CLIMATE

CCUS: New policy and business approaches are needed to support scaling up of CCUS to help reach net zero goals +++ Keynote speech by EU Commissioner Simson at the Carbon capture, utilisation and storage Forum +++ COP28: Hopes for a sustainable planet must not ‘melt away’: Guterres +++ EDF Obs’COP 2023: Climate Change: World Opinion Faces up to Contradictions.

EU – CANADA: EU and Canada forge Green Alliance for closer cooperation +++ EU-Canada Summit 2023 – Joint Statement +++ Statement by President von der Leyen at the joint press conference with President Michel and Prime Minister Trudeau following the EU-Canada Summit +++ UNFCCC: Boosting Climate Transparency and Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration in Asia-Pacific

UNFCCC: Early climate reporting shows countries’ commitment to transparency +++ Bruegel: COP28 – key issues at stake and indicators of success +++ CLEAN AIR: Keynote speech by Executive Vice-President Šefčovič at the EU Clean Air Forum +++ JUST TRANSITION: EU Parliament calls for protection of jobs and workers’ rights in the just transition +++ NET-ZERO: EU Commission opens €4 billion call for proposals for net-zero technologies under the Innovation Fund

UNFCCC: Powering climate action through Earth observations technology +++ CLIMATE RISKS: 2022 was the second-worst year for wildfires, a warning from a changing climate +++ EU COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION on the financing of the annual action plan in favour of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands for 2023

COP28: IEA Data tool gives fine-grained view of climate vulnerabilities in the energy system and beyond +++ MEPs want to end all subsidies for fossil fuel globally by 2025 +++ Carbon removals: Parliament wants EU certification scheme to boost uptake +++ EU Parliament backs new rules to reduce air pollution from trucks and buses +++ S&D: European Parliament takes decisive step towards stricter CO₂ standards for heavy-duty vehicles +++ ECR

UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2023 +++ UNFCCC: Advancing Gender-Responsive Climate Action: Policy Brief Reveals Progress and Challenges +++ COP28: Opening remarks by Commissioner Hoekstra during COP28 debate in the European Parliament +++ The EIB at COP28 +++ EU Commission approves amendments to Spanish State aid scheme, including €5.61 billion budget increase, to compensate energy-intensive companies for indirect emission costs +++ Net Zero Industry Act: boosting clean technologies in Europe.

The EBA publishes final templates to collect climate-related data from EU banks +++ Readout of the meeting between EU Commissioner for Climate Action and China’s Special Envoy on Climate Change +++ Net-Zero Industry Act: press conference +++ Climate neutrality: EU Council ready to start talks with Parliament on EU carbon removals certification framework

Notice of provisional EU ETS 2024 auction volume of general and aviation allowances +++ CBAM: Remarks by Commissioner Hoekstra at the event ‘The EU’s Carbon-Border Adjustment Mechanism for Climate Policy, and Implications for Chinese Companies’ +++ CO₂ emission performance standards and reporting obligations for new heavy-duty vehicles +++ Carbon removals: extra measures to reach climate neutrality.

COP 28: COP28 President-Designate welcomes US – China Agreement+++EP Think Tank: COP28 climate change conference in Dubai+++EP Think Tank: The COP28 climate talks [What Think Tanks are thinking]+++METHANE EMISSIONS: EU Commission welcomes deal on first-ever EU law to curb methane emissions in the EU and globally+++Climate action: EU Council and Parliament reach deal on new rules to cut methane emissions in the energy sector

New Analysis of National Climate Plans: Insufficient Progress Made, COP28 Must Set Stage for Immediate Action +++ Close the climate ambition gap – UN chief ahead of COP28 +++ State of Climate Action report finds progress lags on every measure except EV sales – Climate Action Tracker +++ EU Commissioner Hoekstra visits China for climate discussions ahead of COP28 +++ NGO-Presseseminar zur Weltklimakonferenz COP28 +++ The Education for Climate Day

UNFCCC: Asia Pacific Climate Week 2023 launches in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, showcasing regional commitment to climate action+++.COP28: At special forum of G20 Presidency COP28 President frames climate action as opportunity for growth and calls on the world to “unite, act and deliver” to keep 1.5 within reach, while leaving no one behind+++Joint Statement by Commissioner for Climate Action and the COP28 President Designate

UNFCCC: Enhancing Climate Transparency in Latin America and the Caribbean +++ GREEN DEAL
EU Commission approves €1.7 billion Italian State aid scheme under the Recovery and Resilience Facility to support agrivoltaic installations +++ CLIMATE RESILIENCE: EU to support Barbados in upgrading climate resilient infrastructure for clean water under Global Gateway +++ Carbon Taxing Can Put Faltering Clean-Energy Ventures Back on Track – Carbon Tax Center +++ EARTH OBSERVATION: Le lancement des pôles