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Wind Power Outpaced Gas Plants in Europe for the First Time in 2023 – Ember
Date: February 7, 2024
Wind power outpaced gas plants in Europe for the first time in 2023 – Ember By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – Wind power production outpaced gas plants in Europe for the first time last year as fossil fuel electricity generation plummeted, cutting the region’s carbon emissions, data from think-tank Ember showed. Europe is ramping up...
EU’s Von Der Leyen Wants to Cancel Plan to Halve Pesticide Use After Farmer Protests
Date: February 6, 2024
EU’s Von der Leyen wants to cancel plan to halve pesticide use after farmer protests BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament on Tuesday she was proposing to withdraw the EU’s plan to halve the use of pesticides, calling it a “symbol of polarisation”. In recent weeks, protesting...
Analysis-Green Backlash Looms Over EU Elections
Date: February 5, 2024
Analysis-Green backlash looms over EU elections By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – What a difference five years make. During the last European Union elections in 2019, hundreds of thousands across the 27-nation bloc staged protests to fight climate change. Ahead of this year’s EU vote, farmers are in the streets demanding fewer green rules, and...
ECB Hints at Greener Monetary Policy in New Climate Plan
Date: January 30, 2024
ECB hints at greener monetary policy in new climate plan FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank on Tuesday hinted it could make its monetary policy greener as part of a new push to take climate change into account in its work. Some activists have been calling for years for the ECB to attach climate...
Most Euro Zone Banks Face Risk From Climate Complacency, ECB Finds
Date: January 23, 2024
Most euro zone banks face risk from climate complacency, ECB finds FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Most big banks in Europe are failing to adjust their business to the looming decarbonisation of the bloc’s economy and thus face increased financial, reputational and legal risk, the European Central Bank (ECB) said on Tuesday. The ECB has been pushing...
Climate Science Advisers Tell EU to Phase Out Fossil Fuels
Date: January 18, 2024
Climate science advisers tell EU to phase out fossil fuels By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will need to revamp its policies to deliver a fossil fuel phase-out if the bloc is to achieve its ambitious climate targets, official advisers said on Thursday. The 27-country EU was among the loudest voices demanding...