Breakingviews – Feel-good war on short flights misses the mark

[ad_1] BRUSSELS, Sept 4 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Short flights within Europe are frequent flyers on wish lists of things to ban. In the name of cutting carbon dioxide emissions, countries…

Insight: Coal miners forced to save for a rainy day by insurance snub

[ad_1] LONDON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Some coal producers are having to set aside tens of millions of dollars to cover their own risks as they are cut adrift by…

Dutch government presses ahead with Schiphol flight cap as airlines protest

[ad_1] KLM aircraft are seen on the tarmac at Schipol airport near Amsterdam April 15, 2015. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights AMSTERDAM, Sept 1 (Reuters) – The Dutch government…

Carbon credit market confidence ebbs as big names retreat

[ad_1] LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Voluntary carbon markets have shrunk for the first time in at least seven years, as companies including food giant Nestle and fashion house Gucci…

Exclusive: Shell taps Goldman Sachs to explore Singapore refinery sale -sources

[ad_1] The logo of British multinational oil and gas company Shell is displayed during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File…

Germany set to miss net zero by 2045 target as climate efforts falter

[ad_1] A worker pulls the tape from a traffic sign indicating the ban on vehicles with Euro 5 diesel engines, on the Mittlerer Ring in Munich, Germany, February 1, 2023.…

France, Netherlands call for EU climate clampdown on private jets

[ad_1] Des jets privés sur le tarmac de l’aéroport de Nice. /Photo prise le 6 septembre 2022/REUTERS/Eric Gaillard Acquire Licensing Rights BRUSSELS, May 26 (Reuters) – Austria, France, Ireland and…

G7 urged to phase out fossil fuels by Netherlands, Chile, others

[ad_1] U.S. President Joe Biden, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Council Charles Michel, Italy’s Prime…

Netherlands increases subsidies for green hydrogen production

[ad_1] Dutch Minister for Climate and Energy Policy Rob Jetten attends a European Union energy ministers meeting on high energy prices, in Brussels, Belgium November 24, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo…

‘Greenlash’ fuels fears for Europe’s environmental ambitions

[ad_1] Backlash to green policies amid cost of living crisis Parties tap into worries ahead of EU, national votes Europe risks losing green investment to other regions New green policies…