The amount of biofuels in Europe’s transport sector is expected to increase after the European Parliament and EU countries agreed in the early hours of Thursday (30 March) on new rules to spur the…
The EU may soon extend its requirements for climate transition plans through the ongoing development of a corporate sustainability due diligence directive. However, the final version of the…
Thousands of elderly Swiss women have joined forces in a groundbreaking case heard on Wednesday (29 March) at the European Court of Human Rights, arguing that their government’s “woefully inadequate…
If we take one message from last week’s IPCC climate change report – we are late to tackle the climate crisis. The impacts are already being seen and we must move immediately from plan to action to…
EU policymakers have reached a provisional agreement on the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive, showing a high level of ambition. But the real challenge lies in the national implementation,…
The European Commission has laid out ambitious targets when it comes to the recycling of Critical Raw Materials. While most of the waste that could be recycled is currently shipped to Asia, the EU’s…
Agreement on the EU’s renewable energy directive brings to a close an 18-month process to upgrade the bloc’s climate policies and achieve a 55% net reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
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After a unanimous vote in the legal affairs committee last week, the European Parliament adopted on Wednesday (29 March) its position on the protection of the environment through criminal law,…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlined limits to EU backing for nuclear power under the bloc’s Net-Zero Industry Act, which seeks to support home-made production of clean…
A group of seven EU countries led by Germany have rejected calls to incorporate nuclear-made hydrogen into the bloc’s green transport targets, reigniting a dispute with France that has held back an…
Two rival alliances of EU countries held final-hour talks in Brussels on Tuesday (28 March), ahead of negotiations on whether to recognise nuclear power under the EU’s renewable energy goals.
The…
EU energy ministers were divided into two camps at the EU Council meeting on Tuesday (28 March): the pro-nuclear alliance, which includes France and 10 other member states, and the “renewable…
At an industry conference, top executives lamented they had “lost the narrative” on natural gas, and outlined an effort to sell their product as the “cleanest energy in the world.”
Natural gas has…
The rulings, while legally non-binding, could still carry significant moral and legal weight. A group of 18 climate-vulnerable nations are seeking an opinion from the “World Court,” with support from…
Gross has been awarded an Izzy Award for her investigation of oilfield wastewater, and Campa has won the Shaufler Prize for her reporting on a Superfund site in Atlanta.
Inside Climate News staff…
Coal industry influence and climate change denial paved the state’s race to the clean energy bottom. As one lawmaker put it: “God created coal for people.”
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Andy McDonald recalls a…
A new GOP bill calls for a moratorium on wind farms after dozens of dead whales washed ashore since December. Scientists say no evidence suggests wind projects are to blame.
Republican lawmakers and…
References to fossil fuels and meat consumption were removed from the report summary, while language bolstering controversial carbon removal technologies were added.
Fierce negotiations between…
A new study suggests developers of artificial intelligence are failing to prevent their products from being used for nefarious purposes, including spreading conspiracy theories.
A team of…
Let me introduce this amazing group of young people who took their lives in their own hands and are changing it alone.
Living under the most difficult conditions in one of Nairobi's slums they…
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