In brief | 4 February '25
EEA: EU maritime transport: progress made but environmental, sustainability challenges persist
Europe’s maritime sector is making progress towards greater sustainability but will need to increase its efforts over the coming years to meet EU climate and environment goals aimed at reducing energy use, pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions as well as better protecting biodiversity.
Carbon Pulse launches new Article 6 Portal
Carbon Pulse has launched a free-access Article 6 Portal tracking international carbon market developments under the Paris Agreement, with data visualisations that demonstrate the gathering pace of UN carbon credit issuance and trading around the world.
Bloomberg: Investors with 6.8 trillion USD warn EU not to bow to ESG backlash
- Reporting requirements help on investing decisions, group says
- France and Germany have been pushing against regulations
Euractiv: Free money won’t soothe Germany’s climate pain
Germany’s ‘Klimageld’ scheme never got off the ground despite government pledges – but a new report says that might not matter.
T&E: How to take the risk out of hydrogen investments
If the EU succeeds in taking the risk out of investments, hydrogen’s moment could have finally arrived, writes William Todts.
Hydrogen Insight: 'A hydrogen bridge between Saudi Arabia and Germany'
German SEFE and Saudi ACWA Power sign early-stage gigawatt-scale offtake deal for green hydrogen.
