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Germany makes push to quit Russian oil by late summer

2 May 2022

Germany says it’s making progress on weaning itself off Russian fossil fuels and expects to be fully independent of Russian crude oil imports by late.

German auto association calls for bicycle use to save energy

29 Apr 2022

Europe’s largest motoring association ADAC has called on its members to save fuel and take the bicycle wherever possible to help reduce the reliance on Russian oil imports

100 EU cities commit to going climate neutral by 2030

29 Apr 2022

For a city to slash its emissions to zero may seem like a pipe dream, but 100 EU cities have committed to doing just that by the end of the decade.

The too-invisible hand of the EU emissions market

28 Apr 2022

When European Union policy-makers envisaged the Emissions Trading System (ETS) in 2003 as their single tool to drive down greenhouse-gas emissions (GHG), it looked like a win-win approach. Industry, non-governmental organisations and public authorities welcomed the directive with its market-based mechanism, putting a price on greenhouse gases, to reduce emissions in a ‘cost-effective’ way.

Climate change fuelling rise of Spanish far right

28 Apr 2022

In this small town, and dozens like it across Spain’s vast, hot southern region of Andalusia, climate change is helping sweep the far right toward government.

Macron’s win is good news for climate

27 Apr 2022

The French president had to redouble his commitments to fighting climate change as he courted the left-wing vote, but his efforts could be thwarted if he fails to win a parliamentary majority in June.

Credit Suisse investors push for faster climate action

27 Apr 2022

A group of Credit Suisse investors pushing for faster climate action at the Swiss bank has more than doubled in size, raising pressure on its board ahead of its annual shareholder meeting on Friday.

Damage to Ukraine’s renewable energy sector could surpass $1 billion

22 Apr 2022

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has leveled schools, businesses, hospitals, and homes, causing up to $63 billion in damages to Ukraine’s infrastructure by the end of March, according to estimates by the Kyiv School of Economics

Vehicle CO2 emissions fall in 17 Europe markets

22 Apr 2022

Volume weighted average CO2 emissions in some Europe markets fell from 117.7g/km in 2020 to 99g/km last year, following introduction of the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP).

To fight climate change, and now Russia, too, Zurich turns off natural gas

21 Apr 2022

European officials are debating whether they can stop buying natural gas imports from Russia. Many say it can't be done. But the biggest city in Switzerland — Zurich — is already taking ambitious steps to wean itself off gas. It's shutting down the flow of gas to whole parts of the city.

Climate action in Ireland is not following climate ambition

21 Apr 2022

During 2021, Ireland (https://www.irishtimes.com/news) made a transformational change in terms of climate ambition.

Methane reducing pilot to reduce GHG emissions from cows by 30%

21 Apr 2022

European dairy co-operative, Arla Foods and global science-based company, Royal DSM are set to start a large-scale, on-farm pilot with the methane-reducing feed additive Bovaer, involving 10,000 dairy cows across three European countries.

Denmark ‘first country in the world’ to develop its own climate label for food

20 Apr 2022

Denmark is investing DKK 9m (€1.2m) in the development of a government-run climate label for food.

Germany’s largest dairy co-op launches vegan product range

20 Apr 2022

Germany’s biggest dairy co-op, DMK Group, is expanding its Milram range to include oat-based desserts and drinks.

Macron uses climate change to attack Le Pen

19 Apr 2022

In a bid to woo left-wing voters for the final round of the French presidential election, Emmanuel Macron on Saturday slammed his far-right opponent Marine Le Pen as a “climate skeptic” and trumpeted his own plans to build a green economy.

Biomass industry pushes back against Europe's plans to protect forests

14 Apr 2022

A powerful US biomass lobby group is pushing for a raft of changes that would weaken European renewable energy rules geared to better protect biodiversity and tackle climate change, DeSmog can reveal.

Sweden set to be world’s first country to target consumption-based emission cuts

12 Apr 2022

Sweden’s political parties have agreed to include consumption-based emissions within its climate targets, making it the first country in the world to make the leap into the complex realm of overseas emissions reporting.

KLM’s carbon neutral claim is misleading: watchdog

11 Apr 2022

KLM cannot truthfully say its flights are carbon neutral, according to Dutch advertising watchdog Stichting Reclame Code (SRC). The committee's verdict was seen Friday by Bloomberg.

EU Commission lays out plan to become climate neutral by 2030

7 Apr 2022

The European Commission unveiled plans to cut its own greenhouse gas emissions by 60% before the end of the decade, saying the remainder will be compensated with carbon removals

Milking the EU’s carbon market cash cow for industry

7 Apr 2022

Rather than propose amendments to the EU’s Emissions Trading System that would take the heat off the climate and serve society, European parliamentarians are squabbling over the quantity of freebies to offer polluting industries.

Germany boosts renewables with “biggest energy policy reform in decades”

7 Apr 2022

Germany wants to fight the climate crisis and its heavy dependence on fossil fuel imports by speeding up the rollout of renewables with a massive overhaul of key energy legislation.

France fails to meet court deadline to get Paris climate deal objectives back on track

1 Apr 2022

With 10 days to go to the French presidential election, the government has just broken a deadline to realign itself with the Paris Climate Agreement objectives.

In Austria, the government pays to repair your stuff

1 Apr 2022

Taking the “right to repair” one step further, a Viennese repair bonus is going national — and keeping thousands of items out of the junkyard

Sweden’s innovative wooden skyscraper captures as much carbon as 10,000 forests

29 Mar 2022

Between the towering trees of Sweden's Bothnian coastline, a new skyscraper is bucking the trend of the traditionally carbon-heavy construction industry.

