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EU spent €440 million on failed gas projects since 2013, study finds

EU spent €440 million on failed gas projects since 2013, study finds

Seven EU-backed methane gas pipelines and import terminals have been shelved or cancelled in the past decade, a study by Global Witness found

Italy creates ecological transition ministry but campaigners warn against gas support

Italy creates ecological transition ministry but campaigners warn against gas support

Physicist Roberto Cingolani, who comes from a defense and security firm to lead a new Italian green ministry, has previously praised gas as ‘the most sustainable resource’

It’s time to end subsidies for burning wood from forests

It’s time to end subsidies for burning wood from forests

Trees are worth much more to humanity alive than dead, say 500 scientists in an open letter to leaders in the EU, US and East Asia

EU foreign ministers call for end to financing fossil fuels abroad

EU foreign ministers call for end to financing fossil fuels abroad

EU countries are seeking to align trade and foreign investment policies with the bloc’s climate goals, promoting a global phaseout of fossil fuels

As US renews climate relations with EU and China, carbon pricing raises tensions

As US renews climate relations with EU and China, carbon pricing raises tensions

An EU plan to tax carbon-intensive imports could spur a race to the top between the world’s three biggest polluters – or become politically toxic

'Gas is over': EU bank chief signals phaseout of fossil fuel finance

‘Gas is over’: EU bank chief signals phaseout of fossil fuel finance

The European Investment Bank provides limited support for gas under its current policy and intends to end all funding for fossil fuels before the end of the year

Germany's conservative CDU picks coal industry supporter Armin Laschet as leader

Germany’s conservative CDU picks coal industry supporter Armin Laschet as leader

The premier of Germany’s coal mining heartland could be chosen as the country’s conservative alliance candidate for chancellor in a general election in September

Portugal makes deal on EU climate law 'big priority' of its six-month presidency

Portugal makes deal on EU climate law ‘big priority’ of its six-month presidency

Portugal aims to pass an EU 2030 climate target into law by June, says minister with a leading role in negotiations between member states and parliament

Gas pipeline investment shows flaws in EU 'climate bank' approach

Gas pipeline investment shows flaws in EU ‘climate bank’ approach

The European Climate Bank claimed its €1 billion investment in the Southern Gas Corridor was “climate neutral”, based on mistaken assumptions

Shell faces Dutch court in case testing how Paris climate goals apply to businesses

Shell faces Dutch court in case testing how Paris climate goals apply to businesses

Climate campaigners say Shell is violating human rights by continuing to invest billions in fossil fuels, calling for a much faster shift to clean energy

EU leaders secure deal on raising 2030 climate ambition

EU leaders secure deal on raising 2030 climate ambition

EU leaders negotiated through the night to convince eastern member states to agree an enhanced goal of cutting emissions by at least 55% between 1990 and 2030

Christine Lagarde must change course to a green coronavirus recovery

Christine Lagarde must change course to a green coronavirus recovery

The European Central Bank has pumped an estimated €100 billion of Covid bailout cash into polluting sectors, despite its chief’s climate-friendly rhetoric

Poland, Hungary threaten to derail EU plans to raise 2030 climate ambition

Poland, Hungary threaten to derail EU plans to raise 2030 climate ambition

Efforts to strengthen the EU climate target risk being sidelined as leaders head for a showdown over democratic values

Czech commission calls for coal phase-out by 2038

Czech commission calls for coal phase-out by 2038

Environmental groups, which urged the commission to endorse a 2033 end date, slammed the decision as ‘absurdly late’, while studies show a 2030 exit is feasible

EIB approves €1 trillion green investment plan to become 'climate bank'

EIB approves €1 trillion green investment plan to become ‘climate bank’

The EU investment arm’s climate roadmap ends lending to airport expansions but does not require all the bank’s intermediaries to have decarbonisation plans

EU tries to stop fossil fuel companies suing states over climate action

EU tries to stop fossil fuel companies suing states over climate action

Brussels’ proposed green reforms to the Energy Charter Treaty face resistance from Japan, yet do not go far enough for environmental campaigners

Poland's largest utility announces pivot from coal to renewables

Poland’s largest utility announces pivot from coal to renewables

PGE has announced a strategy to go 100% renewable by 2050, but it depends on passing responsibility for coal mines to another Polish state-owned entity

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

Poland agrees coal mining phase out with unions by 2049

Poland agrees coal mining phase out with unions by 2049

Agreeing an end date for coal mining is a big step for Polish trade unions, but climate experts say 2049 is too late and Brussels won’t agree to state aid plans

EU Commission defends 2030 climate target against 'accounting trick' critique

EU Commission defends 2030 climate target against ‘accounting trick’ critique

EU climate chief Frans Timmermans insists including carbon sinks in a proposed new 2030 emissions target does not weaken it, rejecting campaigner concerns

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