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March 2024

Court ruling erodes climate activists’ ability to defend themselves – as the planet heats up – 2024-03-19

Tipping point for low-carbon buildings demand in sight, report says – 2024-03-19

How can biomass fulfil its potential in EU carbon markets? – 2024-03-18

Cement industry says Germany needs 4,800 km CO2 pipelines costing €14 bln to decarbonise – 2024-03-18

World’s largest solar manufacturer to cut one-third of workforce – 2024-03-18

UK heat pump rollout criticised as too slow by public spending watchdog – 2024-03-18

EU gives final green light to critical raw materials strategy – 2024-03-18

‘Greenhushing’ is on the rise as companies go silent on climate pledges – 2024-03-17

New fiscal rules need to support Europe’s industrial ambition – 2024-03-15

Barriers to next phase of electric vehicle transition revealed – 2024-03-15

EU Carbon Prices are too low. But they should (and must) rise again – 2024-03-15

Germany on track for national 2030 climate target despite missing EU goals – 2024-03-15

Romania delays adoption of energy and climate plan, casts doubt on renewable targets – 2024-03-15

Tesla EV gigafactory drives Germany’s latest climate justice struggle – 2024-03-15

European Parliament approves relaxed Euro 7 emissions requirements while stakeholders remain divided – 2024-03-14

Shell abandons 2035 emissions target and weakens 2030 goal – 2024-03-14

Sales of solar batteries for German homes seen rising 26% in 2024 – 2024-03-14

Europe’s coal legacy remains a major climate hurdle – 2024-03-13

Fossil fuel firms must plug methane leaks to meet climate targets, warns watchdog – 2024-03-13

European Parliament adopts Buildings Performance Directive – 2024-03-13

Failure to insulate UK homes costing thousands of lives a year, says report – 2024-03-13

Air pollution levels have improved in Europe over 20 years, say researchers – 2024-03-13

Clean solutions for all: T&E’s car decarbonisation roadmap – 2024-03-13

As Cop29 president, I will build bridges between the diverging north and south to keep 1.5C in reach – 2024-03-12

Despite Putin promises, Russia’s emissions keep rising – 2024-03-12

Germany launches green subsidies for industry – 2024-03-12

No big North Sea fossil fuel country has plan to stop drilling in time for 1.5C goal – 2024-03-12

Swedish police forcibly remove Greta Thunberg from parliament entrance – 2024-03-12

EPA’s Final Truck Standards Should Push Continued Fuel Savings – 2024-03-12

KPMG & Accenture, GSK failing to keep up with industry leaders in cutting corporate travel emissions – 2024-03-12

Newly elected leaders to be held to same climate obligations, says Cop29 chief – 2024-03-12

Europe must do more to adapt to climate change, says EU environment agency – 2024-03-11

‘We are a car country’: German conservatives commit to reverse combustion engine ban – 2024-03-11

The EU’s controversial green buildings law risks failing at the finish line – 2024-03-11

EU-wide carbon removal certification deal is important step towards climate targets - German ministry – 2024-03-11

The European Green Deal isn’t coping with a turbulent world. What must change? – 2024-03-11

Legal complaint filed against Korean industry giants for greenwashing by double-counting emissions cuts – 2024-03-11

Analysis: UK emissions in 2023 fell to lowest level since 1879 – 2024-03-11

Europe’s mild winter leaves gas stocks at record high – 2024-03-08

Study: universities worldwide are still producing far more graduates for fossil fuels than for clean energy – 2024-03-08

‘Insure Our Future': A global movement says the insurance industry could be the key to ending fossil fuels – 2024-03-08

Do the EU’s new ESG rules make ratings more reliable? – 2024-03-08

Germany's plans for a hydrogen network are oversized, critics say – 2024-03-07

AI likely to increase energy use and accelerate climate misinformation – report – 2024-03-07

Departing from coal: Poland’s new energy roadmap – 2024-03-07

In Florida, skyrocketing insurance rates test resolve of homeowners in risky areas – 2024-03-06

EU to finally exit ‘climate-wrecking’ energy treaty – 2024-03-06

China steps away from 2025 energy efficiency goal – 2024-03-06

Italy's green transition efforts held back by lack of big solar projects – 2024-03-06

