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'Unprecedented transformation': European Commission unveils €1tr investment strategy to decarbonise a continent
'Unprecedented transformation': European Commission unveils €1tr investment strategy to decarbonise a continent

The Sustainable Europe Investment Plan also details plans for a Just Transition Mechanism to support those regions facing a particularly far-reaching transformation

  • Investment
  • 14 January 2020
Reports: EU Commission plots €1tr Green Deal investment plan
Reports: EU Commission plots €1tr Green Deal investment plan

Commission is said to be prepping a sustainable investment plan to mobilise €1tr investment over the next decade in support of the net zero transition

  • Investment
  • 10 January 2020
Your guide to Europe's plan for hitting net zero
Your guide to Europe's plan for hitting net zero

Not got time to read every line of the European Green Deal? BusinessGreen has you covered

  • Legislation
  • 12 December 2019
'Man on the moon moment': Europe unveils plan to be first climate-neutral continent by 2050
'Man on the moon moment': Europe unveils plan to be first climate-neutral continent by 2050

Long-awaited 'European Green Deal' aims to ramp up Paris Agreement targets and take radical action to decarbonise economy - but will member states back the plan?

  • Legislation
  • 11 December 2019
Europe risks hitting environmental 'tipping point'
Europe risks hitting environmental 'tipping point'

Bloc must take 'urgent action' to address climate emissions, biodiversity loss and natural resource use, warns European Environment Agency

  • Politics
  • 04 December 2019
Global Briefing: Von der Leyen to ask states to ramp up climate goals
Global Briefing: Von der Leyen to ask states to ramp up climate goals

All the green business news from around the world this week

  • Management
  • 29 November 2019
 European Parliament declares climate emergency
European Parliament declares climate emergency

EU urged to step up ambition on slashing greenhouse gas emissions as key climate meetings loom

  • Policy
  • 28 November 2019
UK Capacity Market secures green light from EU following State Aid probe
UK Capacity Market secures green light from EU following State Aid probe

Government says it expects back-up power auction scheme to soon be restored, with almost £1bn of back-payments to be made to generators in January

  • Infrastructure
  • 24 October 2019
'The post-fossil age': Germany approves climate plan, as EU signals ambition uplift
'The post-fossil age': Germany approves climate plan, as EU signals ambition uplift

But plan to raise €54bn in taxes to pay for low-carbon shift has been dismissed by activists as too weak

  • Politics
  • 09 October 2019
Can new EU 'right to repair' product rules 'inspire the rest of the world'?
Can new EU 'right to repair' product rules 'inspire the rest of the world'?

New EU ecodesign rules will require TVs, fridges and dishwashers to be easier to recycle and more energy efficient

  • Energy
  • 01 October 2019
Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership launches pan-European business group
Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership launches pan-European business group

New green business group wants to accelerate climate across EU economy

  • Policy
  • 11 September 2019
Von der Leyen puts climate policy staff at heart of European Commission
Von der Leyen puts climate policy staff at heart of European Commission

Commission President-elect appoints Frans Timmermans as Executive Vice President for an EU Green Deal

  • Politics
  • 10 September 2019
Hundreds of CEOs urge EU to deliver 'inclusive' climate and sustainability plan
Hundreds of CEOs urge EU to deliver 'inclusive' climate and sustainability plan

Around 200 CEOs of major corporates call on newly-elected EU leaders to collaborate with business and society in driving climate action and pursuit of the SDGs

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  • 19 July 2019
European Commission: Climate promises help clinch victory for Ursula von der Leyen
European Commission: Climate promises help clinch victory for Ursula von der Leyen

Former German Defence Minister becomes first female European Commission President. securing narrow parliamentary approval after promising increased climate action

  • Politics
  • 17 July 2019
Carbon targets, border taxes, and a climate bank: Von der Leyen promises overhaul of EU net zero efforts
Carbon targets, border taxes, and a climate bank: Von der Leyen promises overhaul of EU net zero efforts

Ahead of key vote, European Commission nominee presents ambitious decarbonisation plans as she seeks to secure backing from MEPs

  • Policy
  • 16 July 2019
European Commission: Member States' climate plans not good enough
European Commission: Member States' climate plans not good enough

Current plans fall short of 2030 targets, official European Commission assessment warns

  • Policy
  • 19 June 2019
Ÿnsect officially launches plans for Europe's first 'premium insect protein' factory
Ÿnsect officially launches plans for Europe's first 'premium insect protein' factory

Pioneering French company announces it has secured €20m of EU funding to support cutting-edge FARMYNG project

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  • 11 June 2019
After the green rush: What the EU elections could spell for green business
After the green rush: What the EU elections could spell for green business

Climate and environment were top EU election issues prompting a 'green wave' of MEPs, but how might this translate into policy action?

  • Policy
  • 29 May 2019
'Creative and resilient': EU launches clean energy islands initiative
'Creative and resilient': EU launches clean energy islands initiative

Governments invited to apply for funding for island renewables and energy efficiency projects

  • Policy
  • 14 May 2019
When will the Capacity Market confusion end?
When will the Capacity Market confusion end?

With Greenpeace backing a judicial review into the Capacity Market suspension, hopes are fading fast that auctions could go ahead this year - and that implications for coal and clean tech alike

  • Policy
  • 26 March 2019
Mind the gap: Frustration grows over lapsed EU computer energy efficiency label scheme
Mind the gap: Frustration grows over lapsed EU computer energy efficiency label scheme

Experts fear withdrawal of Energy Star label scheme from the EU market will make it trickier for businesses to source energy efficient office equipment

  • Policy
  • 14 March 2019
European Commission launches investigation into UK Capacity Market
European Commission launches investigation into UK Capacity Market

Probe will determine whether subsidy scheme is in line with EU State Aid rules following shock court ruling last year

  • Legislation
  • 22 February 2019
Juncker declares a quarter of EU budget will be targeted on climate action
Juncker declares a quarter of EU budget will be targeted on climate action

European Commission President talks up bloc's climate strategy, as Greta Thunberg calls for more ambitious targets

  • Policy
  • 22 February 2019
AB InBev launches UK trial for LNG truck
AB InBev launches UK trial for LNG truck

World's largest brewer trials gas-powered truck, as major corporates press EU for bolder action to drive green truck market

  • Transport
  • 06 February 2019
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