Regulation | 29 April, 2024 at 11:00 PM
EP adopts plans to boost Net-Zero technology production
European Parliament passed the Net-Zero Industry Act to boost EU production of technologies crucial for decarbonization efforts.
European Parliament passed the Net-Zero Industry Act to boost EU production of technologies crucial for decarbonization efforts.
The European Parliament has given its final approval to new regulations requiring companies to address their negative impacts on human rights and the environment.
The European Parliament adopted the provisional political agreement reached with EU countries on new measures to improve air quality in the EU.
The European Parliament adopted new measures to make packaging more sustainable and to reduce the quantity of packaging waste in the EU.
All new buildings should be zero-emission as of 2030; new buildings occupied or owned by public authorities should be zero-emission as of 2028.
The Parliament and Council have reached a preliminary agreement on revised regulations aimed at reducing, reusing, and recycling packaging, and promoting the circular economy.
MEPs want stricter limits to achieve zero pollution by 2050.
MEPs back plans to boost the use of renewable energy.
MEPs back plans for a climate-neutral building sector by 2050. Buildings account for 36% of greenhouse-gas emissions. New buildings to be zero-emission from 2028. Member states will establish the measures needed to achieve these targets in their national renovation plans.
The European Parliament votes to reduce member states' emissions by 40%. All EU countries must reduce emissions by 2030 compared to 2005. Reduction targets for each member state are based on GDP per capita and cost-effectiveness.
The European Parliament has approved including REPowerEU measures in national plans to be more independent from Russian fossil fuels, speed up the green transition and tackle energy poverty.
The European Parliament has approved the new CO2 emissions reduction targets for new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, part of the “Fit for 55” package.
Conducted in autumn 2025, the RICS Sustainable Real Estate Survey Europe gathered 112 responses from valuers, developers, investors and other professionals across 30 countries. The findings confirm that ESG has moved from a peripheral concern to a core driver of real estate value, risk and decision-making across Europe.
ProCredit Bank Romania has launched a CO2 Emissions Calculator to help microenterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises quantify and understand their carbon footprint. This initiative reflects the Procredit Group's commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, with client engagement at the core of its Climate Action Strategy.
DSV – Global Transport and Logistics, the world's largest logistics operator, has launched a solar installation at its warehouse in Łozienica, Poland, in partnership with commercial real estate investor Accolade. The installation will meet the energy needs of Poland's first multi-client warehouse equipped with an AutoStore system.
Etem Gestamp, the Sofia-based joint venture between Viohalco Group and Spain's Gestamp Group focused on aluminium extrusion and processing for the automotive industry, and Rezolv Energy, the Actis-backed independent power producer, have signed a 10-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) in Bulgaria. The VPPA will see Etem Gestamp buy electricity from Rezolv Energy's 461MW 'Vifor' wind farm, which is about to come onstream in Buzău County, Romania. It is the first cross-border wind PPA that has been publicly announced in Bulgaria.
DP World has launched a five-year coastal restoration programme to create underwater "forests" of native seaweed to boost marine life near the Constanța South Container Terminal on the Black Sea.
