This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided €40 million in financing to Technip Energies, a French-based and Euronext-listed global technology and engineering company in the energy and chemical sectors. The loan will support Technip Energies’ research and development investments over the period up to 2028, with a […]France: EIB lends €40 million to Technip Energies for R&D investments in decarbonisation technologies and circular economy solutions
December 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided €40 million in financing to Technip Energies, a French-based and Euronext-listed global technology and engineering company in the energy and chemical sectors. The loan will support Technip Energies’ research and development investments over the period up to 2028, with a […]Record rise in carbon dioxide levels during 2024: UN weather agency
October 16, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rose by a record amount in 2024, reaching new highs and locking in further long-term warming and extreme weather, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The surge was driven by continued human emissions, more wildfire activity and weakened absorption by land and […]Commission welcomes political agreement to simplify and strengthen the carbon border adjustment mechanism
June 19, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council today on the Commission proposal to simplify and strengthen the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). On 26 February 2025, the Commission proposed simplifications to the CBAM regulation to […]Commission assesses nuclear investment needs by 2050 in view of decarbonisation and competitiveness goals
June 16, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Delivering Member States’ plans regarding nuclear energy will requiresignificant investments, of around €241 billion until 2050, both for lifetime extensions of existing reactors and the construction of new large-scale reactors. Additional investments are needed for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), Advanced Modular Reactors (AMRs) and […]MEPs support proposals to simplify EU carbon leakage instrument
May 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The proposed changes to the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) are part of simplification efforts to reduce the administrative burden for SMEs and occasional importers. Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Climate Change and Food Safety today endorsed the Commission’s proposal, which is a […]Commission proposes flexibility to help manufacturers comply with 2025 CO2 emission targets for new cars and vans
April 2, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission proposed a targeted amendmentto the Regulation setting CO2 emission performance standards for new cars and vans. The amendment introduces a flexibility measure with their CO2 targets between 2025 and 2027. This proposal was announced as part of the Commission’s Industrial […]EU secures agreement on carbon market rules and new climate finance goal, with broader contributor base to drive clean investments, increase resilience and prepare the ground for further emission reductions
November 26, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. At the COP29 UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, the European Commission and EU Member States took the lead in brokering a deal to align global financial flows with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. Through the adoption of a New Collective Quantified Goal […]Türkiye launches industrial decarbonisation investment platform
November 26, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. Türkiye has launched the Türkiye Industrial Decarbonisation Investment Platform (TIDIP) in Ankara today in a significant step towards achieving the country’s net-zero ambitions. The initiative is spearheaded by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The TIDIP aims to deploy $5 billion in investments by […]Carbon markets could boost climate action in least developed countries
November 5, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. While carbon markets have played a limited role in boosting sustainable development for the world’s least developed economies, a new report from UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) shows that stronger domestic laws, regulations, and monitoring could pay big dividends. UNCTAD’s Least Developed Countries Report 2024 highlighted on Monday […]EU invests €4.8 billion of emissions trading revenues in innovative net-zero projects
October 24, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has selected 85 innovative net-zero projects to receive €4.8 billion in grants from the Innovation Fund, helping to put cutting-edge clean technologies into action across Europe. For the first time, projects of different scales (large, medium and small, alongside pilots) and with […]How Europe Can Make Carbon Pricing Policies Less Regressive
October 1, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with IMF. Geoffroy Dolphin, Magnus Merkle Poor households in Germany and France pay up to $2 more per ton of emitted carbon dioxide than their higher-income compatriots. That is because products and services that wealthier people are likelier to consume—such as imported goods and travel outside the European Union—are exempt […]Commission approves €1.2 billion Polish State aid scheme to support investments in strategic sectors to foster the transition to a net-zero economy
September 18, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved an around €1.2 billion (PLN 5 billion) Polish scheme to support investments in strategic sectors to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework (‘TCTF’) adopted by the Commission […]Commission approves €3 billion Swedish State aid scheme to support the roll-out of biogenic carbon dioxide capture and storage
July 3, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €3 billion (SEK 36 billion) Swedish scheme to support carbon capture and storage (‘CCS’) aimed at reducing carbon dioxide (‘CO2‘) released during the combustion or processing of biomass (‘biogenic CO2‘). The measure will […]Questions and Answers: Revised CO2 emission standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles
May 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. 1. How will the new EU legislation increase the number of zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles in Europe? Heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) are responsible for more than 25% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from road transport in the EU and account for over 6% of the total […]G7 countries agree phaseout for unabated coal power – and other top energy stories
May 8, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Roberto Bocca, Head, Centre for Energy and Materials; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum 1. G7 nations agree 2035 coal exit Energy ministers from the G7 nations have signed a deal to end the use of […]Why the mining sector must dig deep to explain its move towards net zero
April 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Katie Fedosenko, Director, ESG Engagement, Teck Resources, Luciana Gutmann, Project Fellow, Securing Critical Minerals for the Energy Transition, World Economic Forum Many years ago, there was a TV advertisement shot in the kitchen of a family home. All […]4 ways geopolitical tensions are increasing carbon emissions
