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Commission insists EU faces no gas squeeze as winter bites

A week after Russian gas stopped flowing through Ukraine, the European Commission maintains there is no threat to security of supply despite data showing a steep drop in reserves as temperatures fall across much of the bloc.

Business

Trump threatens trade tariffs unless Europe buys more US oil and gas

US president-elect keeps the prospect of a transatlantic trade war in the air, exactly a month before he is due to walk back into the White House.

USA

US pledges 61% emissions cut by 2035 as Biden bows out

The US has become only the fourth country to put a new emissions reduction pledge on the table ahead of a February 2025 deadline under the Paris Agreement to halt global temperature rise – but with president-elect Trump due to take office next month, its impact is questionable.

Europe

Toxic flame retardants could face sweeping EU ban

A new report from the European Chemicals Agency suggests potentially carcinogenic aromatic brominated flame retardants, ABFRs, could be next in line for wide-ranging restrictions after the ‘forever chemicals’ known as PFAS also raised health concerns.

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Europe

Governments back tight controls on plastic pellet shipment by sea

In the wake of the spillage of some 26 tonnes of tiny plastic pellets which washed up on Spanish beaches a year ago, environment ministers have agreed that minimum standards and monitoring should apply to shippers operating in EU waters.

Europe

Oil and gas majors demand massive public support for carbon capture

The clock is ticking on a legal deadline for the petroleum industry to deploy carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure – a technology it has championed for decades – at an unprecedented scale by the end of the decade.

Europe

France demands nuclear-friendly replacement for renewable energy law

A ministerial debate on the future of Europe’s energy system saw calls to build up cross-border power grids and end dependence on Russian fossil fuels, while France said it was time bring nuclear power into the centre of EU decarbonisation policy.

Europe

Ukraine’s energy crisis a lesson for EU, Polish minister says

As Russia deliberately targets energy infrastructure, war-torn Ukraine is inadvertently showing Europe how it can boost security and resilience, a senior Polish energy official says, as Warsaw prepares to take over the EU Council presidency.

Europe

EPP demands ‘urgent’ action as car makers lag on electrification

This week has seen a ratcheting up of pressure from the political right and car industry, which want the EU to ease regulations designed to cut emissions and promote a switch to electric vehicles.

Europe

'Don't mess with the sun's rays,' EU scientists warn

Amid growing frustration over the slow pace of global action to limit greenhouse gas emissions, attention is turning to geoengineering to reflect sunlight away from the planet – but scientists warn that such tinkering could have dramatic and unpredictable side effects.

Europe

Dangerous chemicals used in EU with 'sense of impunity', lawyers warn

Carcinogens, endocrine disruptors and other hazardous chemicals remain in widespread use across Europe due in part to lax enforcement of EU regulations by national authorities, according to a new report from the legal charity ClientEarth.

Europe

Green groups face cash squeeze as EU reconsiders financial support

Leaked document seen by Euronews shows the European Commission is considering a rethink of funding rules, as NGOs warn they need public support to act as a counterbalance to powerful industry lobbies.

Europe

EU puts billion-tonne carbon cap on buildings and road transport

The European Commission has set the volume of emissions allowances to be auctioned in the first year of a potentially controversial scheme that could push up fuel prices.

Europe

Centre-right cries victory, NGOs cry foul over deforestion law delay

The centre-right European People’s Party is claiming credit for a one-year delay to a regulation blocking EU market access for products linked to deforestation, although it failed in its attempt to further water down the law despite support from the far-right.

Europe

Wolves to lose protection as EU secures support for status downgrade

Change in status under Bern Convention on nature protection could expose burgeoning wolf populations to culling and hunting for sport.

Europe

ArcelorMittal green steel backtrack raises fears over clean transition

European Commission top brass set to visit steel multinational’s Belgian plant this week in the wake of a warning that low-carbon steel projects won’t go ahead without further policy support from Brussels.

Europe

Seven countries back call to delay tougher car emissions limits

Italy and Poland are among seven EU member states that have aligned with the car industry and its call for a delay to stricter CO2 emissions standards.

Europe

Nord Stream 2 pipeline access gripe rejected by EU court

Complaint over unbundling requirement was lodged before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent sabotage of the pipeline.

Europe

COP29 debate signals planned 90% emissions cut could be a tough sell

With swollen ranks of newly emboldened far-right climate sceptics in the European Parliament, the main centre-right group in the European Parliament has also signalled its doubts over the viability of EU climate goals

Earth News

COP 29: Brazil warns no deal unless rich states up finance targets

Brazilian chief negotiator - representing next COP host country - told Euronews second Azeri finance bid came too late in summit, leaving doubt over whether deal can be clinched.

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