Will floating solar prove pivotal in archipelagic Philippines? – 2024-03-05

France’s Le Maire slams EU’s ‘no longer wanted’ renewable targets – 2024-03-05

Ignoring resilience benefits limits growth of energy efficiency programs – 2024-03-05

Pro-nuclear countries back total opening up of EU funding for nuclear – 2024-03-05

France strikes CO2 storage deal with Denmark – 2024-03-04

The Supreme Court’s social media case has big implications for climate disinformation, experts warn – 2024-03-04

‘We can’t close our borders’: Harsh solar industry protectionism off the table – 2024-03-04

Europe’s industrial decarbonisation at risk amid sharp drop in CO2 price – 2024-03-04

Africa to be $2.5 trillion short of climate finance by 2030, UN says – 2024-03-04

Satellite to ‘name and shame’ worst oil and gas methane polluters – 2024-03-04

Mild winter pushes heating requirement in Germany to lowest level in 12 years – 2024-03-04

EU lawmaker alliance calls for ban on all Russian energy, including gas – 2024-03-01

People displaced by climate crisis to testify in first-of-its-kind hearing in US – 2024-03-01

High time for a fifth fundamental European freedom: energy – 2024-03-01

Reforming UK taxation for large, heavily-polluting cars – 2024-03-01

Cutting emissions is responsibility of G20 nations, UN's Guterres says – 2024-03-01

Global energy-related CO2 emissions hit record high in 2023 - IEA – 2024-03-01

Wind of change for Shetland oil hub, but who will benefit? – 2024-03-01

February 2024

US spends billions on roads rather than public transport in ‘climate time bomb’ – 2024-02-29

This is what happens when an uncosted Coalition thought-bubble on nuclear power is presented as a concrete proposal – 2024-02-29

Why Europeans should be going to the United States for tips on climate leadership – 2024-02-29

German energy industry calls for standardisation of renewables' grid connections – 2024-02-29

‘The technologies are there’: How oil and gas companies must go beyond pledges to abate methane and cut emissions – 2024-02-28

Germany to adopt 2060 target for net-negative greenhouse gas emissions – 2024-02-28

EU softens gas consumption curbs in sign energy crisis easing – 2024-02-28

EU countries already hitting some of their sustainable energy targets for 2030 – 2024-02-28

Gas consumption in France down 20% from 2021 levels – 2024-02-28

We are taking a devastating risk with the green energy sector – one that might cost us our future – 2024-02-27

Germany’s aim for 80 percent renewables in electricity by 2030 well within reach – minister – 2024-02-27

First drop in sales: Honeymoon is over for Europe’s heat pump industry – 2024-02-27

Southeast Europe’s largest nuclear project lacking EU companies – 2024-02-27

UK’s net zero economy grew 9% in 2023, report finds – 2024-02-27

Germany to support CCS for industry, allow offshore carbon storage with upcoming strategy – 2024-02-26

Clean, cheap or fair – which countries should pump the last oil and gas? – 2024-02-26

Brazil partners with largest climate finance alliance to boost green growth – 2024-02-26

Europe automakers will not challenge 2035 fossil-fuel car ban, industry group says – 2024-02-26

Batteries are still getting exponentially cheaper, more efficient: ready to displace half of global fossil fuel demand by 2045? – 2024-02-26

Why is Britain quitting the Energy Charter Treaty? – 2024-02-23

Germany’s last major solar module producer to close in March – 2024-02-23

UK SUV sales have increased by more than a fifth in one year – 2024-02-23

Transforming our buildings: Europe’s path to sustainability – 2024-02-23

Germany's largest heating installer terminates sale of gas boilers, focuses on heat pumps – 2024-02-22

Dirty construction habits block path to truly climate-friendly buildings – 2024-02-22

EU Commission eyes ‘Juncker plan on steroids’ to boost green investments – 2024-02-22

Growth in CO2 emissions leaves China likely to miss climate targets – 2024-02-22

Analysis: Record drop in China’s CO2 emissions needed to meet 2025 target – 2024-02-22

Extra €406bn needed annually to hit EU’s 2030 climate target: report – 2024-02-21

Some vehicles on Australian roads use 20% more fuel than claimed – which models are the worst? – 2024-02-21

EU deal on improved air quality fails to align with WHO standards – 2024-02-21

Could hyperscale data centres be the key to achieving round-the-clock clean power in Asia? – 2024-02-20

