Although the European Commission is meant to carry out a thorough impact assessment before proposing new policies, the European Union’s policymaking process is increasingly being influenced by business lobbies and guided by political expediency and whim. This approach will result in serious negative consequences.
As the European Union institutions prepare to embark on the final negotiations around the bloc’s diluted 2040 climate target, there is one last chance to shore up some of the goal’s loopholes for the good of the environment and society.
Although the European Union has the means and capacity to wave goodbye to fossil fuels by 2040, EU environment ministers have backed an unambitious climate target for that year that unfairly shifts some of the burden for domestic climate action to the Global South
The use of international carbon credits in the EU’s 2040 climate target could result in the outsourcing of 140 million tonnes to a whopping 430 million tonnes of emissions. It should be zero tonnes.
Misguided attempts by Brussels to appease the Trump administration on trade are not only futile but also run counter to the EU’s environmental responsibility and undermine the bloc’s climate action. With a view to ending the escalating tariff war, the European Union and the
The European Commission’s unambitious proposed climate target for 2040 risks becoming riddled with loopholes and delaying urgent climate action. This in-depth analysis explains how and why.
The European Commission has defied science, prioritised polluters over people and shirked some of its global responsibility by weakening the EU’s 2040 climate target. This is bad news for climate action and for those hardest hit by rising temperatures.
European consumers need a strong Green Claims Directive to deter false claims, but concerning and unverified reports suggest the proposal is in jeopardy. If policymakers do not reach an ambitious agreement, greenwashing will continue, say environmental groups ECOS, ClientEarth, Carbon Market Watch, and the
Apparently, EU lawmakers are exploring four potential loopholes to weaken the target under the guise of “greater flexibility”. Under consideration are suggestions that include postponing climate action until the latter half of the 2030’s, allowing for more flexibility between EU sectors, or relying on
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