🇸🇪 Zweden
Mastercard introduces calculator to help consumers track carbon impact
The tool allows users to gauge the amount of carbon emissions generated by their purchases
Nieuwsdossier
Klimaatbeleid
Nieuws over klimaatbeleid, uitstoot, klimaatdoelen, energietransitie en internationale klimaatafspraken. Dit dossier bevat momenteel 125 gekoppelde berichten.
🇫🇷 Frankrijk
Klimaat & energie
French oil giant Total rebrands in shift to renewables
Total is the latest energy giant to face pressure from shareholders to reduce carbon emissions faster.
🇳🇱 Nederland
Klimaat & energie
Dutch Court Gives Shell Nine Years to Cut Its Carbon Emissions by 45 Percent from 2019 Levels
In a landmark ruling being hailed by climate activists as “game-changing,” a Dutch court on Wednesday ordered Royal Dutch Shell to cut its carbo…
🇧🇬 Bulgarije
Klimaat & energie
Expensive Carbon Emissions Will Not Affect the Price of Electricity in Bulgaria for Now - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
In recent months, the price of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions has increased significantly and is already above the forecast of the Bulgarian Ene…
🇭🇺 Hongarije
Klimaat & energie
EU clinches hard-fought deal on 55% 2030 climate target
European leaders haggled through the night to clinch a deal on the bloc's updated climate target for 2030 on Friday morning (11 December), agree…
🇸🇪 Zweden
Klimaat & energie
Are you watching, EU? Greta Thunberg sends pointed warning
GRETA Thunberg has sent a pointed warning to the EU about its "years of inaction" over reducing carbon emissions and tackling climate change.
🇧🇪 België
Klimaat & energie
EU agrees deal to cut carbon emissions 55 per cent by 2030
EU leaders have agreed to set an ambitious target of slashing greenhouse gas emissions by 55 per cent over the next decade. The figure marks a s…
🇮🇪 Ierland
Politiek
Joe Biden gets to work as defeated Donald Trump refuses to concede election
The Democrat will seek to rejoin the Paris climate agreement and the World Health Organisation, according to reports.
🇫🇷 Frankrijk
Politiek
Trump calls India’s air “filthy”; Remark triggers reactions
New York: US President Donald Trump has accused China, India and Russia of not taking care of their “filthy air” as he justified America’s withd…
🇩🇪 Duitsland
Economie
EU demands new carbon emissions cuts equivalent to ‘shutting Germany
THE EUROPEAN UNION is demanding additional carbon emissions cuts from its members that nearly equate to shutting down the entire German economy.
🇩🇰 Denemarken
Siemens to explore leveraging wind power for hydrogen production
The company, which earlier this year launched the world’s biggest wind turbine, plans to start a pilot project in Denmark to test how its machin…
🇧🇪 België
Economie
Cambodia: Global brands express concerns over govt.'s shift to coal power; while companies say the move clashes with their corporate targets to reduce carbon emissions
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🇱🇺 Luxemburg
Klimaat & energie
Votum Klima Calls for Coherent Climate Policy in Luxembourg
Votum Klima, a platform of several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Luxembourg, has launched a climate... }}
🇫🇷 Frankrijk
Klimaat & energie
Thunberg: "When your house is on fire, you don't wait a few more years to start putting it out"
Greta Thunberg tells Europe that aiming for zero carbon emissions by 2050 is not enough to address climate change
🇪🇪 Estland
Klimaat & energie
Simson: Electricity from Ida Viru County alone would be more expensive
Estonia's European Commissioner Kadri Simson (Center) has said that cheaper electricity prices have resulted from competition and from the Europ…
🇪🇪 Estland
Politiek
Pentus-Rosimannus: Climate policy double dealings to prove costly
Switching to climate neutrality is the greatest and chief goal of the European Commission. Why should the EU support those who are really pushin…
🇪🇪 Estland
Economie
Lux Express requests funding help to introduce 'green' buses
Lux Express Estonia wants to introduce buses which would cut carbon emissions by running on LNG and CNG, and has asked Ministries of Finance and…
🇪🇸 Spanje
Klimaat & energie
Q&A: Carbon emissions will reach record high in 2019, thanks to the burning of fossil fuels
It's a climate change milestone: The amount of carbon dioxide released by burning fossil fuels will hit 37 billion tons this year, setting anoth…