With days growing hotter, air conditioning is playing an ever-growing role in how people cope with the heat. In EU households, energy consumption for cooling has steadily increased, reaching 80.4 thousand terajoules (TJ) in 2024.
The European Commission and European Investment Bank announced Thursday the disbursement of €2.5 billion from the Modernisation Fund to support 51 energy-related projects in 11 EU Member States.
A new legal briefing commissioned by WWF finds that potential changes to the EU carbon removal target in the EU’s post-2030 climate framework could put the bloc at odds with international law.
The European Commission has adopted new rules on recycling of single-use plastic beverage bottles made primarily of polyethylene terephthalate (PET bottles).
Today, Member States backed the EU Budget (MFF) Performance Regulation, sending a positive signal for stronger climate and environmental spending, by defining a horizontal framework for how such spending is tracked and applying environmental safeguards across the budget.
EU Member States agreed Wednesday on a position for the revision of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) that moves away from science as the benchmark for a credible green transition.
With less than two months before the first provisions of the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) start to apply, Europe’s retail and wholesale sector is raising urgent concerns about gaps in guidance and the practical feasibility of implementation.
