Air France, Lufthansa Group airlines part of EU greenwashing probe on 03/05/24
Air France, its Dutch arm KLM, Norwegian and several Lufthansa Group airlines are among 20 carriers being investigated by the European Union for potential greenwashing, the companies said on Thursday (2 May). Net Zero Industry Act and the future of green industrial strategy on 03/05/24
EU countries generally agree that green technologies are crucial to meet climate targets and stay competitive in the renewable energy market. They agree less on how to boost their competitiveness vis-à-vis the United States and China. Europe’s tech talent shortage threatens EU digital and green transition, warn industry leaders [Advocacy Lab Content] on 03/05/24
Tech leaders are warning that Europe faces a tech skills shortfall. Estimates indicate only 12 million skilled professionals may be available, despite EU targets of employing 20 million ICT specialists by 2030. EU sees raw materials push, but are investment framework conditions in place? [Advocacy Lab Content] on 03/05/24
The European Commission is moving fast to reduce Europe’s dependence on imports of raw materials. However, the raw materials industry worries that continued ‘hazard-based assessments’ for project approval will stifle investment. Malta’s energy minister warns: The energy crisis isn’t over on 02/05/24
In an interview with Euractiv, the Maltese energy minister warned against considering the European energy crisis over and laid out a vision of her island nation becoming the power connection between Europe and North Africa. Contrails – Plane to see on 02/05/24
Contrails, as these stripes are called, are caused by jet engine exhaust. They are worse for the climate than aviation’s CO2 emissions. Cutting contrails is the quickest, cheapest path for the airline industry to reduce its climate impact. Wimbledon aims to serve environmental ace [Advocacy Lab Content] on 01/05/24
Wimbledon, the only Grand Slam still played on grass, is intent on becoming genuinely green. Organisers of the event have set ambitious, clear goals on how to achieve that. Their game plan is all about taking a high level view. Europe still debating its Green Industrial Strategy on 01/05/24
In this week's Green Brief, Euractiv's Donagh Cagney explores whether Europe can make the fundamental changes to deliver a real Green Industrial Strategy. Either it can or cannot - either outcome will be a critical moment for the EU. G7 ministers agree 2035 coal exit, sextupled energy storage and ‘water coalition’ on 30/04/24
In Italy, G7 ministers agreed a coal phase out in the first half of the 2030s, agreed on their first-ever energy storage target, started difficult negotiations on climate finance past 2025 and founded a water coalition. Spain, Portugal take home most of €720m EU hydrogen award on 30/04/24
The European Commission announced on Tuesday (30 April) the winners of its first auction to allocate subsidies for hydrogen production, with most of the €720 million awarded going to projects in the Iberian peninsula.
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