Germany’s new government had big plans on climate, then Russia invaded Ukraine

28 Mar 2022

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has made Germany’s reliance on Russian oil and gas untenable, and led the center-left government of Chancellor Olav Scholz to accelerate the transition to clean energy.

Germany lowers petrol and public transport prices

25 Mar 2022

Germany’s government coalition will introduce one-off bonuses, lower taxes on fuels and cheap public transport tickets as part of a wide-ranging relief package against rising energy costs.

Putin’s climate envoy Anatoly Chubais quits

24 Mar 2022

Anatoly Chubais, the architect of Russia's market reforms in the 1990s and President Vladimir Putin's climate envoy, has quit his post, becoming the highest-ranking official to stand down following the invasion of Ukraine.

High energy costs intensify debate over Europe's carbon plan

18 Mar 2022

A European Union plan to charge fuel suppliers for the CO2 emitted by cars and heating buildings is emerging as the most contentious element in a raft of climate change policies the bloc’s member states are negotiating this year.

Some EU members turn back to coal to cut reliance on Russian gas

17 Mar 2022

Several EU countries have put their coal phase-out plans on hold as to continue would mean relying on natural gas imports from Russia. Instead of investments in gas infrastructure, renewables or other alternatives, the extension of coal mining is considered the quickest and most viable solution.

French election campaign ignores ‘humanity’s greatest challenge’

17 Mar 2022

It’s a key preoccupation of the French and the greatest challenge to our planet – and yet the subject of climate change has all but vanished from France’s presidential campaign, sidelined by the war in Ukraine, a lack of media exposure, and candidates’ own reluctance to broach the subject.

EU nations reach agreement on carbon tax

16 Mar 2022

French President Emmanuel Macron has revealed that European Union (EU) member states have reached an agreement on a carbon tax.

Climate group prepares legal action against Shell directors

16 Mar 2022

Shell’s board of directors bears personal responsibility for not preparing to cut emissions quickly enough, an environmental shareholder group has claimed in the first significant attempt to hold individual executives legally accountable for alleged failures to tackle climate change.

Germany plans new energy price relief for consumers

15 Mar 2022

The German government plans a new relief package to help consumers cope with rising energy prices. The price increases overburden many people, Green economy and climate minister Robert Habeck told newswire dpa.

Tens of thousands march in climate protests across France

14 Mar 2022

Tens of thousands of people protested across France Saturday to call for more attention to the climate crisis in the runup to presidential polls next month.

Ukraine invasion crashes carbon credit prices

11 Mar 2022

The Russian invasion of Ukraine roiled financial markets across the world, and the European carbon credit market was no exception. As the price of oil surged, carbon credit prices plummeted.

Barcelona-style “superblocks” could make a surprising number of cities greener and less car-centric

10 Mar 2022

More than 40% of the street network in some cities is suitable for transformation similar to Barcelona-style “superblocks,” according to a new study. The findings highlight the possibilities as well as the complexities of making neighborhoods in diverse cities greener and less car-centric.

EU unveils plan to end reliance on Russian gas

9 Mar 2022

As countries scramble to reduce their reliance on Russia's oil and gas in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine, few places are as exposed as the European Union.

Carbon prices in the EU crash despite rising fossil fuel prices

8 Mar 2022

Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the price of carbon allowances in the EU has fallen drastically, lowering the cost to emit carbon despite record high fossil fuel prices.

Berlin to unleash €200 billion for climate protection until 2026

8 Mar 2022

The German government will funnel an extra €200 billion into climate protection, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said in a move widely considered a bid to pacify their Green coalition partners over increased military spending.

A radical, carbon negative project in Turkey is turning algae into bio-jet fuel

8 Mar 2022

The first carbon-negative biorefinery in Europe opened in Istanbul and is utilising algae to make a variety of products for multiple sectors in Turkey.

EU carbon permit prices crash after Russian invasion of Ukraine

3 Mar 2022

The price of carbon permits in Europe has crashed dramatically following Russian’s invasion of Ukraine, lowering the cost of emitting carbon for the EU’s most polluting companies.

Stilride uses "industrial origami" to create stainless steel electric scooter

3 Mar 2022

Swedish startup Stilride has unveiled the electric Sport Utility Scooter One, which is manufactured from stainless steel using an origami-like process that reduces the amount of material used.

100% green power by 2035 – high hopes for Germany's next renewables reform

2 Mar 2022

Germany’s government has initiated the first steps of a wide-ranging renewables reform that should make the country’s power supply almost 100 percent renewable by 2035.

EU wants to reward farmers and foresters for nature-based carbon removals

25 Feb 2022

By 2030, the European Commission wants a complete overhaul of Europe’s natural landscapes – switching from unhealthy ecosystems at risk of emitting carbon to restored homes for biodiversity that capture and store carbon.

Guinness aims to brew good by cutting the carbon footprint of its barley

24 Feb 2022

My goodness — my Guinness is going green. The Irish brewery is launching an agricultural program to make its iconic stouts more sustainable.

Why plant-based biofuels are not the silver bullet to Europe's carbon problem

24 Feb 2022

Crop fuels are "fake solutions" to the pressing problem of reducing carbon emissions, concludes a new study commissioned by Environmental Action Germany (DUH).

Irish opposition demands scrapping of carbon tax increase to fight cost of living crisis

22 Feb 2022

Opposition party Sinn Féin will this week table a motion to scrap the increase in carbon tax scheduled for this spring in response to Ireland’s cost of living crisis.

German NGOs call on govt to soon start returning CO2 price revenues to citizens

18 Feb 2022

Germany’s government should soon introduce a so-called climate premium (“Klimageld”) to return the revenues from the national carbon price on transport and heating fuels to citizens, said a group of civil society groups including Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND) and Germanwatch.