Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

Today, the European Commission has formally established the new Battery Booster Facility C(2026) 3828/2. Mobilising up to €1.5 billion from EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) revenues in the Innovation Fund, the Booster will help battery cell manufacturers to ramp up production in Europe. For the first time, the Commission will provide direct support in the form […]

Luís Felipe Daibes, from Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, Haldre Rogers, from Virginia Tech, and Marco A. Pizo, from São Paulo State University, discuss their article: Landscape features predict broad-scale seed rain patterns across fragments of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, in both English and Portuguese Spanning a broad latitudinal gradient across South America, the Brazilian […]

Scientists constantly investigate the state of our planet and our greenhouse gas emissions and policy choices. This allows them to make projections about what our climate will look like in the future, based on different paths we might follow. Based on current policy choices, scientists have recently said that the previous ‘worst-case scenario’ (known as […]

From the Danube basin, where flood-prone regions are strengthening cross-border resilience, to the Mediterranean coast, where heat and water stress are reshaping adaptation strategies, and the forests and northern regions of Poland and Finland, where ecosystems and rural communities are adapting to rapid environmental change, the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change shows how climate […]

On 2 June, the European Commission signed a five-year contract with European Energy Exchange AG (EEX) and its clearing system European Commodity Clearing AG (ECC) for the services of the fourth common auction platform under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). EEX was appointed as the new common auction platform following a joint procurement […]

Alexandra Urza, Whitebark Institute in California, discusses her article: Seed source climate and precipitation timing determine dryland tree recruitment in hot and dry range margins As climate change intensifies drought and reshapes precipitation patterns across western North America, many dryland forests are facing an uncertain future. Adult trees can survive harsh conditions for centuries, but […]

The first CRCF Days, held on 20–21 May in Brussels, marked an important step towards building a robust carbon removals and carbon farming market in Europe. With the CRCF Regulation nearing full implementation, the event showcased significant progress: certification schemes can now apply for European Commission recognition, and the EU Buyers’ Club is gaining momentum, […]

Oliver Spacey, University of Oxford, UK, discusses his article: European mistletoe shares a similar demographic strategy with non-parasitic plants Few plants are as enshrined in folklore as mistletoe, and much of this is owed to its unusual ecology. A parasitic plant that never touches the ground and was thus associated with divine power, European mistletoe […]

The European Commission has adopted a Communication on the total number of allowances in circulation (TNAC) on the European carbon market. The TNAC is the annual surplus indicator, which determines the functioning of the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). In 2025, the TNAC stood at 1 023 494 […]

The Innovation Fund 2025 Net-Zero Technologies Call (IF25 NZT Call) closed on 23 April 2026, receiving a total of 358 project applications from 27 countries in the European Economic Area (EEA), confirming European industry’s strong interest in innovating and decarbonising. The applications submitted under this call, launched on 4 December 2025, requested a total of […]