Energy Transition

EU Clean Industrial Deal sparks mixed reactions

“Although it is certainly industrial, it is far from clean.”

Melodie Michel

28 February 2025

Net zero

Climate experts predict net zero delay, but remain optimistic

The IPR 2025 Transition Forecast suggests a 67% probability of limiting global warming to 2°C or below.

Melodie Michel

28 February 2025

Policy & Standards

EU Clean Industrial Deal: €100bn to accelerate green manufacturing

Sustainability criteria in public procurement, carbon intensity label and a 24% circularity target.

Melodie Michel

27 February 2025

EU Omnibus

EU confirms dramatic cuts in sustainability reporting requirements

"Full-scale deregulation designed to dismantle corporate accountability."

Melodie Michel

26 February 2025

Policy & Standards

Trump’s energy policies risk creating compliance headaches for US firms

“Diverging state and federal climate policies are creating a fragmented regulatory landscape in the US."

Melodie Michel

21 February 2025

Policy & Standards

EU ‘only partially on track’ to meet environmental targets: report

Only 5 out of 28 indicators are fully on track.

Melodie Michel

21 February 2025

Food System

EU vision for sustainable agriculture ‘lacks vision’, NGOs say

"Very timid steps towards creating fairer and more sustainable EU food supply chains."

Melodie Michel

20 February 2025

Policy & Standards

UNEP calls for ‘dramatic uptick’ in sustainability action in annual report

“The reality is that environmental multilateralism is sometimes messy and sometimes arduous."

Melodie Michel

19 February 2025

Policy & Standards

SEC signals intention to dismantle hard-fought climate disclosure rule

The move had been expected since Donald Trump was reelected on an anti-ESG agenda in November.

Melodie Michel

12 February 2025

Policy & Standards

SBTi launches consultation on Corporate Net Zero Standard revision

Experts from business, civil society and academia are invited to apply to take part in the working groups by February 28, 2025.

Melodie Michel

11 February 2025