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Suspected Climate Activist Arrested After German Power-Grid Sabotage Attempts

A series of suspected sabotage attacks against Germany’s electricity infrastructure has expanded into a broader cross-border security investigation after German police arrested a 48-year-old man accused of targeting power facilities in several states. The case began with incidents in early September involving high-voltage infrastructure in Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia. Authorities subsequently linked the suspect to […]

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Norway Reassesses Arctic Energy Strategy as Petroleum Revenues Rise

Energy / ENM

Norway is placing greater emphasis on national energy interests as it balances its role as a major European energy supplier with evolving climate and security priorities, according to an analysis by energy researcher Francesco Sassi. The strategy has exposed differences between the Norwegian government and parts of the country’s oil and gas industry. Companies including

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COP30 Highlights the Environmental Damage Inflicted by Brazil’s Soy Industry

Americas / ENM

As Brazil prepares to host COP30 in Belém in 2025, attention is focusing on a complex paradox at the heart of its climate policy: how to present itself as a leader in forest protection while remaining one of the world’s largest producers of soy — a crop closely linked to deforestation in the Amazon. A

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The European Commission: Out of Touch with Reality and Democracy

Environment, Trade / ENM

By Pieter Cleppe, editor-in-chief, BrusselsReport.eu As the European Commission charges ahead with a new climate ambition—cutting emissions by 90% by 2040 compared to 1990 levels—it seems determined to ignore both economic warning signs and the political will of European citizens. Despite a clear electoral setback for green parties in the 2024 European Parliament elections, Brussels

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Just before leaving office, Biden sets new climate goal

Environment / ENM

In the United States, the Biden administration has announced a new climate target. The U.S. already committed to zeroing out its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The new American interim NDC now foresees to change this from 50 – 52% by 2030, based on the country’s 2005 greenhouse gas emission levels, to 61 – 66%

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Kazakhstan referendum approves nuclear energy development

Central Asia / ENM

More than 70% of voters in Kazakhstan have expressed support for new nuclear energy projects, according to preliminary results from the country’s Central Election Commission. In Sunday’s referendum, which saw a 63% voter turnout, 71.12% of the 7.8 million participants answered “yes” to the question: “Do you agree with the construction of a nuclear power

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EU Commission orders France to set renewable energy targets despite existing nuclear power capacity

Energy / ENM

In a move aimed at reinforcing the European Union’s commitment to combating climate change, the European Commission has urged France to establish more ambitious renewable energy targets. This decision comes despite France’s substantial reliance on nuclear power, which already significantly reduces its carbon footprint. The European Commission’s directive, part of the broader EU Green Deal,

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Emerging economies to challenge EU climate levy at WTO

Indo-Pacific / ENM

India, South Africa, Taiwan and several other emerging economies are looking at challenging the EU’s “Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism” (CBAM) at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal had previously warned that India will take “retaliatory measures” against what he considers to be unfair customs tariffs. According to estimates, these would hit

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

Environment / ENM

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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“Cost of EU CBAM climate tariff for Africa is four times higher than EU developmend aid”

Africa / ENM

Experts have warned that EU’s carbon border scheme is punitive, and dramatically reduces the space for developing countries to achieve growth and to create jobs. The so-called CBAM enters into force on a transitional basis in October and it introduces a carbon tax on exports to the EU. A study carried out by the African

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