Greenhouse gas emissions
Here’s what’s new in the EU-Mercosur trade deal
POLITICO brings you the new elements of Europe’s trade deal with South America struck last week.
Top advisers say EU should ban solar geoengineering … for now
Let’s work with farmers, not against them, says new EU agri chief
Collaboration is key to fulfilling regenerative agriculture goals
Climate conferences are dying. How to save the world now?
Climate summit ends with a long-fought deal — and a lot of anger
Unlocking the ‘hidden middle’: Transforming food systems for a sustainable future
Trump taps oil executive Chris Wright as Energy secretary
The oil executive and GOP fundraiser disputes the need to fight against climate change.
EU going too fast on climate, Cyprus president says
“I do not consider it possible to achieve those goals within the timeframe we have set,” Nikos Christodoulides said, according to Ekathimerini.
Trump’s power plays overshadow global climate summit
Donald Trump isn’t at COP29, but his rapid-fire personnel moves to dismantle Joe Biden’s climate legacy are being felt there.
US ‘likely’ to pledge new climate target, says White House
Donald Trump’s return raised doubts over whether the Biden administration would still produce the plan ahead of a February deadline.
Starmer warns against climate ‘inaction’ as Trump looms over COP29
U.K. leader says “lesson from history” is that countries that seize on energy transitions reap the benefits.
Want food security? Eat less meat, major report says.
Europe’s top farming university is calling for smaller livestock herds and a shift toward plant-based diets.
No leaders remain to check Trump’s climate wreckage
This will be nothing like 2016.
Climate world absorbs a reality they’d hoped to avoid: Trump is back
Green stocks wobble as officials rush to respond and activists brace for the unknown. ‘It’s going to suck,’ one said.
World on track for catastrophic 3 degrees Celsius warming, UN warns
Current plans and policies will lead to global temperatures rising between 2.6C and 3.1C this century, a new report finds.
Waste scandal haunts Cyprus’ EU pick as he heads to Brussels
A decade-old environmental dispute in Limassol, Cyprus, is raising questions over Costas Kadis’ run for EU commissioner.
Denmark’s Jørgensen tapped for top EU energy and housing job
He has been a prominent negotiator at the annual United Nations COP climate summits.
Florida banned ‘fake meat.’ This company is suing to serve it at an arts festival.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the ban on lab-grown meat into law earlier this year.
EU imposes restrictions on former climate official over his new gas role
The European Commission approved Diederik Samsom’s job with a gas network operator, albeit under “clear conditions.”
This burger could kill the EU
Farmers furious about lab-grown meat are taking their fight to the heart of the European project.
To do: 6 thorny issues lurking in MEPs’ inboxes
From creating an EU-wide money market to protecting kids online, POLITICO looks at what lies ahead for lawmakers.
The future of packaging in Europe
We need to change how the EU packages food and beverages to transition to a low-carbon circular economy.
Europe’s new greenwashing rules risk totally confusing people
By trying to please businesses and protect consumers at the same time, two new laws risk undermining each other.
Nobody even noticed the Tories’ biggest legacy
Five years ago this week, in the teeth of the Brexit wars, an outgoing Tory prime minister was looking for a legacy. Theresa May settled on net zero —and now it’s on Labour to keep that target alive.
Whatever happened to the climate kids?
After Greens suffered bruising losses in the European Parliament election, some say tired and divided climate activists have lost their way.
Trump haunts stalled global climate talks
A UN climate conference in Bonn ground to an irritated halt as everyone waits on the US election.
A triumphant right’s first post-election target: Overturning Green Deal car ban
EPP’s Weber vows to push to scrap combustion engine ban in talks in coming days.
US assures Europe: We’ll keep sending you gas, we promise
Joe Biden’s decision to pause new LNG projects rattled Europe, which is increasingly reliant on the US product.
How a climate U-turn broke the Scottish government
Scotland’s governing coalition has fallen apart — and a stalled drive to cut carbon emissions played a major role.