The public wants clean energy – but this is Australia, where the climate wars never die – 2024-02-20

EU reaches deal on world’s first carbon removal certification scheme – 2024-02-20

Big oil profits top €260bn since start of Ukraine war: report – 2024-02-20

Countries draw battle lines for talks on new climate finance goal – 2024-02-20

Asia's sustainable aviation fuel projects and agreements – 2024-02-20

‘Energy turmoil’ looms unless demand is checked, says Cop28 president – 2024-02-20

Carmakers are failing to deliver affordable electric cars, holding back EV adoption – analysis – 2024-02-19

Toyota Industries faces crackdown for engine emissions cheating - Nikkei – 2024-02-19

EU approves German subsidy scheme for slashing industry emissions – 2024-02-19

The link between global GDP growth and CO2 emissions is weakening rapidly. Will emissions peak well before 2030? – 2024-02-19

Beggars can’t be choosers – Europe needs to smarten up its energy security – 2024-02-19

Clock ticking as EU tries to unblock energy taxation directive – 2024-02-19

Power struggle: fears for UK energy generation as green projects delayed – 2024-02-16

Solar PV industry caught up in China forced-labour controversy – 2024-02-16

Australia's push to put more solar panels on rental homes – 2024-02-16

Czech steel industry unprepared for EU decarbonisation – 2024-02-16

Germany deletes EU CO2 allowances freed up by coal exit – 2024-02-15

Activists storm Canada finance minister's office demanding climate laws for banks – 2024-02-15

‘It’s almost carbon-negative’: how hemp became a surprise building material – 2024-02-15

EU Commission urges France to raise renewables target to ‘at least 44%’ – 2024-02-15

EU Parliament set to vote on truck CO2 emissions after green light from committee – 2024-02-15

Europe’s ‘armed wing’ of the energy transition pivots to Asia – 2024-02-14

US Department of Energy partners with states and research institutes to boost offshore wind development – 2024-02-14

Nearly 15% of Americans don’t believe climate change is real, study finds – 2024-02-14

Three COP summit hosts unite to raise climate ambitions – 2024-02-13

Will hydrogen overtake batteries in the race for zero-emission cars? – 2024-02-13

Will New York state divest from big oil? – 2024-02-13

EU’s waffling on climate goals is allowing far-right to piggyback to power – 2024-02-13

EU’s waffling on climate goals is allowing far-right to piggyback to power – 2024-02-13

Planned UK nuclear reactors unlikely to help hit green target, say MPs – 2024-02-13

Hydrogen hype: Why the EU should be cautious about uncertain imports from far-flung places – 2024-02-13

Rural Australia believes in self-sufficiency, so let’s set the terms of the renewable energy boom – 2024-02-12

German ministries plan curbs on biomass in draft national strategy – 2024-02-12

US: Heat pump programs can’t keep leaving low-income households behind – 2024-02-12

EU Parliament groups clash on 2040 climate goal, in post-election preview – 2024-02-12

IEA head urges German government to introduce climate bonus payments for citizens – 2024-02-12

Blockade lifted: Germany gives way on EU’s 2040 truck CO2 rules – 2024-02-09

The world is reducing its reliance on fossil fuels – except for in three key sectors – 2024-02-09

Railway investment cuts put Germany's mobility transition at risk, alliance warns – 2024-02-09

Germany to vote in favour of EU plans to cut truck emissions -govt sources – 2024-02-09

Barclays to adopt fresh curbs on oil and gas financing – 2024-02-09

Luxembourg ranked as Europe's 2023 energy efficiency champion: eceee and ODYSSEE-MURE European Energy Efficiency Scoreboard – 2024-02-09

Poland sceptical about EU’s 90% emissions reduction target, cites economic concerns – 2024-02-09

Why are Europe's Low Emission Zones fuelling unrest? – 2024-02-09

Religious investors urge Exxon to drop lawsuit against activist shareholders – 2024-02-08

US electric vehicles sales are poised to rise a lot in 2024, despite what you may have heard – 2024-02-08

The US and Saudi Arabia are taking COP28 pledges seriously – 2024-02-08

Next EU legislative term must reconcile climate and industry, says French think tank – 2024-02-08

German government threatens to block EU truck CO2 law – 2024-02-07

This is the year of the climate election. Journalists should cover it that way – 2024-02-07

