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A joint initiative by the the European Commission, European Investment Bank (EIB) and Breakthrough Energy Catalyst will boost climate-friendly production of foods, clean fuels and chemicals in Europe.

Today, the European Union has disbursed €2.967 billion via the Modernisation Fund to support 39 energy projects in 10 EU Member States.

On 18 June, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Maroš Šefčovič and Vice-Premier of the People’s Republic of China Ding Xuexiang chaired the Fifth EU-China High Level Environment and Climate Dialogue (HECD) in Brussels, Belgium.

The Innovation Fund, financed through the EU Emissions Trading System, will support 15 projects selected under the third small-scale call and 3 projects selected under the third large-scale call for proposals.

The Agfa-Gevaert Group is on the brink of a significant advancement in hydrogen technology with its GIGA-SCALES project.

Representatives of the European Commission, the European External Action Service and the European Defence Agency met with their US counterparts on 14 June to discuss the increasing challenges posed by climate change and environmental degradation to peace, security and defence.

Some 7,000 delegates from around the world gathered in the German city of Bonn from 3-13 June to make progress on international climate negotiations ahead of the COP29 UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan in November.

The Union Registry system will be inaccessible on June 18th, 2024, from 9:00 to 13:00 due to an update of the IT system.

According to the provisional data published by the European Environment Agency, the average CO₂ emissions of new cars and vans registered in Europe continued to decrease in 2023.

The European Commission has adopted a Communication on the total number of allowances in circulation (TNAC) on the European carbon market. In 2023 this number stood at 1 111 736 535.

Ahead of the annual Mission Forum on 23 May, read about the progress and priorities of the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change, as well as new funding opportunities under the Mission.

On 15 May 2024, the European Commission, assisted by the World Bank, published 3 new reports on how to invest in disaster resilience, the cost of adaptation strategies and the financial impact of wildfires and droughts.

Climate change is worsening floods, droughts and is reducing water quality, posing an increasing threat to our health, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report published today.

The Commission has published reports on the operation of several pieces of climate legislation: the European Climate Law; the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) Directive; the Effort Sharing Regulation; and the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) Regulation.

The European Commission and the European Environment Agency have published a LULUCF Handbook to support Member States in their design and implementation of land sector policies.

Did you know? Transport is responsible for one quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions in the EU, and road transport makes up 70% of that amount. These emissions primarily come from petrol and diesel cars.

On 7 May 2024, the Commission adopted an Implementing Regulation updating the templates for Member States to report their climate action data.

On 1 June 2024 at 10.00am CET, the European Commission will publish the total number of allowances in circulation (TNAC) on the EU carbon market in 2023.

The Commission received a notification from Germany, concerning its intention to voluntarily cancel allowances associated with the closure of electricity generation capacities in two ETS installations in its territory in 2022 due to additional national measures.