European Union

UK, Germany, Australia, and Uruguay among 25 countries launching new call to action urging governments to rule out new coal projects

Much faster progress on energy efficiency is needed to meet target set at COP28 Climate Summit, International Energy Agency warns

Scientists say climate change made Spanish floods worse, philanthropists pledge $51.7m for protection of the high seas, and Microsoft builds a wooden data centre

Velux Group CEO Lars Petersson welcomes recent efforts from EU and UK policymakers to advance a healthier, lower-carbon built environment

So-called third party assurance is an additional safeguard check for companies in complying with the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive

How AstraZeneca, Netflix, Pandora and Philips are preparing for Europe’s new mandatory ESG disclosure requirements

Despite an eagerness to compete the EU remains 'less attractive' for clean tech investment and development compared to US, according to new BloombergNEF report

Plus EU faces green taxonomy legal challenge, a €300m boost for Baltic renewables, and climate-friendly food is on the menu for COP29 in our roundup of the top green business news from around the world this week

Campaigners to argue bloc's 2030 targets are out of step with Paris Agreement and not derived from 'best available' climate science

Carbon tech firms tout scheme to capture 100,000 tonnes of CO2 per year by 2030 at site just outside Paris