News

At the COP29 UN Climate Change Conference on 11-22 November in Azerbaijan, the European Union will work with international partners to deliver on the goals of the Paris Agreement of limiting global average temperature rise to as close as possible to 1.5C.

The EU achieved a net 8% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 compared to the previous year.

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.

The Commission has granted today more than €380 million to 133 new projects across Europe under the LIFE Programme for environment and climate action.

The Commission has today published its assessment of the draft updated National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) of Austria, with recommendations on where Austria should raise its ambitions in line with the agreed EU objectives for 2030.

On 16 October 2024, the European Commission adopted a delegated act to provide clarity on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from offshore vessels in the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) Regulation for maritime transport as of 2025.

The high-level conferences will take in the coming weeks, as the international community looks to make progress on issues of global importance.

Six renewable hydrogen projects have signed their respective grant agreements, advancing them towards implementation.

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).