In the second quarter of 2024, the EU economy greenhouse gas emissions were estimated at 790 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents (CO2-eq), a 2.6 percent decrease compared with the same quarter of 2023...

An increasing number of regions worldwide are succeeding in combining economic growth with a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, according to a study conducted by experts from the Potsdam Institute for Climate...

The European Commission has selected 85 innovative projects aimed at achieving net-zero emissions, which will receive 4.8 billion euros in grants from the Innovation Fund. This is the largest call since the...

1. Why is it important for the climate, the economy and jobs in Europe?Economy and jobsMaintaining the ambition of the EU car CO2 standards, including the 2035 100 percent zero emission target...

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Generali Group’s first corporate social responsibility department. Two decades later, Generali demonstrates its social responsibility through four distinct roles:responsible employer, responsible corporate citizen, responsible...

The IEA regularly conducts reviews of the energy and related climate policies of its member countries and provides recommendations – a process that supports energy policy development and encourages the exchange of...

The European Union has made significant progress in its environmental protection policy by updating the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED), which comes into effect on August 4, 2024, and has evolved into the...

Average CO2 emissions from all new cars registered in Europe in 2023 continued to decrease and were 1.4 per cent lower than in 2022, according to new provisional data published by the...

SUVs accounted for 48 per cent of global car sales in 2023, reaching a new record and further strengthening the defining automobile trend of the early 21st century – the shift towards...

The Council today adopted a regulation on tracking and reducing methane emissions. It is part of the ‘Fit for 55’ package. The regulation introduces new requirements on measuring, reporting and verifying methane emissions...

Last year’s emissions under the EU’s Emission Trading System (ETS) show the most significant annual emissions reductions since the ETS was launched in 2005. The main driver is the power sector’s significant...

Methane emissions from the energy sector remained near a record high in 2023 – but substantial policies and regulations announced in recent months, as well as fresh pledges stemming from the COP28...

Last year was marked by record-high methane emissions from the energy sector. However, the end of the year brought the United Nations Conference on Climate Change 2023 (COP28) and the pledges that...

Although it seems that in the fight against the climate crisis, the strongest focus is on reducing carbon dioxide emissions, last year's UN Conference on Climate Change showed that there is a...

Although there was an increase in energy-related CO2 emissions in 2023, due to the large droughts that damaged hydropower plants, it was still a smaller increase compared to 2022. Smaller growth of...

The Council today has adopted two regulations to phase down fluorinated gases (F-gases) and other substances that cause global warming and deplete the ozone layer. While existing EU legislation has already limited the...