The EU is on track to meet its 2030 emissions goal thanks to strong progress on renewables.
The EU is “well on track” to reach its 2030 climate targets, the European Commission said on Wednesday.
An assessment of updated National Climate and Energy Plans (NECPs) shows the EU is on course to achieve a 54% emissions reduction by 2030 - just one per cent shy of its legally binding 55% target.
https://www.europesays.com/uk/139683/ EU still set to miss out on climate targets despite closing the gap #2030 #ClimateTargets #Decarbonisation #EmissionsTargets #EU #Europe #European
https://www.europesays.com/2114841/ Land sector projected to increase its emissions by up to 95% as Ireland drifts from targets #2030 #agriculture #ClimateChange #ClimateTargets #emissions #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency #EPA #EU #GreenhouseGases #ireland
Can CCS meet Europe’s climate targets? Three projects beset with problems suggest not.
The European Union is betting on carbon capture and storage (CCS) to decarbonise heavy industrial emitters.
High costs, local opposition and technical issues threaten the viability of the EU’s multi-billion euro gamble on CCS to decarbonise heavy industry.
EU funds €52 million in solar and wind projects across Finland and Estonia https://www.byteseu.com/975177/ #ClimateTargets #Estonia #eu #EuropeanCommission #Finland #GreenDeal #RenewableEnergy #RENEWFM #SolarPower #WindEnergy
https://www.europesays.com/1971241/ Developing countries’ climate targets at risk without enough finance from developed world: India #BRICS #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateFinance #ClimateTargets #cop30 #GlobalWarming #IndiaClimateFinance #UNClimateConference
https://www.europesays.com/1884280/ World Bank: Azerbaijan must make key decisions to meet climate targets #Azerbaijan #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateTargets #GlobalWarming #KeyDecisions #WorldBank
https://www.europesays.com/1776572/ Norway’s Bold EV Leap: Leading the Charge Towards Zero Emissions by 2025 #affordability #ClimateTargets #ElectricVehicles #EVAdoption #FossilFuelPhaseOut #GreenTransition #HydrogenPowered #Noreg #Norge #norway #nyheter #subsidies #ZeroEmissions
https://www.europesays.com/1658024/ Opposition in Estonia: EU climate target lacks effects analysis | News #ClimateTargets #Eesti #ekre #estonia #Government #GreenTransition #isamaa #JaakAab #LauriLaats #Opposition #RainEpler #riigikogu #UrmasReinsalu #Uudised
Scholz increases pressure on Commission to delay deforestation law [Advocacy Lab Content] https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/scholz-increases-pressure-on-commission-to-delay-deforestation-law/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ChancellorOlafScholz #climatetargets #environment #reforestation
Campaigners sue #EU over ‘grossly inadequate’ 2030 #ClimateTargets
Groups challenging #emissions limits in key sectors including #agriculture, #waste and #transport
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/27/campaigners-sue-eu-over-grossly-inadequate-2030-climate-targets
#ClimateCrisis
#Netzero U-turns will hit #UK #infrastructure, say government advisers
#SirJohnArmitt urges ministers to act swiftly or risk impeding growth and jeopardising #ClimateTargets
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/16/net-zero-u-turns-will-hit-uk-infrastructure-say-government-advisers
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ClimateCrisis #Economy
The Scottish government's collapse over the question of #climatetargets is the first collapse of a government as a result of the "retreat from #climate".
More will follow (e.g. the German government is under significant pressure largely from that front).
https://www.ft.com/content/483d83e4-ba91-4e33-af21-78b4e588186a
Germany on track for national 2030 climate target despite missing EU goals https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/germany-on-track-for-national-2030-climate-target-despite-missing-eu-goals/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #2030climatetargets #climatetargets #effortsharing #ESR #Germany
#FossilFuelFirms must plug #methane leaks to meet #ClimateTargets, warns watchdog
Spending to clean up their operations would be equivalent to only 5% of profits made last year, #IEA estimates
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/13/fossil-fuel-firms-must-plug-methane-leaks-to-meet-climate-targets-warns-watchdog
#ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #BigOil
What does #Sunak’s plan for new #GasPlants mean for #UK #ClimateTargets?
Critics of changes to the #ElectricityMarket say they over-rely on #FossilFuels and won’t cut #CO2emissions quickly enough
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/12/what-does-sunaks-plan-for-new-gas-plants-mean-for-uk-climate-targets
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ClimateCrisis #DontLookUp
2023: A bumper year for Germany’s renewable electricity sector https://www.euractiv.com/section/electricity/news/2023-a-bumper-year-for-germanys-renewable-electricity-sector/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #climatetargets #coalpower #Electricity #Germany #RobertHabeck
Victoria legislating climate targets: Net zero by 2045.
75-80% emissions reduction by 2035, 
65% remewables by 2030, 95% renewables by 2035.
2.6GW of energy storage capacity by 2030 6.3 GW by 2035; 
offshore wind energy targets of at least 2 GW by 2032, 4 GW by 2035 and 9 GW by 2040.
#Victoria #ClimateTargets #Renewables #COP28
https://climateactionmerribek.org/2023/11/30/victoria-legislating-2035-climate-targets-net-zero-by-2045/
Germany adopts watered-down fossil boiler ban for 2028 https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/germany-adopts-watered-down-fossil-boiler-ban-for-2028/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #boilerban #climatetargets #fossilheating #Germany #heatpumps
Costly gap: Germany to fall significantly short of EU climate targets https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/costly-gap-germany-to-fall-significantly-short-of-eu-climate-targets/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #climatetargets #effortsharing #EffortSharingRegulation #Germany
