On Thursday (9 February), the trade committee within the European Parliament agreed on a compromise on the politically fraught file for the renovation and greening of buildings, with 49 votes in favour, 18 in opposition to and 6 abstentions. With buildings chargeable for roughly 35 p.c of greenhouse gasoline emissions …

On Thursday (9 February), the trade committee within the European Parliament will solid an vital vote setting out how the bloc can decarbonise its constructing inventory by 2050. This consists of greener types of heating for the approximately 130 million buildings throughout the member states, 90 % of that are …

The European Central Financial institution raised rates of interest on Tuesday (2 February) by one other 0.5 % to a 14-year excessive — and expects to hike charges by one other half-percent in March. Some have identified inflation has already peaked as vitality costs have dropped to pre-war ranges and …

Barreling down a freeway in direction of Abu Dhabi at 4am nonetheless groggy from my flight, the motive force casually waved his palms in direction of a flickering within the distance. As we swerved across the bend a lone windmill appeared. Its blades blasting crimson, blue, and inexperienced lasers down …

The United Arab Emirates announced its ambition to become one of the world’s leading developers of renewables and a central trading hub for green hydrogen at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) last week. To achieve this, it aims to produce 100 gigawatts of green energy by 2030, 25 percent …

Climate advocates were outraged when the United Arab Emirates (UAE) named the head of the state oil company, Sultan Al Jaber, as head of this year’s UN climate conference (COP28). But on Monday (16 January), EU climate chief Frans Timmermans defended the decision, saying he was “really exited about the …

Digital spying on residents is not the protect of autocratic states alone. Journalists and politicians are additionally being spied on by a number of European governments, together with Spain, Greece, Hungary and Poland, in response to Sophie in ‘t Veld MEP, rapporteur of the European Parliament’s PEGA-committee. “The European Fee …

Tons of of police from throughout Germany are being despatched to Lützerath, a half-demolished village within the west of the nation, to evict local weather activists who’re blocking the enlargement of the Garzweiler II open pit coal mine. The 200 local weather change activists who’ve occupied the village have been …

In August, after being held up by one coal industry-beholden senator for months, the US launched its Inflation Discount Act (IRA). The IRA is a large package deal which incorporates $369bn in subsidies and tax breaks for renewables and electrical automobiles. One of many key aims is to counter Chinese …

A flock of flamingos is named a “flamboyance” — an apt time period for these flame-feathered creatures who one may think about seem like a swell of pink fireplace as they swoop down from one mass of shallow water to the following. Central bankers additionally transfer in flocks as they …

After 10 gruelling hours of in a single day negotiations that lasted till 5 within the morning on Tuesday (13 December), the EU reached a deal on a border tariff for carbon-intensive items, ending 20 years of discussions. “Folks believed that we might by no means succeed. That it was …

The European Central Financial institution on Thursday (15 December) introduced it might proceed its financial austerity stance and carry on elevating charges “at a gentle tempo.” “We’re in for an extended recreation,” financial institution president Christine Lagarde informed press in Frankfurt. “Rates of interest will nonetheless need to rise considerably …