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EU may renovate 35m buildings by 2030 to hit climate goals

The European Commission wants to ramp up the rate of renovations of buildings that are inefficient in terms of energy use in the EU...

EU chief announces 55% emissions reduction target for 2030

European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, announced plans on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 to target a 55% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by...

Sub-Saharan Africa to benefit €5bn from EU green plan

Sub-Saharan Africa will  benefit €5 billion from EU Green Economy Recovery Plan, an EU official has said. Mr Leonard Mizzi, the Head of Unit, Directorate-General...

EU in advanced talks with biotech firm for 225m COVID-19 vaccine doses

The European Commission and German biotech firm, CureVac, on Thursday, August 20, 2020 said they had concluded a first round of talks for the...

EU agrees to buy 300m doses of potential COVID-19 vaccine

The EU has reached an agreement with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to buy 300 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine if it becomes available, the...

European Commission authorises new treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis

Pretomanid, a novel compound developed by the non-profit organisation, TB Alliance, has been granted a conditional marketing authorisation by the European Commission (EC) for...

Activists, scientists call on global leaders to tackle climate crisis

A group of activists, scientists and influencers have called on the European Commission and global leaders to tackle the climate change crisis with all...

European Commission unveils plans to expand hydrogen power

The European Commission wants a stronger focus on hydrogen power in its energy system and has launched a strategy to that effect, the EU’s...

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COP29: A Finance COP where numbers did not add up

The landing of a fragile deal After two weeks of deliberations, and an extra day, COP29 finally reached a deal...
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Hydrogen: TotalEnergies accelerates decarbonisation of La Mède platform

In line with its 2030 ambition to decarbonise the hydrogen used in its European refineries, TotalEnergies has joined forces...

Decisive fifth session of negotiations on global plastic pollution treaty opens in Busan

The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the...

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