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EU Prepares for Trump’s Expected Exit from Paris Climate Accord

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The European Union is bracing for another seismic shift in international climate policy as Donald Trump returns to the U.S. presidency, with plans to once again withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. Trump’s previous exit from the agreement, coupled with his administration’s rollback of domestic environmental policies, disrupted global efforts to combat …

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European Parliament votes to delay deforestation rules with one year

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Yesterday, a majority of Members of European Parliament voted in favour of postponing the EU’s new deforestation regulation (EUDR) with one year, so it will only enter into force in January 2026. The European People’s Party, which is the biggest group in the EP, submitted a whole range of amendments, ultimately however pulling amendments that …

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EU “climate tariff” CBAM increasingly under fire

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Writing for EU Observer, Frances Li rails against the EU’s new carbon tariff carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). She notes: “The EU prides itself in its progressive values, including its commitment to sustainable development. However, its incoming deforestation regulation and carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) disproportionately burden developing countries–and within them, smaller and medium sized …

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UN official slams EU for using green policies to hold back developing countries

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”Rebeca Grynspan, secretary-general of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, has issued fundamental criticism at the EU’s trade policies, stating they hurt developing countries. She told the Financial Times: “Many trade rules forbid policies that can be used by developing countries. And the developed countries have more fiscal space to subsidise in the areas …

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EU agency warning EU may miss its own climate targets triggers debate about policy alternatives

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In a new report, the EU’s European Environment Agency (EEA) warns the EU that it is failing its climate targets, noting that the current 10-year trend is “going in the wrong direction”. The EEA takes stock annually of progress towards the 8th Environment Action Programme (8th EAP) objectives on the basis of a set of …

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