Activists Take Bucharest City Hall to Court for Poor Air Quality
- Environment
Centre for Sustainable Policies "Ecopolis" with the support of 2Celsius and backed by the international legal NGO ClientEarth has started a legal challenge against the...
Forest biomass – madness. Sustainable forestry – remunerated. Labels for deforestation – odd.
- Forests
On the way to a fancy pants conference on forests and climate at the European Commission, a bunch of activists get soaked in the Brussels...
Biomass and consequent biodiversity loss are the tricky issues for the Green Deal
- Environment
In a meeting at the European Commission in Brussels with representatives of Climate Action Network Europe and 2Celsius, vice-president designate of the European Commission Frans...
People’s Climate Case: EU insists to prevent access to justice for families hit by the climate crisis
- Climate justice
On 3 December, the European Parliament and the Council have submitted their responses on the appeal of the legal action challenging the EU’s 2030 climate target. Despite...
First step towards a Carpathian Macroregion
Voting on the Carpathian Macroregion report in the Committee of the Regions plenary at the European Parliament in Brussels. Photo: 2C The governor of Podkarpackie...

Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans’s lecture “The European Green Deal, a stepping stone toward a sustainable future” at Tsinghua University November 26, 2020
Introduction Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, it is a real privilege and honour to speak to you all on the invitation of my esteemed colleague Mr. Xie Zhenhua.
2021 calendar for transfers of allowances between the EU and Swiss emission trading registries November 26, 2020
The Joint Committee under the EU and Swiss Linking Agreement agreed on the 2021 calendar for the transfers of emission allowances between the registries of the EU Emissions Trading System and the Emission Trading System of Switzerland.
Timing of the distribution of free allowances in 2021 November 26, 2020
Following inquiries from stakeholders on the timing of the distribution of free allowances in 2021, the Commission would like to clarify the process and envisaged timing.
Updated analysis of the non-CO2 effects of aviation November 23, 2020
The European Commission requested that the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) conduct an updated analysis of the non-CO2 effects of aviation on climate change to fulfil the requirement of the EU Emissions Trading System Directive (Art. 30.4).
Further action required to meet 2020 fuel quality targets despite 3.7% drop in greenhouse gas intensity since 2010 November 18, 2020
The Commission today adopted its 2018 Fuel Quality Report based on the data submitted by EU countries. According to the data provided, the average greenhouse gas intensity of fuels in the 28 reporting Member States had fallen by 3.7% compared to the 2010 baseline. The year-on-year progress achieved compared to 2017 was limited to a […]
Carbon Market Report: Emissions from EU ETS stationary installations fall by over 9% November 17, 2020
The European Commission has adopted its annual report on the functioning of the European carbon market. The report covers 2019 and certain developments in 2020.
Start of phase 4 of the EU ETS in 2021: adoption of the cap and start of the auctions November 16, 2020
The Commission is finalising the preparations for the period 2021-2030 of the EU ETS (phase 4), starting on 1 January 2021.
LIFE programme: over EUR 280 million in EU funding for environment, nature and climate action projects November 15, 2020
The European Commission has approved an investment package of more than EUR 280 million from the EU budget for over 120 new LIFE programme projects. This EU funding will trigger total investments of nearly EUR 590 million to help meet these projects’ ambitious goals for environment, nature, and climate action. This amount represents a 37% […]
Commission launches four public consultations in an important step towards climate neutrality November 12, 2020
The European Commission today launched four open public consultations on forthcoming revisions to the laws designed to limit the EU’s emissions of greenhouse gases. The open public consultations refer to the revision of:
European Energy Exchange appointed as EU ETS common auction platform from 2021 November 8, 2020
On 4 November 2020, the European Commission signed a five-year contract with European Energy Exchange AG (EEX) and its clearing system European Commodity Clearing AG (ECC) for the services of the third common auction platform under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).

Posts published in “Climate justice”

People’s Climate Case: EU insists to prevent access to justice for families hit by the climate crisis

By Raul Cazan on December 6, 2019

On 3 December, the European Parliament and the Council have submitted their responses on the appeal of the legal action challenging the EU’s 2030 climate target. Despite…