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'Carbon neutral' banned in the EU? What businesses need to know. Op-ed by Ellis Clark, head of marketing, Tunley Environmental.
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‘Carbon neutral’ banned in the EU? What businesses need to know

6 days ago7 days ago13 mins

Op-ed by Ellis Clark, head of marketing, Tunley Environmental. From 27 September 2026, businesses marketing products and services to EU…

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Crops grown on 'severely degraded land', or between harvests, could provide just 4% of the European Union's demand for organic sustainable aviation fuel by 2050, a new study by Transport & Environment (T&E) has found.
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Planting crops on degraded land would provide limited solution to EU’s bio-SAF demand

4 weeks ago4 weeks ago3 mins

Crops grown on ‘severely degraded land’, or between harvests, could provide just 4% of the European Union’s demand for organic…

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Climate consultancy South Pole has called on the European Union to provide greater regulatory certainty for airlines, amidst an ongoing review of the future scope of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) for aviation.
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Greater certainty needed around EU aviation emissions rules

2 months ago2 months ago4 mins

Climate consultancy South Pole has called on the European Union to provide greater regulatory certainty for airlines, amidst an ongoing…

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The European Union could achieve part of its 2040 climate targets through a novel form of international climate cooperation that rewards governments for delivering emissions reductions, dubbed 'jurisdictional reward funds', according to the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).
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Performance-based ‘jurisdictional reward funds’ could help EU on the road to 2040 climate targets

3 months ago3 months ago4 mins

The European Union could achieve part of its 2040 climate targets through a novel form of international climate cooperation that…

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Investor coalition calls on EU leaders to maintain ‘robust and predictable’ ETS

4 months ago4 months ago6 mins

A coalition of investors, collectively representing more than €13.1 trillion in assets, has called on European leaders to maintain a…

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New data from Eurostat has revealed that seasonally adjusted greenhouse gas emissions linked to the EU economy rose by 0.9% in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to the previous quarter.
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Greenhouse gas emissions linked to the EU economy rose by 0.9% in Q4 2025

5 months ago5 months ago3 mins

New data from Eurostat has revealed that seasonally adjusted greenhouse gas emissions linked to the EU economy rose by 0.9%…

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Following the surge for Reform – and slump in support for Labour – in the UK's council elections, the European Green Party has become the first political party to make an explicit invitation for the UK to rejoin the EU.
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‘Doors should be reopened’ for the UK to rejoin the European Union, say European Greens

5 months ago5 months ago4 mins

Following the surge for Reform – and slump in support for Labour – in the UK‘s council elections, the European Green…

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Global electric vehicle sales rise to 1.83 million units in August 2026
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What European region boasts the highest share of electric vehicles?

7 months ago7 months ago3 mins

Northern regions of the European Union boast a higher-than-average share of electric passenger cars, new data from Eurostat has found….

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New data from Eurostat has revealed that the greenhouse gas footprint of goods and services consumed in the European Union stood at 9.0 tonnes of CO2 equivalents per capita in 2023
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What EU country boasts the lowest greenhouse gas footprint per capita?

7 months ago7 months ago3 mins

New data from Eurostat has revealed that the greenhouse gas footprint of goods and services consumed in the European Union…

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Renewable energy set to be the 'dominant growth engine of the economy'
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Wind and solar generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU last year

8 months ago8 months ago4 mins

Wind and solar together generated a record 30% of electricity in the European Union in 2025, surpassing electricity derived from…

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