
Emmanuel Katrakis, secretary-general of the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation, discusses sustainability by design, tackling packaging waste, and how recyclers can help usher in a circular economy.
ENDS looks at upcoming proposals from the European Commission to protect Europe’s forests, and what they could mean for the booming bioenergy sector.
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