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Clean cooking stoves for Africa: The IEA’s pitch to EU for COP28 on 13/10/23
Fatih Birol, the chief of the International Energy Agency (IEA), is urging the European Union to back a clean cooking initiative for Africa at the upcoming COP28 climate summit in Dubai, telling Euractiv in an exclusive interview that this is “the number one issue” for the continent.

Conservatives and liberals combine to water down vehicle pollution standards on 12/10/23
The European Parliament’s environment committee voted Thursday (12 October) to water down proposed pollution standards for vehicles, as conservative and liberal lawmakers joined forces to block green and socialist ambitions.

Definition of ‘high-quality’ recycling takes centre stage in EU packaging law on 12/10/23
The European Union wants to reduce waste by encouraging recycling and reuse in its new packaging law, but the pressure is on to get the right definition and criteria for what constitutes "high-quality" recycling.

‘Dear Ursula’: EU Commission chief invited to visit Nordic forests ahead of election year on 12/10/23
In a show of diplomatic strength, the prime ministers of Sweden and Finland have invited EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen to visit their country's forests and refrain from overburdening the sector ahead of an election year.

NATO to respond if Baltic Sea pipeline damage deliberate on 12/10/23
NATO will discuss damage to a gas pipeline and data cable running between member states Finland and Estonia, and will mount a "determined" response if a deliberate attack is proven, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday (11 October).

EU should fund Romania’s Neptun Deep gas project, says Hungarian President on 12/10/23
The EU should provide financial support to Romania's Neptun Deep gas drilling project in the Black Sea, Hungarian President Katalin Novak said during a visit to Budapest of Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Wednesday.

European Parliament wants fair, flexible approach to efficient buildings law on 12/10/23
Building renovations, like those encouraged under the draft Energy Performance of Buildings directive, are key to improving people's well-being and reducing emissions, but they must be flexible and rolled out with social safeguards, writes Ciarán Cuffe.

PPWR food & beverage packaging bans: are they sustainable? A critical review on the most controversial measures. [Promoted content] on 11/10/23
We fully agree that packagings are widespread, that it would be appropriate to minimise their usage where not necessary and their dispersion into the environment should be avoided.

EU’s butchered buildings directive is the price of democracy on 11/10/23
As legislators prepare to compromise and water down the EU’s green buildings law, campaigners are once again in for some disappointment, writes Nikolaus J. Kurmayer.

Ireland lays out plans for €100-billion sovereign wealth fund on 11/10/23
Ireland laid out plans in Tuesday's (10 October) budget to turn some of the healthiest public finances in Europe into a €100-billion sovereign wealth fund, while also announcing a raft of measures to ease current cost of living stresses.

Energy & Environment

Dismay after EU rejects ‘Green Pool’ for industrial energy users in Greece (11/10/23)
Sweden’s ruling Moderates fume at Stockholm petrol and diesel ban (11/10/23)
Italy can become Europe’s energy hub, says Meloni (11/10/23)
Finland says ‘outside activity’ damaged subsea gas pipeline, telecoms cable (10/10/23)
France, Germany to aim for energy accord ‘by the end of the month’ (10/10/23)
We need to consider the presence of PFAS in waste [Promoted content] (10/10/23)
One ‘STEP’ forward: Legislators approve new EU tech fund (10/10/23)
German industry launches last-minute bid to salvage EU buildings law (10/10/23)
Romanian government to invest €2.1 billion in climate neutrality (10/10/23)
Three countries support construction of Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline (10/10/23)
French hydrogen industry bets on commercial vehicles in clean mobility race (10/10/23)
France’s energy import bill tripled in three years, official statistics show (09/10/23)
Reusable packaging – maximising the benefits with an ambitious regulation [Promoted content] (09/10/23)
The case for a Green Capital Markets Union (09/10/23)
Polish petrol giant using military equipment to solve elections-related fuel crisis (09/10/23)
As Europe Gets Hotter, Insulation Keeps You Cool [Promoted content] (09/10/23)
Europe starts the clock on greening Soviet-era heating grids (09/10/23)
EU quietly shelves REACH regulation on toxic chemicals (07/10/23)
Italy plans for possible evacuations from super volcano near Naples (06/10/23)
Czechia, UK to boost cooperation on small nuclear modular reactor development (06/10/23)
EU countries lagging behind on wind energy goals, WWF warns (05/10/23)
Top climate adviser: France’s green funding must increase by €60bn a year (05/10/23)
EU countries seek to break impasse on electricity market reform (05/10/23)
EU reaches deal on exit schedule from climate-wrecking F-gases (05/10/23)
Seven progressive steps to a circular economy [Promoted content] (05/10/23)
EU carbon price to hit €400 mark with 90% climate goal: analysts (05/10/23)
Germany extends emergency coal capacity for another winter (05/10/23)
September heat record ‘beyond belief’: EU climate monitor head (05/10/23)
Cycling gets boost from Brussels with EU declaration (05/10/23)
Are packaging rules at risk of being based on outdated and misleading information? [Promoted content] (05/10/23)
Spanish government blocks controversial irrigation law in drought-stricken Doñana (05/10/23)
German Liberals slam Brussels’ red tape, call for EU ‘regulatory pause’ (05/10/23)
French utility chief urges France to boost nuclear output (04/10/23)
EXPLAINER: What is France doing to ‘regain control of electricity prices’? (04/10/23)
EU ‘united’ against economic blackmail – despite facing claims of hypocrisy (04/10/23)
Parliament power brokers confirm EU’s new Green Deal and climate czars (04/10/23)
EU nominees caught in mounting Green Deal acrimony (04/10/23)
Bulgarian government promises no forced closure of coal-fired power plants (04/10/23)
EU ‘has given too much to the market’, French Greens top candidate says (04/10/23)
Construction of first energy island off Belgian coast to start in 2024 (04/10/23)

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