Right-wing victors in European election seek to scrap 2035 ban on combustion engines
The EPP leader has said the party will immediately push for scrapping the 2035 ban on internal combustion engines
Waste is a resource: EU to impose stricter rules, ban plastic waste export
The EU is looking to ban the export of all waste intended for disposal, as well as plastic waste shipments to non-OECD countries
Natural gas, nuclear energy remain part of EU taxonomy – NGOs to file lawsuit
The European Parliament rejected the motion to exclude investments in natural gas and nuclear energy from the sustainable finance taxonomy
EU urged to back energy storage development alongside renewables, hydrogen
The EU is urged to back energy storage so as to ensure energy security and independence of Russian fossil fuels, and achieve a net-zero power system.
European Parliament warns Serbia over violence against environmentalists
The European Parliament condemned the violence of hooligans against peaceful environmental demonstrators in Serbia and the amount of force used by the police
European Parliament wants fossil fuel subsidies phased out by 2025
Members of the European Parliament said that all environmentally harmful subsidies should be phased out by 2027.
European Parliament warns of offshore wind’s negative impact on fisheries
The European Parliament has warned of a possible negative impact of new offshore wind farms on fisheries in EU waters.
EU agrees on European Climate Law, makes 2050 net zero emissions target legally binding
Reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to the 1990 levels will be also legally binding target.