Energy and Climate

The unexpected Ocean Act will cover everything from fishing to tourism to defense — but details are scant.

The central bank expects big spending programs at home to offset weaker demand for eurozone exports.

“We have discussed how we can implement European sanctions and American sanctions at the same time,” European Commission chief tells POLITICO.

Countries would set their own water efficiency targets under the proposal, which would not be legally binding.

Activists left it at the Paris headquarters of energy giant EDF to protest France’s imports of Russian energy.

Zelenskyy allies visit Congress to bolster Russia sanctions bill.

France and Belgium are seeking more reassurances on Brussels’ proposal to gradually end Russian gas purchases by 2027.

Greenpeace said it “borrowed” the statue for its demonstration.

The EU’s scientific advisers warned Monday that expected plans to outsource some emissions cuts would undermine the bloc’s climate credibility.

Using international carbon credits in place of domestic action undermines climate efforts, scientific advisory board says.

Wopke Hoekstra successfully pushed the incoming coalition to back foreign carbon credits, helping shift the EU-level 2040 talks. 

Two separate legal cases tackling Trump’s tariffs may push the U.S. administration to strike a quicker deal, analysts say.

Germany, France and Poland are in favor.

Critical gas pipelines, power lines and data cables are the “soft belly of British security,” ministers have been warned.

The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled unanimously that the president overstepped his powers in imposing the tariffs on dozens of trading partners, most of which he’s since paused.

A top EU diplomat described the pithy analogy as “no longer helpful.”

The first formal meeting of coalition partners ends in success as the parties agree on a wide range of measures for the government.

Some German politicians have pushed for the restoration of the flow of gas from Russia to Germany via the Nord Stream pipelines.

Testing the strength of its hand, Brussels wants the latest data on the scale of EU investments in America ahead of crunch talks with the Trump administration.

The updated analysis reflects progress, but relies on countries following through on promises amid a green backlash.

Nitrate pollution is destroying Europe’s aquatic ecosystems. Three decades after the EU started regulating it, there has been almost no improvement.

In an interview with POLITICO, EU climate chief Teresa Ribera warns against watering down the goal too much.

Brussels says it wants to save Europe’s waters. Here’s what it’s up against.

As climate change brings heatwaves, droughts and sudden bursts of torrential rain, much of Europe’s leaky water infrastructure is dangerously underprepared for the coming storm.