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Order of the National Green Tribunal on the demarcation of Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 27/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kamal Tiwari Vs Union of India & Others dated 27/05/2025. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest and Chief Wildlife Warden, Rajasthan stated that a high level meeting to review the progress on the demarcation of Nahargarh …

The cost of supporting alternative jet fuels in the European Union

Alternative jet fuels (AJFs) are among the few available in-sector approaches to reduce aviation sector emissions. Although the aviation sector has not played a prominent role in fuels policy to date, policymakers are increasingly incorporating aviation fuels into long-term strategies as the road sector is electrified. This report reviews the …

Cancer deaths falling for half decade in EU: study

The chances of dying from cancer for men has dropped about six percent from 139 deaths per 100,000 males in 2014 to 131 this year, according to a paper in the Annals of Oncology medical journal. The death rate from cancer has been falling for half a decade in the …

Europe Leads The Way To 40% Below 1990 Levels By 2030

If the world fulfills the pledges made at COP 21 it might be possible to keep the rise of average global temperatures to between 3.3 and 3.8 degrees above 1990 levels, but this may be unattainable. CO2 emissions reached an all-time high, with an increase of close to 3%, in …

European Parliament to vote on timber legality agreement with Vietnam

The European Parliament begins debate March 11 on a resolution to consent to the recently signed Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with Vietnam on the trade of timber and timber products from the Southeast Asian country. The VPA is the result of nearly eight years of negotiations aimed at stopping the …

French government working on 'more ambitious' energy and climate bill

A draft energy and climate law due to be presented to French cabinet ministers on Monday has been postponed so that it can be reworked with more ambitious environmental goals, President Emmanuel Macron’s office said on Sunday. The proposals had been criticized by climate change campaigners and a high-level state-backed …

Italy's polluted Po Valley gasps for fresh air

It is only the end of February, but air pollution in Milan has already exceeded the legal limit for 2019, and the Po Valley swims in a soupy smog. "I can really feel when there's smog, I suffer all winter long," 45-year old Milan local Fabio Cigognini told AFP, describing …

SPS barriers to India’s agriculture export learning from the EU experiences in SPS and food safety standards

India is one of the largest producers of a number of agriculture commodities and the European Union (EU) is one of the largest export markets for India. In 2015-16, India’s export of agricultural commodities to the EU was more than five times higher than the EU’s exports to India. While …

Raising and strengthening EU climate ambition: priorities and options for the next five years

Translating the EU’s long-term strategy into action also means engaging more deeply with the different opportunities, challenges and conditions to unlock specific challenges faced by individual Member States or sub-national regions. A common European approach to decarbonisation and common legislative tools are of course needed. However, the EU must also …

Europe's approach to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals: good practices and the way forward

The 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development offers a unique framework for transformative pathways towards sustainability worldwide. The 2030 Agenda also requires a paradigm shift in governance, - at and between all levels. This study examines the governance frameworks put in place for SDG implementation in all EU Member States, and …

High & low ILUC risk biofuels: policy recommendations for the EU delegated act

A significant share of palm oil and soybean expansion happens on rainforests, forests, peatland and savannahs (land with high carbon stocks), according to a new study reviewing the latest scientific evidence on deforestation. Based on the most recent available satellite assessments, the report estimates that 31% of palm oil expansion …

Spain brings fresh impetus to climate fight after lost decade

Spain’s prime minister vowed on Friday to make up for a decade of inaction on climate change brought on by a harsh economic recession during which he said the country lost its passion and creativity to tackle the issue. Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez, who came into power in June, said …

EU-Japan seminar presents long-term climate change strategies for 2050

A EU-Japan joint policy seminar on the theme of climate change took place at the office of the Delegation of EU in Tokyo on Jan 17. The event brought together European Commissioners, Japanese ministers and businessmen discussing EU and Japan’s long-term climate change strategies. The European strategy mainly consists of …

Guyana signs on to forest management agreement with the EU

After six long years, Guyana has signed on to an agreement with the EU that should prove instrumental in securing a profitable position for the small Latin American country in the global legal logging industry. The agreement will eventually allow Guyana to issue logging licenses under the EU’s Forest Law …

European Parliament Passes EU-Morocco Agriculture Agreement

Rabat – The European Parliament has voted on the agriculture agreement between Morocco and the European Union, passing it by a large majority. The agreement was voted on in a plenary session in Strasbourg today. The agreement received 444 votes in favor of the agriculture deal. The deal aims to …

New air pollution plans improve on EU rules, government claims

The government has set out new plans on air pollution that ministers say go beyond existing EU rules, with a pledge to improve air quality nationwide to the standards the World Health Organization (WH0) recommends. Farmers will be subject to such air quality regulations for the first time to cut …

CO2 emission standards for passenger cars and light-commercial vehicles in the European Union

On December 17, 2018, representatives of the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the European Council agreed on a compromise for the European Union (EU) regulation setting binding carbon dioxide (CO2) emission targets for new passenger cars and light-commercial vehicles for 2025 and 2030. The agreed-upon targets aim to reduce …

Fluorinated greenhouse gases 2018

Data reported by companies on the production, import, export and destruction of fluorinated greenhouse gases in the European Union, 2007-2017. The 2018 edition of the European Environment Agency (EEA) report on fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) confirms the good progress achieved in 2017 by the European Union (EU) in phasing down …

Sustainable urban mobility in South East European countries

This report, which addresses the important step of “greening” the transportation system in South East Europe (SEE) countries. The main reason for establishing the SUMSEEC project is the exchange of experience between SEE cities, which often face common challenges, and opportunities. The project aims at creating sustainable and integrated transport …

The EU long-term strategy to reduce GHG emissions in light of the Paris Agreement and the IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C

The European Union has recently published its Strategic Vision “A clean planet for all” along with the In-Depth Analysis supporting it. In it, the European Commission claims that an 80% reduction of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 can be taken as being in line with the Paris Agreement’s …

EU's climate chief calls for bloc to go for net-zero emissions by 2050

The European Union’s climate chief on Tuesday called on the bloc to aim for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the most ambitious path in a long-term strategy due to be announced on Wednesday. With President Donald Trump pulling the United States out of international efforts to curb global warming, …

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