The Commission launched today the first auction under the European Hydrogen Bank to support the production of renewable hydrogen in Europe, with an initial €800 million of emissions trading revenues, channeled through the Innovation Fund.
The European Commission has decided to refer Croatia to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failure to bring national legislation in line with EU legislation on waste.
The European Commission has asked Romania and 11 other member states to comply with EU legislation regarding air pollution and to reduce their emissions of several pollutants.
The European Commission has approved 171 new projects across Europe under the LIFE Programme for Environment and Climate Action, worth more than €396 million.
The EU has responded effectively to the crisis, looks to the future, and accelerated the green transition.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €742 million (CZK 17.4 billion) Czech scheme to support sustainable forest management.
The European Commission has set out immediate actions to support the European wind power industry.
The European Commission is proposing for the first time measures to prevent microplastic pollution from the unintentional release of plastic pellets.
Ten European cities were awarded the Label of the EU Mission for Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities, one of the EU Missions in Horizon Europe.
The European Commission has approved a €2.5 billion (CZK 60 billion) Czech scheme to help manufacturing companies decarbonize their production processes and improve their energy efficiency to foster the transition to a net-zero economy, in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan.
The European Commission has welcomed an agreement on new legislation to prevent 500 million tonnes of emissions from fluorinated gases and ozone-depleting substances.
The European Commission has approved a €193 million Lithuanian scheme to support offshore wind farms to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy, in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan.
The European Commission has adopted measures to restrict intentionally added microplastics.
More than €52 million will be allocated to support the purchase of 37 electric trains in Romania.
The European Commission approves a €200 million Romanian scheme aimed at compensating forest owners for logging restrictions.
The European Commission adopted the rules governing the implementation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) during its transitional phase, which starts on 1 October of this year and runs until the end of 2025.
In the first quarter of 2023, greenhouse gas emissions generated by the economy of the European Union totaled 941 million tons of CO2 equivalent, a decrease of 2.9% compared to the same period in 2022 (969 million tons of CO2 equivalent), shows data published by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat).
The European Commission has approved a €6.5 billion German scheme to partially compensate energy-intensive companies to address the risk of carbon leakage from higher fuel prices resulting from the German fuel emission trading system (German fuel ETS).
The European Commission has approved a €2.36 billion (approximately HUF 880 billion) Hungarian scheme for accelerated investments in strategic sectors to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy.
EIB to finance climate action projects in Chile with more than €300 million including its first green mortgage loan outside Europe.
OMV Petrom is implementing measures to reduce its GHG emissions footprint by transitioning from non-renewable energy sources to renewable energy sources.
Romania's Competition Council has given the green light for Premier Renewable to acquire Eolica Dobrogea One.
The World Bank Group's Board of Executive Directors has approved a Development Policy Loan (DPL) for Romania, amounting to €599.1 million.
The European Commission has decided to initiate infringement proceedings by sending letters of formal notice to the 27 EU member states for failing to meet waste collection and recycling targets.
Consumers returned 350 million DRS packaging in June, 41% more than in May. The collection rate was 50% in June.
