As of 2024, 60 countries are set to ban gasoline and diesel cars by specific dates to combat climate change. Norway leads the charge, aiming for a total shift to electric vehicles by 2025. Europe is moving quickly too, with the EU targeting 2035, though some countries are pushing for
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas resigned on July 15th, expecting to become the EU’s new foreign policy chief. Known for her strong support of Ukraine and tough stance against Russia, Kallas is moving to Brussels amid her party’s declining popularity at home. Despite Estonia’s high defense spending under her leadership,
It didn’t take long for Britain’s Chatham House think tank to outline a plan to counter Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s peace mission just ten days into Hungary’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. In a post titled “Orbán Is Using Hungary’s EU Council Presidency To Bulldoze EU
China has launched anti-dumping investigations into European Union imports of brandy and pork, escalating tensions following the EU’s imposition of provisional tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. The investigations, targeting products from France, Spain, the Netherlands, and Denmark, are seen as China’s response to pressure EU members into dropping tariffs on
Climate Minister Anna Moskwa has announced that Poland intends to challenge EU climate laws before the Court of Justice of the European Union. Poland will try to overturn the EU’s combustion engine phaseout and other climate laws with an appeal before the bloc’s top court, Climate Minister Anna Moskwa said.
The WHO and EU announce a global system of vaccine passports for ‘future pandemics,’ which will be the first building block of the WHO Global Digital Health Certification Network. The World Health Organization (WHO) and European Commission have announced today the launch of a landmark digital health partnership. In
EU Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said that Europe wants a label as it fights disinformation to determine if it is real or made by AI. The European Union is pushing online platforms like Google and Meta to step up the fight against false information by adding labels to text,
According to an investigation by BLOOM, the European Union is driving the tuna population in the Indian Ocean towards collapse. In recent years, negotiations have been taking place around saving the Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna.
Data from Electricity Maps and the IEA has been used to map Europe’s biggest sources of electricity by country.