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At the 11th High-Level Dialogue between Mexico & the European Union last week, senior officials from both sides agreed to continue their cooperation on tackling the interdependent global challenges of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss
![Representatives from the EU and Colombia engaged in a high-level dialogue on climate action](https://climate.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2025-02/EU%20COLOMBIA.jpg?h=ada05aa9&itok=SjmkVz9_)
On 11 February, at the San Carlos Palace, headquarters of the Colombian Foreign Ministry, Colombia and the European Union met for the second High Level Dialogue on Climate and Environment which focused on climate change.
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On 6 February, Commissioner Hoekstra hosted a lively first Youth Policy Dialogue, engaging in insightful discussion on two critical topics: climate action and taxation.
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The Commission has adopted EU rules for ETS financed support to speed up the use of sustainable aviation fuels.
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Joint article on Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, UK, USA and the European Commission.
![Solidarity with Ukraine - School buses and other humanitarian aid at the EU logistics hub in Romania](https://climate.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/avportal/P-061657/00-50.jpg?itok=YBdpoLup)
The European Commission has published a regulation on the verification of CO2 emissions from lorries, buses and coaches in service by national authorities.
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Following an assessment by the European Investment Bank under the Modernisation Fund, the European Commission has today disbursed €2.7 billion to support 39 investment projects in eight beneficiary Member States.
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Climate change has been on scientists' radar for quite some time, and for decades, the EU and the world have been stepping up its response. Sounds like we’re well on track for a greener future, right? Not so fast.
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Today, the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are announcing a new partnership to support investments in the EU's battery manufacturing sector.
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Innovation Fund: €4.6 billion to boost net-zero technologies, battery manufacturing and renewable hydrogen
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The Commission has adopted a Decision establishing the EU-wide quantity of allowances issued under ETS2 in 2027
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The Joint Committee under the EU and Swiss Linking Agreement agreed on the 2025 arrangements for the transfers of emission allowances between the registries of the EU Emissions Trading System and the Swiss Emissions Trading System.
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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.
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At COP29, the EU has convened a group of like-minded countries to underscore their commitment to delivering on the goals of the Paris Agreement and keeping 1.5°C within reach.
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Today, Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal Maroš Šefčovič has signed with Greece and the European Investment Bank (EIB) an agreement on the implementation of a national Decarbonisation Fund for the Greek islands, in Naxos (Greece).
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The European Union has today released its first Biennial Transparency Report (BTR) at COP29, ahead of the end of year deadline.
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The European Commission has today adopted the Carbon Market Report, which analyses and presents the functioning of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) in 2023 and the first half of 2024.
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Today, the European Commission, Spain, Lithuania and Austria are announcing new financial support for the development of renewable hydrogen via the Innovation Fund.
![At COP29 in Baku, signatories of the Treaty held a ministerial roundtable to discuss how they can converge further on climate and energy measures, advance decarbonisation efforts and take coordinated action to reach our global climate goals.](https://climate.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-11/COP29%20photo%20sizes_0.png?h=ea95bb15&itok=eP5bBOKe)
At COP29 in Baku, signatories of the Treaty held a ministerial roundtable to discuss how they can converge further on climate and energy measures, advance decarbonisation efforts and take coordinated action to reach our global climate goals.
![Diana Acconcia, Director for International Affairs and Climate Finance in the Directorate-General for Climate Action of the European Commission, right, at site visit to training on solar PV maintenance targeting unemployed youth, organised by an EU funded project.](https://climate.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-11/South%20Africa_Climate%20Diplomacy.jpg?h=08b866d1&itok=rub7Uym5)
With COP29 just beginning in Baku, we looking into some of the EU’s diplomatic efforts on climate action in the run-up to the UN Climate Change Summit in Azerbaijan.