European Green Deal
'The green recovery starts at home': EU accelerates Green Deal with buildings, chemicals, and methane plans
European Commission unveils flurry of major policy plans as it seeks to help deliver on 2050 net zero goal, but green groups warn bolder action is still required
More than 150 business leaders urge EU to step up 2030 emissions target
Call to adopt targets proposed in last year's Green New Deal plan made in an open letter signed by the more than 150 business leaders
MEPs slam EU recovery budget for watering down climate funding
Resolution backed by EU Parliament sets scene for crunch negotiations with Council over bloc's long-term budget
EU recovery package: Net zero launch pad or missed opportunity?
As MEPs enter talks over EU Council's €1.8tr recovery package and budget deal, many key green questions remain
EU rich in 'shovel-ready' projects for green recovery, study suggests
Thousands of green projects are raring to go across Europe to help build resilient Covid-19 recovery, study suggests
EU carbon prices surge to 14-year high
CO2 price in EU emissions trading scheme breaches €30 per tonne-mark amid political push for 'green recovery'
'Investing in our future': EU touts green infrastructure blitz at heart of €1.85tr recovery plan
European Commission unveils sweeping economic recovery strategy in support of Green Deal ambition
European aluminium industry sets sights on 'full circularity' by 2030
Trade body debuts Circular Aluminium Action Plan as sector bids to boost recycling rates
EU signals desire for green focus in coronavirus economic recovery plans
Green transition efforts should be integrated into Covid-19 recovery plans, according to European Council statement
'Huge potential': EU targets throwaway culture with sweeping circular economy plan
Environmental groups and green businesses broadly welcome strategy, which aims to 'make sustainable products the norm'
'It needs to start now': EU outlines plan to accelerate net zero industrial transition
Proposed EU Industrial Strategy forms part of Commission's vision to build a net zero economy by 2050
'Climate neutrality is our destiny': EU unveils net zero by 2050 Climate Law
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen claims law will see net zero taken into account 'in all future policy and legislation'
'We ask for fairness': Von der Leyen warns countries to price carbon or face border tax
European Commission President warns nations it will tax products imported into EU unless a “global level playing field” is established
In 2020, the stakes in the climate fight have never been higher
Can the progress unlocked in 2019 drive emissions cuts in 2020? It has to, argues Eliot Whittington of the Corporate Leaders Group
'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
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
EU carbon tax plan is an early test for post-Brexit trade talks
The UK must navigate the EU's proposed carbon border tax whilst seeking new trade deals around the world, writes Ed Birkett
EU leaders back 2050 net zero target
European Council endorses goal of building a 'climate neutral EU', despite continuing Polish objections
COP25 Overnight Briefing: Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance surges to almost $4tr
AXA, Aviva, CNP Assurances, and FRR join drive to decarbonise portfolios by 2050, as EU Commissioner promises 'thorough assessment' of Europe's net zero plan
Global Briefing: Denmark unveils plan for offshore wind artificial island
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'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?
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
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