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On 1 October, the European Commission extended the duration of the contract with European Energy Exchange AG (EEX) and its clearing system European Commodity Clearing AG (ECC) by one year for the services of the third common auction platform under the EU Emissions.

Renewable hydrogen is rapidly emerging as one of the leading clean alternatives to fossil fuels. Thanks to support from the Innovation Fund, the TopSOEC project aims to propel the large-scale production of European renewable hydrogen forward in an energy and cost-efficient way.

The Innovation Fund continues to support renewable hydrogen production as part of the European Hydrogen Bank.

At the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, co-hosted a high-level event on carbon pricing and innovation.

The Commission adopted an amendment to the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), Monitoring and Reporting Regulation (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066) on 23 September.

The Commission has adopted four Implementing Regulations to align with the new rules in Regulation (EU) 2024/573 on fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) that entered into force in March 2024.

On 11 September, the Commission hosted a high-level roundtable on how to manage climate risks and damages. Participants called for bold action on climate resilience and discussed structural changes, actionable tools and financing for the future.

Today, the Commission has published the State of the Energy Union Report 2024 which describes how the EU has managed unprecedented challenges in the energy policy landscape during this Commission's mandate.

The Commission published a report on the functioning of the Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, accompanied by a detailed evaluation.

The final report of the Climate Resilience Dialogue puts forward actions for increasing climate resilience in the EU and addressing the climate protection gap, with a focus on adaptation measures.

On 29 August, EU Member States represented in the Climate Change Committee endorsed an amendment to the Monitoring and Reporting Regulation proposed by the Commission (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066).

The Union Registry system will be inaccessible on August 13th, 2024, from 9:00 to 12:00 CEST due to an update of the IT system.

On 31 July 2024, the European Commission opened a consultation period for public feedback on a draft delegated act to provide clarity on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from offshore vessels within Regulation (EU) 2015/757 as of 2025.

Today, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) published the revised 2024 and the new 2025 EU ETS auction calendars.

Following up on the Commission’s first report on the real-world CO2 emissions of new passenger cars and vans from March 2024, today the European Environment Agency has published new data on this matter.

On 23 July 2024, the Commission published revised Guidance Documents (GDs) supporting the implementation of Directive 2009/31/EC on the geological storage of carbon dioxide (CCS Directive).

On 15 July, the EU commemorates the victims of the global climate crisis, at a ceremony held in Brussels attended by Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič and representatives of the Belgian government.

The European Commission adopted an amendment to the Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2126, reflecting changes in the use of the “ETS flexibility” under the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR).

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.