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Emissions from industry and energy in Europe fell by 15% in 2023.

Industry and energy in the EU have seen emissions fall by 15% in 2023, which is taken as a positive sign for reaching their 2030 targets, reports Euractiv. But experts question whether this is because of – or despite – Europe's carbon trading framework. The scheme of…

EU launches probe into subsidizing Chinese solar PV firms

The European Union has launched an investigation into whether, thanks to subsidies, Chinese companies submitted unfair bids for the construction of a Romanian solar panel park, reports Euractiv. In 2023, the EU adopted the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, which allows Brussels to investigate companies participating in public tenders in the bloc of more than €250 million. In the case of a huge…

A Circular Economy Expert Council will advise the government

A Circular Economy Council will advise the government on issues related to the transition from a linear to a circular economy. It will also ensure cooperation with other state bodies, local self-government bodies and non-governmental organizations in defining and implementing state policy in the areas of the circular economy, the press service of the Council of Ministers announced. The council will…

Did the recent rains help Spain's ongoing severe drought?

January, February and March were probably the warmest first quarter in Spain since records began in 1961. The national weather agency Aemet said on Tuesday that the average temperature in mainland Spain for the first three months of the year was 9,5C. This is 1,9C higher than the average for this time of year and with…

UN report: Global food waste exceeds 1 billion meals daily

Households on all continents wasted over 1 billion meals per day in 2022, while 783 million people were affected by hunger and a third of humanity faced food insecurity. Food waste continues to harm the global economy and drive climate change, nature loss and pollution. These are…

Philip Morris International exceeds its goal for women in management positions

Users of Philip Morris International's smoke-free alternatives are now 33 million, according to business results reported in Philip Morris International's latest Integrated Sustainability Report. With it, the company for the 5th year in a row reports its progress towards the complete replacement of cigarettes with potentially less harmful alternatives, which are a better choice for all those…

57 companies are responsible for 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions after 2016.

Just 57 oil, gas, coal and cement producers are directly linked to 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions since the 2016 Paris climate accord, a study shows. These shareholder-owned corporations and multinationals, often under state control, are the leading drivers of the climate crisis, according to the Carbon Majors database.…

EU and US negotiate green market at summit

High-level delegates from the EU and the US will pledge to strengthen cooperation in clean energy markets after meeting for the sixth Trade and Technology Council (TTC) in Leuven, Euronews reports. The sixth TTC will include negotiations on sustainable trade, green markets and public procurement, clean energy incentives and critical raw materials. Host of…

The railway industry in Europe needs urgent adaptations to climate change

Climate change is increasingly becoming a major challenge for rail transport. Storms, snowfall, floods and fires are putting railway networks to the test across Europe, writes euronews.com. In Austria alone, Railjets and other ÖBB trains were forced to stop 1900 times in 2023 due to weather conditions, according to Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung. Never…