EU-Mercosur trade agreement negotiations halted hours before signing, says Macron on 02/02/24
Negotiations on the EU-Mercosur common free trade agreement have been halted, confirmed French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday following the European Council meeting, effectively cancelling an EU Commissioner’s trip hours before he was meant to travel to Brazil to sign it. Czechia expands nuclear tender to four units, excludes US’ Westinghouse on 02/02/24
Czechia will welcome the construction of four nuclear power units at the existing Dukovany power plant instead of the one initially planned, the Czech government decided Thursday while confirming it will no longer pursue bidding talks with US power company Westinghouse. The case for separate targets in the EU’s 2040 climate strategy on 02/02/24
As EU policymakers prepare to announce the specifics of the 2040 target, there is a clear risk the EU’s climate ambition could be undermined through a poor design, write Eadbhard Pernot, Mark Preston Aragones and Fabiola De Simone. Germany’s Lindner wants to topple EU corporate due diligence law on 01/02/24
German liberals have confirmed the abstention of the German government on the EU’s proposal for a corporate due diligence law that would see companies becoming liable for human right breaches in their supply chains. German carbon capture row heightened by EU’s draft 2040 climate plan on 01/02/24
Germany’s upcoming carbon management strategy is being delayed by government divisions on carbon capture and storage (CCS), further exacerbated by a leaked EU climate policy draft for 2040 promoting the controversial technology. The election year of 2024 is the climate’s window of opportunity on 01/02/24
40% of the world's population will be voting in the coming months. This is an opportunity for citizens around the world to call for more action to tackle the climate emergency, writes Mattias Söderberg. EU-backed green certification scheme for raw materials launched, in world first on 31/01/24
Germany’s TÜV Nord Group is launching the world’s "first and only comprehensive certification" scheme for critical raw materials along the entire value chain – from exploration to extraction and processing, up to the final product. PFAS: Brussels top brass found to have ‘forever chemicals’ in their bloodstream on 31/01/24
European NGOs have tested the blood of the EU’s political top brass and found several banned “forever chemicals”, upping the pressure on Brussels to put the bloc’s chemical regulation back on the agenda. Car emissions 14% higher than advertised by manufacturers, study finds on 31/01/24
The gap between official and real-world car emissions has grown by 80% in the past five years, despite advanced testing procedures in place to prevent such a discrepancy, a new study has found. West’s coming war with Russia will be triggered by Arctic climate breakdown on 31/01/24
NATO countries are priming their citizens to be ready for the next global conflict between the great powers. Once unthinkable, the idea of a third world war seems closer than ever, writes Maurizio Geri.
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