March 13, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Laia Barbarà, Acting Head, Climate Strategy, World Economic Forum, Claudia Galea, Director, Global Sustainability, Kearney In today’s complex global landscape, geopolitical tensions have far-reaching implications across a variety of sectors. The ripple effects of these tensions are felt across politics, […]EU CO2 emissions from fossil fuels ‘at 1960s levels’, and other nature and climate stories you need to read this week
January 30, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Johnny Wood, Writer, Forum Agenda 1. EU CO2 emissions from fossil fuels return to 1960s levels The European Union’s (EU) O2 levels from fossil fuels are at their lowest for 60 years following an 8% year-on-year fall in […]To meet our global climate ambitions, we must tackle embodied carbon
January 29, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Monica Schroeder, Director of Global Advocacy, Build Change, Louise Foulkes, Caribbean Director & Engineering Program Manager, Build Change Neither housing nor embodied carbon have thus far been the focus of decarbonization efforts in the building sector. It’s time to change […]How to optimize AI while minimizing its carbon footprint
January 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Samuel Burd, President, Client Solutions Group, Dell Technologies Artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) offer a transformational promise to propel all industries and the global economy forward. Data is essential to the learning and decision-making capabilities of AI […]Commission welcomes agreement on strong EU targets to reduce CO2 emissions from new trucks and urban buses
January 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission welcomes today’s agreement between the European Parliament and Council on a provisional political agreement strengthening CO2 emissions standards for new heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) entering the EU market from 2030. The Regulation will set new ambitious CO2 emissions reduction targets for 2030, 2035 and 2040. The […]How we can decarbonize the tyre industry for a sustainable future
January 3, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Neeraj Kanwar, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Apollo Tyres Ltd The need to address the climate crisis is an unavoidable imperative and the tyre industry can take the lead in embracing a sustainable way of working. The climate crisis […]Clean energy deployment along the value chain is key to China’s industry decarbonization. 3 business leaders explain why
December 12, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Liming Chen, Chair of Greater China; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum, Samantha Zhu, Chairperson; Market Unit Lead, Greater China, Accenture Energy and industry has been one of the themes for this year’s United Nations climate […]Commission President advances global cooperation on carbon pricing in high-level event at COP28
December 4, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today hosted a high-level event at COP28 to promote the development of carbon pricing and carbon markets, as powerful instruments to reach the Paris Agreement objectives. It builds on the Call to Action for Paris-aligned Carbon Markets that the European […]Why carbon dioxide removals are crucial to tackling hard-to-abate emissions
November 28, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Nasim Pour, Lead, Carbon Removals and Market Innovation, World Economic Forum / Engineered carbon dioxide removals (CDR) are not only crucial to offset the hardest to abate emissions but also reverse the buildup of historical emissions.So far, advance […]MEPs back plans to boost Europe’s Net-Zero technology production
October 27, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. New legislation aims to strengthen the business case for decarbonisation in Europe The Act supports manufacturing of the key technologies needed to achieve EU’s decarbonisation objectives MEPs propose faster authorisation procedures and net-zero industry clusters The legislation voted on by the Industry Committee on […]MEPs support CO2 emissions reduction targets for trucks and buses
October 25, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The Environment Committee adopted its proposals to strengthen EU CO2 emission standards for new heavy-duty vehicles, which include buses, trucks and trailers. The report was adopted on Tuesday with 48 votes in favour, 36 against and one abstention. It says that strengthening CO2 emission […]CO2: a solution to the climate crisis (provided it’s the green and leafy kind)
October 3, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emil Vikjær-Andresen, Executive Vice-President, Head of Power-to-X , European Energy A/S Biogenic CO2 can be combined with green hydrogen to produce electro-fuels.Such fuels could provide carbon-neutral energy for hard-to-abate industries.More developed CO2 infrastructure is needed to encourage adoption […]A practical guide for corporations to navigate the voluntary carbon markets
September 27, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Nasim Pour, Lead, Carbon Removals and Market Innovation, World Economic Forum, Dale Hardcastle, Partner, Bain & Company, Henning Huenteler, Expert Associate Partner, Bain & Company Inc., Sara Figel, Consultant, Bain & Company Voluntary carbon markets (VCM) have a […]Innovation is crucial for tough-to-decarbonize industries. Here’s why
September 21, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Stéphanie Thomson, Writer, Forum Agenda Industries like mining are especially complicated to decarbonize, since fossil fuels are baked into their processes.Decarbonizing hard-to-abate industries will instead call for innovation, argue leaders at the Sustainable Development Impact Meetings.The World Economic […]Scope 3 emissions are key to decarbonization – but what are they and how do we tackle them?
September 20, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Pim Valdre, Head, Climate Ambition Initiative, World Economic Forum, Jay Hawkins, Communications Lead, Climate and First Movers Coalition, World Economic Forum Scope 3 emissions – those a company is indirectly responsible for across its value chain – represent […]Commission adopts detailed reporting rules for the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism’s transitional phase
August 18, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission adopted today the rules governing the implementation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) during its transitional phase, which starts on 1 October of this year and runs until the end of 2025. The Implementing Regulation published today details the transitional […]Why industrial clusters are key to unlocking the potential of carbon capture solutions
August 17, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Melissa Stark, Global Lead for Energy Transition and Net Zero Transition Services, Accenture, Gregory Claes, Pipeline program lead, Port of Antwerp-Bruges Carbon capture is key in lowering the carbon footprint of heavy emitting sectors – steel, chemicals, cement […]
