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The Commission’s 2025 Climate Action Progress Report shows the EU cutting emissions again in 2024 and staying on track for 2030 climate goals. Progress is driven by clean energy and stronger policies, with rising investment and stepped-up action on adaptation and global climate finance.

The European Union’s endorsement reinforces the crucial role of cities and regions as key partners in delivering the Paris Agreement global goals

The EU hits a new climate milestone — agreeing a legally binding target of 90% emissions reduction by 2040, with a domestic goal of 85% and up to 5% via international carbon credits. This underscores the EU’s leadership in global climate ambition and delivery.

At COP30 in Belém, the EU will reaffirm its leadership on climate action, pushing for stronger global ambition, a fair and clean transition, and full delivery of Paris goals. The EU will champion clean energy, climate finance, resilience and a united multilateral response to the climate crisis.

European youth representatives met Commissioner for Climate Action Wopke Hoekstra in Brussels to exchange ideas on the future of climate action ahead of COP30, highlighting the need for fairness, ambition and solidarity across generations.

The EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change has launched 18 projects totalling €115 million, including flagship initiatives REGILIENCE+ and the National Adaptation Hubs, to scale up climate resilience solutions across 85+ regions and reinforce national-level adaptation governance.

The European Commission is investing €2.9 billion via its Innovation Fund in 61 ground-breaking net-zero technology projects across the EU, supporting clean industrial scale-up, jobs and Europe’s competitive edge in the green transition.

Europe's future competitiveness, prosperity and resilience will only be achieved with climate action based on working together across sectors and empowering communities.

The Commission will soon propose measures to ensure a smooth start of the new EU Emissions Trading System for road transport and buildings (ETS2), addressing price stability and investment needs. Plans include early auctions, an ETS2 Frontloading Facility and stronger market-stability safeguards.

The European Commission is strengthening global cooperation on carbon pricing, sharing lessons and supporting partner countries to develop effective and trusted emissions-trading systems.

The EU has unveiled a new global climate and energy vision to strengthen its partnerships, boost clean tech investment and competitiveness, and ensure a fair, secure and rules-based clean transition that benefits Europe and its partners worldwide.

The EU Covenant of Mayors Ceremony highlights the vital partnership between the EU and its cities and towns to deliver a better future for Europe

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry honours the discovery of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) – ultra-porous materials that can capture CO₂, store hydrogen and purify water. These breakthroughs support technologies vital for Europe’s path to climate neutrality.

The EU supports ambitious global measures at International Maritime Organisation (IMO) level with a view to decarbonise the shipping sector, and ensure a global level playing field. The EU views the Net-zero Framework as a significant milestone and calls for its adoption at IMO next week.

For the first time, the Innovation Fund will launch an auction to decarbonise industrial process heat, awarding subsidies linked to carbon abatement and paving the way for the future Industrial Decarbonisation Bank.

EU and Türkiye held their 3rd High-Level Dialogue on Climate in Brussels, focusing on cooperation after Türkiye’s first Climate Law. Both sides reaffirmed Paris Agreement commitments, discussed COP30, NDCs, carbon pricing, CBAM, adaptation, and explored new areas like just transition.

The Commission has published its assessment of the final updated National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) of Estonia and Slovakia (SWD/2025/282).

The European Commission and EUROCONTROL have launched NEATS - the Non-CO₂ Aviation Effects Tracking System - a new IT tool for monitoring, reporting, and verifying (MRV) the non-CO₂ climate impacts of aviation.

The Commission will publish the available surrender and compliance data 2024 on October 6, 2025, at the latest.