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Washington’s most powerful interests don’t know whether to cheer Harris — or dread her
Would she bring continuity with Joe Biden’s policies? A more centrist vibe? A sharper progressive bite? Industries including tech, energy and pharma want to know.
Von der Leyen threads the climate needle to keep her job
Who won, who lost and who screwed up in the EU election
EU Green Deal? No, thanks: Germany’s liberals want a weaker ‘Yellow Deal’
UK’s climate plan ruled unlawful (again)
German minister threatens ‘indefinite driving bans’ on weekends
Climate protection is now a human right — and lawsuits will follow
Von der Leyen faces rebellion as her party seethes over 2040 climate goal
At a Wednesday meeting conservative MEPs questioned why the EU is offering new targets as farmers protest and elections loom.
Poland’s climate surprise pressures EU to pitch ambitious 2040 target
The new Polish government says it is ‘stepping up’ its fight against climate change — a vow that will ripple through Brussels.
Trump who? Republicans in Dubai try to carve out their own climate agenda.
GOP lawmakers came to the U.N. climate summit to promote a vision that champions U.S. fossil fuels and nuclear energy while acknowledging the need to cut carbon. It’s unclear how much that will matter if the former president regains the White House.
Kamala Harris at climate summit: World must ‘fight’ those stalling action
US vice president uses her international platform to polish her climate credentials — but it comes with political peril.
Anti-green backlash hovers over COP climate talks
War, a fossil fuel boom and populist revolts are sapping the optimism from the fight against climate change. And then there’s Trump.
Oil industry rides into climate summit bigger than ever
Price spikes driven by the war in Ukraine are helping fill the petroleum giants’ coffers, despite governments’ promises of a greener era.
Who wants what out of COP28
Our scorecard of what the most powerful factions of countries will be fighting over at the climate summit — and the obstacles they face.
Slovakia’s president refuses to back climate change denier as environment minister
Zuzana Čaputová’s decision could prevent Robert Fico from attending next week’s EU summit.
Germany’s Lindner blasts EU over ‘enormously dangerous’ green plans
Finance minister warns that a Brussels push to make buildings across the bloc more energy-efficient would threaten ‘social peace.’
EU won’t ‘dilute’ ambition, says new climate chief
Maroš Šefčovič says he’ll defend the bloc’s efforts to slash emissions, but he won’t push the envelope.
Biden’s hydrogen bombshell leaves Europe in the dust
The EU is investing billions into becoming a green energy superpower. But Washington’s Inflation Reduction Act means it’s the US reaping the rewards.
US pumps the brakes on EU clean car deal
Brussels had hoped for a quick resolution of its spat with Washington over electric vehicle tax credits. It’s taking longer than expected.
Oil and gas critics escalate their gripes against Biden
But many green campaigners are lamenting administration actions that favored oil drilling and natural gas exports.
The EU greenwashed fossil gas. Today, we are suing.
Financial institutions and policymakers beware: the EU Taxonomy’s greenwashing of gas is on shaky ground.
High Seas Treaty secured after marathon UN talks
‘This is a massive success for multilateralism,’ UN General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi says.
Joe Biden: EU conservative hero
The US president’s signature climate bill is offering bitter inspiration for Europe’s conservatives.
EU accused of climate accounting tricks
The bloc says it’s doing more to cut emissions, but environmentalists aren’t convinced.
Biden’s mission at climate summit: Convince world ‘it’s different now’
Delegates at COP27 were divided on whether the US president’s three-hour visit met the mark.
France wants to ban poorly insulated rentals from Airbnb
Paris mayor’s office welcomes the move.
The singular career of Mauro Petriccione, the EU’s ‘born negotiator’
The senior civil servant at the EU’s climate and trade divisions leaves a lasting legacy.