The EU taxonomy has led to the exclusion of energy recovery from waste. It seems necessary to discuss this again with the EU >>>

Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider and California Governor Gavin Newsom met today at the Munich Security Conference to spotlight the national and economic security risks of climate change and highlight how the transition to clean energy reduces risk while protecting communities and growing economies.

How can our built environment become healthier, more climate-friendly, and more resource-efficient?

With EU leaders meeting on 12 February to discuss competitiveness, civil society organisations are sounding the alarm.

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) released its 2025 Annual Report today, highlighting progress made last year on key environmental challenges through international cooperation despite ongoing global geopolitical tensions.

Following a vote by Parliament, the EU will have to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% in 2040 compared with 1990 levels, to achieve a climate neutral EU by 2050.

The Delegated and Implementing Acts will support businesses in complying with new requirements.

The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, today elected Ambassador Julio Cordano, of Chile, as the next INC Chair during the third part of the fifth session (INC-5.3).

Emissions trading proves its worth as a driver of cost-effective, energy-efficient technologies

Hapag-Lloyd has announced that Effective February 16, 2026 a completed Letter of Indemnity (LOI) is mandatory for shipments of plastic scraps and metal scraps

By recognizing all three options for defossilization (biomass, recycling, CCU) as equivalent, as well as the equivalence of mechanical and chemical recycling of plastics and biomass, the economy would have the opportunity to develop technology competition and select the most economically advantageous options.

The European Commission has today adopted an amendment to the Guidelines on certain State aid measures in the context of the system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading post-2021 (‘ETS State aid Guidelines')

A recent article details the complex web of misdeclarations and corruption that keeps the flood of Europe’s plastic waste flowing into Türkiye

The shutdown of private recycling plants will lead to an immediate domino effect, paralyzing the national waste system.

By using renewable biological resources from land and sea and providing alternatives to critical raw materials, the EU will move forward towards a more circular and decarbonised economy and can decrease dependence on fossil imports

If governments were to implement three key climate actions they already negotiated and agreed in 2023 they could cut global emissions by 18 billion tonnes in 2035 compared to current emission projections, according to new analysis released at COP30 today by the Climate Action Tracker.

During the COP30 conference, the UN and Climate and Clean Air Coalition published an assessment of the global effort to reduce methane emissions revealing a rise rather than reduction in global methane emissions.

On 1 August 2025, the EU Commission launched a Public Consultation and Call for Evidence on the upcoming Circular Economy Act.

The European Commission has announced the second cut-off date for the call for applications for strategic projects under the Critical Raw Materials Act, set for 15 January 2026 at 12:00 (CET).

The report warns that only full-scale implementation of proven and available control measures will close the gap to the Global Methane Pledge’s target of a 30% cut from 2020 levels by 2030

Today, the European Parliament formally endorsed the one-year delay of the new EU carbon price for heating and transport fuels (ETS2) proposed by EU governments.

On Thursday, Parliament endorsed reduced reporting duties and due diligence requirements for companies.

Concept Note

on the topics of - critical raw materials and - EU 2030 -

This paper studies U.S. climate policy and its impact on relations with the EU.

COP 30 should be a milestone moment to boost ambition, finance and action as the world marks ten years since the Paris Agreement.

On 20 August 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) released an updated proposal to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the EU’s REACH Regulation.