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European Commission

EU ministers back €20 billion plan to ditch Russian fossil fuels

EU ministers back €20 billion plan to ditch Russian fossil fuels

Finance ministers agreed to raise funds from the bloc’s carbon market but lawmakers are concerned it could compromise other green measures

Experts sound the alarm on oil sector's blue hydrogen push

Experts sound the alarm on oil sector’s blue hydrogen push

EU green investment rules facilitate the rollout of blue hydrogen, a fuel that could be more polluting than the fossil gas it is set to replace

EU climate package risks locking in gas use, campaigners warn

EU climate package risks locking in gas use, campaigners warn

Under a proposed reform of the EU gas market, the industry gets to propose new gas and hydrogen infrastructure projects across the bloc

As EU seeks to rival China's infrastructure offer, Africans are sceptical

As EU seeks to rival China’s infrastructure offer, Africans are sceptical

Brussels is promising green infrastructure investment for African countries, but Beijing has a better reputation on the continent

EU's reformed agricultural policy fails its climate goals, say green groups

EU’s reformed agricultural policy fails its climate goals, say green groups

Lawmakers have approved a reform to the Common Agricultural Policy, which critics say fails to deliver on the bloc’s Green Deal and climate goals

Why I am calling on EU lawmakers to put climate at the heart of agricultural policy

Why I am calling on EU lawmakers to put climate at the heart of agricultural policy

The proposed reform to the EU’s farming subsidy programme continues a business-as-usual approach to farming that we cannot afford in a climate emergency

Governments are overlooking a key piece in the climate puzzle: community energy

Governments are overlooking a key piece in the climate puzzle: community energy

Failure to engage people in local energy projects risks slowing down the transition to a low-carbon future at a time when leaders need to speed it up

EU reaches hard-fought deal on climate law ahead of US leaders' summit

EU reaches hard-fought deal on climate law ahead of US leaders’ summit

European lawmakers and member states clinched a deal after all-night talks on enshrining the union’s 2030 and 2050 goals into law

Poland seeks to nationalise coal plants so firms can finance green investments

Poland seeks to nationalise coal plants so firms can finance green investments

Warsaw’s energy transition proposals will require state aid approval from the European Commission, which is expected to insist on a coal exit date

EU member states and lawmakers at loggerheads over 2030 climate target

EU member states and lawmakers at loggerheads over 2030 climate target

The fifth round of negotiations between the EU Council and members of parliament achieved little progress on agreeing a climate law

EU member states divided over green reforms of energy investment treaty

EU member states divided over green reforms of energy investment treaty

France and Spain are calling for the EU to quit the Energy Charter Treaty unless it is overhauled to support climate goals; eastern member states want less radical reform

EU considers crackdown on methane leaks from imported oil and gas

EU considers crackdown on methane leaks from imported oil and gas

An EU methane emissions standard would put pressure on suppliers like Russia and Algeria to stop polluting gas leaks and venting, but proposals lack detail

EU Parliament votes in favour of cutting emissions 60% by 2030

EU Parliament votes in favour of cutting emissions 60% by 2030

Lawmakers are putting pressure on EU leaders to raise the bloc’s 2030 climate ambition beyond the Commission’s proposed 55% emissions reduction target

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