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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
King Charles III will attend the COP28 climate summit in Dubai next month, Buckingham Palace confirmed.
The king — a longstanding advocate of bolder action to combat climate change — will deliver…
The European Commission is asking energy-intensive industries if they’d like to continue benefiting from relaxed state aid rules in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war and the impact it could have on…
German MEP Terry Reintke is in the running to lead the Greens European election campaign, she announced Wednesday.
"I want a Europe that fights for climate justice. A Europe of fair wages and good…
France’s top administrative court Thursday annulled a government decision to ban a climate activist movement after it repeatedly clashed with the police during protests.
Although the climate group "…
Britain has signaled plans to water down its position on a core part of COP28 negotiations just weeks before the global climate talks begin.
Energy and Climate Minister Graham Stuart, who will head…
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