The German government on Saturday criticized the European Commission’s plans to include nuclear energy and natural gas in its long-awaited green labeling system for investment in the energy sector. Economy and Climate Protection Minister Robert Habeck and Environment Minister Steffi Lemke, both from the Greens, … Read More

Press play to listen to this article ROME – G20 leaders pledged stronger action than ever before to curb global warming at a summit in Rome on Sunday, but failed to reach an agreement on phasing out coal. The signal from the leaders of the … Read More

ROME – G20 leaders will support action to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius at their summit, which ends in Rome on Sunday. According to a G20 official, the agreement was concluded – after overnight talks between diplomats – on Sunday morning, while leaders … Read More

ROME – Political leaders took far too long to recognize the full implications of climate change, yet the world’s 20 leading economies continue to disagree on proposals to step up the fight against global warming, European Council President Charles Michel said in an interview . … Read More

Tap play to listen to this article The Glasgow climate talks are almost certain to end in failure – just do not expect world leaders to admit it when the conference ends in two weeks. The COP26 summit, which starts on Sunday, is billed by … Read More

European leaders are begging Brussels for a radical EU-wide solution to curb soaring energy prices, but all they have received so far is the promise of an overwhelming set of “tools”. The record high electricity price is causing great concern in EU capitals, with governments … Read More

Press play to listen to this article Climate policy is one of the keys to forming a new German government. But as the two smaller parties are crucial in forming a majority coalition after the election with completely different philosophies on how to achieve Germany’s … Read More

Tap play to listen to this article Rising energy prices weigh on European wallets – and the bloc’s climate plans. Concerns over a popular backlash were evident Tuesday as members of the European Parliament debated the European Commission’s Fit for 55 proposals for climate legislation. … Read More

Europe’s car manufacturers have their orders: Electrify or die. The car ultimatum landed during the summer on both sides of the Atlantic in the midst of efforts to green transport. It put a long-running argument on pause as to which technology will be dominant for … Read More