Why mega-polluters have little to fear from the European Central Bank and its new climate policy
Fri 12 Sep 2025
The European Central Bank plans to raise borrowing costs for climate offenders – but a new FTM analysis shows that big polluters such as Shell will barely feel it.
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A revolution is sweeping Europe’s farms: Can it save agriculture?
Fri 12 Sep 2025
Momentum is building for regenerative agriculture, a set of approaches that could help farms to weather the changing climate and make them more profitable.
EU split over climate target, deal next week in doubt, draft shows
Thu 11 Sep 2025
European Union countries are split over how ambitious to make their new climate change target, putting into doubt plans to strike a deal next week, their latest compromise proposal showed on Tuesday.
Most EU carmakers on track to meet emission targets: study
Wed 10 Sep 2025
Almost all European carmakers are on track to meet EU emission targets after winning a reprieve this year as electric vehicles (EV) sales pick up, a study showed.
India is selling Russian oil products to EU at record rate before ban kicks in
Wed 10 Sep 2025
From January new EU sanctions will prohibit the import of petroleum products refined from Russian oil in third countries.
Italy’s renewable energy delays could miss EU carbon emission goals: report
Wed 10 Sep 2025
Italy may struggle to meet its carbon emission reduction commitments due to delays in renewable power generation and energy storage systems, according to Reuters, based on a recent study conducted by Edison and TEHA Group.
Economy, security crowd out climate as EU citizens’ top concerns
Tue 9 Sep 2025
Economic concerns have overtaken energy autonomy in the latest EU survey of public opinion, with climate action slipping further down the list as defence emerges as the top priority.
Climate change made heat and dryness that fueled Iberian wildfires 40 times more likely
Mon 8 Sep 2025
The extremely hot, dry and windy conditions, which fueled one of the Iberian Peninsula’s most destructive wildfire seasons in recorded history, were 40 times more likely due to climate change, according to a study.
EU drafting plans to prevent circumvention of carbon border tariff
5 Sep 2025
The European Commission will propose measures this year to prevent countries from dodging its carbon border tariff, as some in Brussels fear Chinese firms could reshuffle their trade to avoid the levy.
Welcome to Europe’s future Carbon Valley
4 Sep 2025
Industrial clusters in Europe’s heartland look to carbon capture and storage to turn CO2 from climate liability into a commercial resource.
