On Wednesday, the European Commission is expected to propose an EU climate target for 2040. The proposal will mark the first time that countries will be permitted to utilise carbon credits from ...

The EU on Wednesday unveiled its long-delayed target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, but with contested new flexibilities built in to win over the most sceptical member states. After ...

Despite the urgency to cut greenhouse gas emissions as climate change bears down on the globe, fossil fuel use is not likely to change much in the coming decades. Though renewable energy will grow ...

Using international carbon credits in place of domestic action undermines climate efforts, the scientific advisory board says. BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top scientific advisers Monday blasted ...

The EU’s top scientific advisors are urging the bloc not to use international carbon credits to meet its climate targets. In an unprecedented intervention, the European Scientific Advisory Board on ...

September 17 - During Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union speech she urged Europe to “stay the course” on its environmental goals. She reminded Members of the European Parliament that the Green ...

Germany is at risk of missing its climate targets from 2040 onwards, according to the German government's latest climate protection report. The 2025 report, which has been obtained by dpa, is due to ...