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Scrapping exemptions for long-haul and private flights and taxing non-CO2 emissions could multiply EU #aviation carbon revenues tenfold, a new report says. #ETS

The EU's upcoming #CircularEconomy Act will focus particularly on electronic and electrical equipment waste while seeking to simplify waste #circularity rules and slash #redtape, the European Commission said on Friday.

The European Commission is considering a proposal for an EU-wide #CO2 infrastructure planning mechanism and a coordination platform under upcoming carbon capture and storage rules, the EU executive said on Thursday. #CCS #CCUS

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The European Commission is in no hurry to check Chinese solar panel inverters despite reports of suspicious components found in the US - by @nkurmayer.bsky.social

EU power lobby blasts EU-US fossil fuel deal - Euractiv The EU cannot receive the promised wave of US energy and shouldn’t divert investments towards fossil fuels, Eurelectric’s boss said.

The EU must change its promise to buy hundreds of billion of dollars of American #fossilfuels, electricity sector lobby Eurelectric urged in the wake of Sunday's controversial EU-US trade deal.

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The #EU has identified high #energy costs as a key obstacle to #competitiveness, with senior officials pledging to lower the burden on European businesses – but a new report suggests things are moving in the wrong direction.

Statement by Chairman Lange on EU-US Trade deal | News | European Parliament After the trade and tariffs deal that was reached between the EU and the US yesterday, the Chair of the International Trade Committee, Bernd LANGE (S&D, DE) issued the following statement:

“If this deal turns into binding commitments, the European Parliament and Council will have the last say on it” @bernd-lange.bsky.social

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Statement by Chairman Lange on EU-US Trade deal | News | European Parliament After the trade and tariffs deal that was reached between the EU and the US yesterday, the Chair of the International Trade Committee, Bernd LANGE (S&D, DE) issued the following statement:

US-EU trade deal – The European Parliament’s trade committee chair @bernd-lange.bsky.social sees “an asymmetry set in stone”

“First and foremost I want to make sure that nothing in our right to regulate, from digital services to carbon pricing, has been compromised in return for this deal"

Guerre commerciale : avec des droits de douane à 15%, l’Union européenne prête à passer sous les fourches caudines américaines Donald Trump et Ursula von der Leyen ont conclu un accord commercial ce dimanche 27 juillet en Ecosse, à l’avantage des Américains. Les Européens ont accepté que leurs importations soient taxées sans ...

"Unconditional capitulation by the EU to Trump, who imposes his trade conditions."

"An unequal treaty, like those imposed by European powers on China in the 19th century"

Russia cannot be expelled from Europe’s top #nuclear fusion project, EU energy commissioner Dan Jørgensen has confirmed in response to concerns raised by members of the European Parliament.

The #EU and #China pledged deeper cooperation on #climate action during a summit in Beijing on Wednesday, even as tensions persist over trade, human rights, and Russia's war in Ukraine.

World Court sets governments straight on climate obligations The Paris Agreement imposes concrete mitigation obligations, but states’ responsibilities extend further to include broader environmental protection.

World Court sets governments straight on climate obligations

The European Commission’s launch of a public consultation on the “simplification” of EU environmental rules has unsettled Brussels-based #green groups, who fear a forthcoming legislative proposal could amount to outright #deregulation.
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The clean energy future is here and no “special interest” can stop it, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday

The European Commission is referring Budapest to the EU's top court for an interpretation of a post-Cold War #energy investment protection treaty it deems to be in breach of EU law.

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NGOs slam Commission plan to certify biochar as permanent CO2 removal NGOs are already considering legal action, arguing that the draft rules fail to comply with EU law

NGOs slam Commission plan to certify biochar as permanent CO2 removal

NGOs urge von der Leyen to resist attacks on Green Deal and civil society The NGOs are effectively urging von der Leyen to fight her own European People’s Party agenda.

NGOs urge von der Leyen to resist attacks on Green Deal and civil society

Key demands from #fossilfuel lobbies appear to have made it into new EU rules on the production of 'low-carbon' #hydrogen, but the #nuclear power industry will have to wait until next year to find out how big a slice of the clean fuel market it can expect.

Sources have told Euractiv that the #EPP would vote against initiating a fast-track procedure on Wednesday – possibly reconsidering after the summer, depending on whether the Patriots do any real work on the file. #2040climate #climatecrisis

Von der Leyen moves to merge green, defence, space funds in new EU budget law The consolidated cash pot aims to plug some of Europe's investment gap by deploying public funds to free up private capital.

Von der Leyen moves to merge green, defence, space funds in new EU budget law

The nationalist political group Patriots for Europe will lead the European Parliament’s work on a proposed new greenhouse gas reduction target after winning a points-based auction to secure control of the file. #2040goal #climatecrisis

The #EU must ease its criteria for the production of low-carbon #hydrogen to facilitate production using #nuclear power and natural #gas, conservative and right-wing lawmakers have demanded in a letter to European Commission top brass 👇

The EU’s 2040 #climate goal is likely to affect Europeans’ wallets – and those of the companies they work for. But whether a 90% cut in Europe's greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 will bring net costs or benefits depends on how #EU leaders choose to implement the target.

Major EU carriers have rejected the extension of the bloc's carbon border tariff to aviation ( #CBAM ), but pitched a dedicated mechanism to help them stay competitive internationally in the face of Europe’s sustainable #aviation fuel ( #SAFs ) mandates.

Oil and #gas companies face a key EU deadline today to outline how they will help deliver large-scale #CO2 storage by 2030 – but many warn the target is unrealistic.

Trump wants Europe to buy more US gas – but do we even need more? Europe targets cuts in natural gas consumption, even while mulling buying even more from the US. Top-level decisions are likely needed soon.

Trump wants Europe to buy more US gas – but do we even need more?: Europe targets cuts in natural gas consumption, even while mulling buying even more from the US. Top-level decisions are likely needed soon.

More LNG needed as EU energy transition stalls, EU energy regulator warns - Euractiv Europe is off-track on cleaner options which need a boost anyway to cut gas demand, ACER says, calling to secure liquified natural gas volumes for the next 3-5 years at the same time.

Faced with unpredictable gas demand over the coming years, Europe needs to strike more supply contracts of #LNG to avoid sudden price changes, the EU energy regulator has warned while urging an acceleration of the transition to clean energy.
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France calls to streamline EU state aid approval for carmakers, chemicals - Euractiv Critical medicines should also benefit from simplified access to state aid, a French document seen by Euractiv says.

#France wants European #carmakers, the #chemicals industry & producers of critical #medicines to benefit from streamlined EU state aid approval rules designed to support the bloc's Clean Industrial Deal goals, a document seen by Euractiv shows. @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...