Belgium postpones EU vote on truck emissions as Germany imperils majority – 2024-02-07

Q&A: European Commission calls for 90% cut in EU emissions by 2040 – 2024-02-07

Joe Biden just did the rarest thing in US politics: he stood up to the oil industry – 2024-02-07

EU sets historic target to reduce emissions by 2040 but transport sector puts target at risk – 2024-02-06

As Pakistan votes, farmers want climate change action - not words – 2024-02-06

EU aims to agree key path towards green industry ambitions – 2024-02-06

EU to unveil 2040 climate targets in political tightrope act – 2024-02-06

Berlin agrees diminished plan for hydrogen back-up power plants – 2024-02-05

Code Council violating its own rules, putting building decarbonization measures at risk – 2024-02-05

EU's 90% emissions reduction target by 2040 must be flanked by supporting measures – energy industry – 2024-02-05

Will other cities copy Paris decision to hike parking charges for SUVs? – 2024-02-05

‘A deeply troubling discovery’: Earth may have already passed the crucial 1.5°C warming limit – 2024-02-05

Australia: Fuel efficiency standards – Labor unveils proposal, highlighting petrol savings of $1,000 a year for motorists – 2024-02-04

Policy experts say the UN climate talks need reform, but change would be difficult in the current political landscape – 2024-02-04

Analysis: How green are Pakistan’s political manifestoes? – 2024-02-03

EU agrees new law granting consumers a ‘right to repair’ products – 2024-02-02

Weatherwatch: study makes green case for electric planes – 2024-02-02

Q&A: The EU industrial carbon management strategy – 2024-02-02

Hanoi flights halted as city faces worsening air pollution – 2024-02-02

Greta Thunberg says remember 'the real enemy' as oil protest trial starts – 2024-02-01

German carbon capture row heightened by EU’s draft 2040 climate plan – 2024-02-01

The election year of 2024 is the climate’s window of opportunity – 2024-02-01

What Europe needs to learn from the German debt brake fiasco – 2024-02-01

Australia should develop solar PV sector to avoid dependence on China, report finds – 2024-02-01

January 2024

New climate demands will spread far beyond Europe’s borders – 2024-01-31

German steelmaker states signal support for US-EU industry alliance – 2024-01-30

UK must act urgently to meet climate commitments, says watchdog – 2024-01-30

Executive Director addresses African and global leaders on energy and development at Rome Summit – 2024-01-30

Italy launches ‘ambiguous’ Africa plan fuelling fears over fossil fuels role – 2024-01-30

West of England coalmines to be mapped for renewable energy potential – 2024-01-30

Electrified transport Investment soared globally in ’23, passing renewable energy – 2024-01-30

Green hydrogen is the only viable route for aviation and shipping – 2024-01-30

COP28 outcome makes green skills business-critical – 2024-01-30

Activist investors fret over Exxon Mobil's lawsuit bypassing US regulator – 2024-01-29

Green energy justice cooperative selected to develop solar projects for low income, BIPOC communities in Illinois – 2024-01-29

EU needs trillions of investment for 2050 climate target - research – 2024-01-29

Renewables roll-out in France too slow to meet EU targets – report – 2024-01-29

EU Commission wants captured CO2 to become ‘tradeable commodity’ – 2024-01-29

Germany heading for record employment in renewables industry – 2024-01-26

LEAK: Brussels eyes 90% climate goal for 2040, 11 EU countries call for ambition – 2024-01-26

Biden pauses approval of new LNG export projects in win for climate activists – 2024-01-26

Analysis: Clean energy was top driver of China’s economic growth in 2023 – 2024-01-25

‘How to greenwash’: propane industry tries to rebrand fuel as renewable – 2024-01-25

EU electricity prices: Will 2024 mark the end of national tariff shields? – 2024-01-25

Railroad transport of Germany’s hydrogen imports a key component of cost-efficient industry – report – 2024-01-25

Cop29 host Azerbaijan launches green energy unit to sceptical response – 2024-01-25

Next EU Commission must focus on greening industry, clean tech competitiveness – think tank – 2024-01-24

EU fossil fuel CO2 emissions hit 60-year low – 2024-01-24

What are the environmental costs of AI? – 2024-01-24

E-fuels for planes: with 45 projects, is the EU on track to meet its targets? – 2024-01-24

Germany to miss 2024 heat pump target by half – 2024-01-24