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15 11 2023 | 20:11

Fossil fuel reduction targets should be part of every climate plan

The United States, Canada and the United Arab Emirates are among those who account for close to half of global oil and gas production and are focusing on a slew of mitigation measures except for…

15 11 2023 | 20:07

UN’s ‘global stocktake’ on climate is offering a sober emissions reckoning − but there are also signs of progress

With many countries planning fossil fuel production increases and continuing subsidies, negotiators have their work cut out for them when the COP28 climate summit begins. When this year’s United…

15 11 2023 | 20:03

Bridging the gap for smallholders amidst tightening regulations

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil's Guntur Cahyo Prabowo argues why certified smallholders should be able to sell their produce under the European Union's new deforestation regulation, including…

15 11 2023 | 19:57

Getting from climate pledges to climate action

Government agencies charged with devising effective policies to clean up our fossil-fuel-based economies often lack the resources and expertise to do so, underscoring the need for NGOs to provide…

15 11 2023 | 19:53

Can Vietnam reach its offshore wind power goals?

Vietnam has an impressive slew of offshore wind power projects on the drawing board. But due to various technical and legal constraints, the country is unlikely to hit the 6 gigawatt target by 2030…

15 11 2023 | 19:49

New frontiers in low-cost clean tech

Leaders from all quarters must collaborate to remove the barriers to affordable clean energy, such as insufficient and expensive battery energy storage systems. Doing so could ignite demand,…

15 11 2023 | 19:31

Indonesia must lead towards an ambitious Global Plastics Treaty

In Indonesia and in other Southeast Asian nations, multilayer sachets are at the core of the plastic crisis. If companies such as Unilever and Procter & Gambles are serious about being part of…

15 11 2023 | 18:39

Portugal’s corruption scandal spells trouble for EU’s critical minerals hunt

The European Union’s hunt for raw materials is running into new roadblocks — at home and abroad.  Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa’s recent resignation over a corruption probe in connection…

15 11 2023 | 18:35

Top court blows €60B hole in Germany’s climate financing plans

The German government's decision to fund its green transition by reallocating €60 billion in unused debt unlocked during the COVID-19 pandemic is unconstitutional, Germany's top court ruled Wednesday…

15 11 2023 | 18:28

US-EU unity ruptures over climate damage payments

The dispute has often pitted rich, heavy-emitting countries like the U.S. and the EU against the developing countries facing the impacts of those emissions. But long-simmering differences between…

15 11 2023 | 18:23

Recognising the complementarity of reuse and recycling is the solution

Ahead of the plenary vote on the proposed Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), a large group of European and national associations across various sectors are expressing serious concerns…

15 11 2023 | 18:19

Restoring nature is possible — but we must work together

This week marks yet another busy week on the sustainability circuit here in Brussels. At Politico’s Sustainable Future Week, businesses and lawmakers exchange views and ideas for a sustainable future…

15 11 2023 | 18:12

EU nature law fight ends in pyrrhic victory for Green Deal defenders

EU negotiators have finally clinched a political deal on new rules aimed at boosting nature restoration across the bloc, saving the legislation from a conservative-led campaign to kill it. But if…

15 11 2023 | 18:06

Living Cities: How to stop city trees from tumbling

TOPPLED TREES: Madrid was just one of many cities hit by Storm Ciáran last week: Record-breaking winds toppled over 400 trees in the Spanish capital, one of which crushed a 23 year-old woman who died…

15 11 2023 | 18:02

Political will and collaboration needed to redesign plastics system

Nobody is more aware of society’s complicated relationship with plastic than our industry. Europe’s plastics manufacturers share societal concerns about the plastics system’s contribution to climate…

15 11 2023 | 17:56

Crunch time for EU conservatives’ push to kill nature law

Europe's conservatives are at it again. After attempting to kill off a major pillar of the EU's Green Deal earlier this year, the center-right European People’s Party has come back to the…

15 11 2023 | 17:47

Rishi Sunak plays politics on energy

ULTIMATE CHEAT SHEET: For your invaluable guide to the week ahead, check out Politics at Jack and Sam’s — with POLITICO’s Jack Blanchard and Sky News’ Sam Coates.

15 11 2023 | 17:39

Reassessing the EU’s approach to methane emissions

The European Union’s ambition to build a carbon-neutral economy by mid-century is a true beacon of hope in the global fight against climate change. Certainly, the mitigation of methane emissions is…

15 11 2023 | 17:32

‘Take it or leave it’: Acrimony flares amid tenuous agreement on climate aid

Negotiators struck a fragile agreement Saturday over the outlines of an international fund for climate-ravaged countries after hours of acrimonious haggling foreshadowed likely divisions at the…