The Netherlands will pull out of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), which has come under fire for protecting investments in the oil and gas sector, the country’s energy ministry said on Wednesday (19 October).
On paper, the Brazilian Amazon is one of the most protected ecosystems on the planet.
As part of its REPowerEU plan presented in May, the European Commission set out a target to ramp up domestic production of biomethane to 35 billion cubic meters (bcm) by 2030, up from around 3 bcm today.
Renewable energies have allowed the European Union to avoid €99 billion in fossil gas imports since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday (18 October) denied that comments he made last week were racist and apologised for any offence caused by the remarks that had prompted criticism from the United Arab Emirates.
By 2030, Germany aims to save 500 Terawatt hours (TWh) of energy thanks to measures set out in the new law, a figure which corresponds to a 9% energy saving goal.
The European Union and Morocco on Tuesday (18 October) signed a “green partnership” deal they hope will bolster cooperation on renewable energy.
Finland, together with Sweden, Austria, and Slovenia, have formed an informal strategic partnership, ‘For Forest’, to deepen cooperation in forestry management and policies within the EU.
Executives who sell or use business jets expressed concern that a French proposal to tax corporate aircraft over greenhouse gas emissions is making their industry a “scapegoat,” following protests by climate activists in Europe.
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