Vandenberg Space Force Base, 4 March 2024 -- First satellite developed by an environmental non-profit will see methane emissions others can’t, paving the way for heightened accountability and faster reductions
Open letter to co-legislators by environmental groups emphasising the importance of including climate pollution performance in the Union’s ship inspection risk framework using the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII), a global measure in force globally since 2023 under the MARPOL Convention of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Rome, 24 January 2024 -- The Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) has today released a significant new report titled, "Reconciliation of Energy Security and Climate Objectives: The Case of Italy." Its publication comes at a time of renewed global focus on energy transition to enhance energy security and decrease reliance on fossil fuels.
Brussels, 13 December 2023 -- Flavia Sollazzo, Senior Director, EU Energy Transition, Environmental Defense Fund Europe, comments on the COP28 agreed global stocktake text.
Brussels, 5 December 2023 -- The commitments made at COP28 this weekend could lead to far-reaching climate impacts: 118 countries, including the EU bloc, pledged to triple renewable energy capacity and double the rate of energy efficiency improvements by 2030.
Brussels, 15 November 2023 -- In a momentous climate decision, the European Union has today agreed on a first-of-its-kind legislation to rein in dangerous methane emissions within and far beyond its borders.
Brussels, 10 November 2023 -- Negotiators are gearing up for high-stakes talks that could decide the fate of the European Union's ambitious proposal to curb planet-warming methane emissions from the energy sector. Representatives from the European Parliament, the Council of the EU and the European Commission will meet on Tuesday, 14 November...
Brussels, 10 October 2023 -- Thanks in part to the EU’s leadership, the fight against methane emissions has become a shared global priority. Countries around the world increasingly recognize that we will not be able to limit the planet’s warming to 1.5°C without drastic reductions in anthropogenic methane emissions, and governments, industries, scientists, and civil society are increasingly...
Brussels, 06 October 2023 -- As civil society organisations active in the field of the reduction of methane emissions from fossil fuel operations, we are writing to urgently request your stronger support and involvement in the ongoing trilogue negotiations for the Methane Regulation to cut methane emissions in the energy sector (COM/2021/805 final).