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☆ Europe unveils $270 billion response to US green subsidies
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —Stung by the Biden administration’s huge green subsidy program, the European Union unveiled plans for its own “Green Deal” Wednesday to cut red tape and deliver tax breaks. The proposals, which will be debated by EU leaders next week, would make €250 billion ($272 billion) available from existing EU funds for the greening of industry, including offering tax breaks to businesses investing in net-zero technologies. EU leaders are worried that tax breaks for American companies, which amount to $270 billion, will disadvantage European firms and lure them to the United States. In a document detailing its new green industry plan, the European Commission also fingered China, saying it has provided green subsidies at a level twice as high as those in the European Union, relative to GDP. “Europe and its partners must do more to combat the effect of such unfair subsidies and prolonged market distortion,” it added.

Instead, the draft seen by Reuters offers to re-purpose some of the money the EU has already agreed to raise jointly for its post-coronavirus pandemic recovery fund. It will also loosen state aid rules to allow governments to support their firms more. GREEN TRANSITIONThe Recovery Fund already earmarks 250 billion euros in total to be spent on the transition to a green and sustainable economy. But an additional 225 billion euros in the Recovery Fund has not even been claimed by any country because these are cheap loans and governments prefer grants. The Commission said governments will now be able to use these unclaimed loans for green industry support, along with a 5.4 billion euro reserve in the EU budget created to counter the effects of Brexit.

☆ Davos 2023: Europe must seize catch-up chance - EU's Gentiloni
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] The logo of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2023 is seen at Davos Congress Centre, in the Alpine resort of Davos, Switzerland, January 16, 2023. REUTERS/Arnd WiegmannDAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 18 (Reuters) - An improved economic outlook gives Europe the chance to double-down on efforts to boost its industrial competitiveness in key sectors from clean energy to semiconductors, EU Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said on Wednesday. Speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Gentiloni said the bloc could avoid an all-out recession this year and get away with what he called a "limited contraction" of the economy in the first quarter. Gentiloni said that was leading to a new readiness to envisage industrial cooperation at EU level to make the bloc less dependent on others. Reporting by Mark John in Davos; Editing by Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Schmit: Reskilling, upskilling and education needed to fulfil green initiative in Europe
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSchmit: Reskilling, upskilling and education needed to fulfil green initiative in EuropeNicolas Schmit, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, discusses his outlook for employment in Europe and the measures necessary to achieve the EU's Green Deal.

☆ The threat of a transatlantic trade war is dominating Davos
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Silvia Amaro | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Trade tensions between the EU and the US are dominating the talk in Davos. Transatlantic trade tensions are dominating conversations at the World Economic Forum this week. On the one hand, European officials are saying they will come up with more financial support for European firms. On the other hand, the business community is excited about green subsidies stateside and argue the EU needs to match what the U.S. administration is doing. At the same time we have to support our competitiveness," European Commissioner for Economics, Paolo Gentiloni, told CNBC in Davos.

☆ Davos 2023: What you need to know about the WEF on Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Kathryn Lurie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The European Union will counter the U.S.'s game-changing Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), described in Davos as the most significant climate legislation since the 2015 Paris Agreement, with its own green deal. Liu's visit to Davos contrasts with the conspicuous absence of Russia, a key ally whose invasion of Ukraine China has refused to condemn. What was most needed, Kerry said, was "money, money, money, money, money, money, money." The slopes continued to be dominated by discussions about Davos' hottest topic in 2023 - Chat GPT and generative AI. For daily Davos updates in your inbox sign up for the Reuters Daily Briefing hereEditing by Leela de Kretser and Alexander SmithOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ E.U. outlines plan for clean tech future boosted by subsidies
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

“We know that we have a small window to invest in clean tech and innovation to gain leadership before the fossil fuel economy becomes obsolete,” von der Leyen said. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 17, 2023. “We have a compelling need to make this net-zero transition without creating new dependencies,” von der Leyen said. already waved through 672 billion euros ($727.5 billion) in aid to allow member states to deal with the impact of the war in Ukraine, any E.U. member states, European Commission Vice President Margrethe Vestager wrote last week that the U.S. plan “risks luring some of our E.U.

The EU is concerned that European companies will move to the United States, which has a $369 billion scheme to subsidise green production. The EU will therefore provide money for its industry as well, von der Leyen said. "To keep European industry attractive, there is a need to be competitive with the offers and incentives that are currently available outside the EU," she said. For the medium term, we will prepare a European Sovereignty Fund as part of the mid-term review of our budget later this year," von der Leyen said. She said the Commission was now working on what the needs of the green industry were.

☆ Exclusive: UN treaty must tackle production of problematic plastics, Japan says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( John Geddie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Nov 30 (Reuters) - A proposed United Nations plastic waste treaty must consider putting restrictions on the most problematic plastics, Japan's lead negotiator told Reuters, marking the first time the country has suggested it would support curbs on plastic production. However, on the same panel, Stewart Harris, a lobbyist for the American Chemistry Council, a trade association for some of the world's biggest plastic producers, warned that any move to restrict plastic production could backfire. "There will be tremendous unintended consequences if we were to restrict production." Plastic output is projected to double within 20 years, while the amount of plastic waste flowing into the world's oceans is forecast to triple in that period. The Swiss food and drink giant is among several big brands that have called for a reduction in virgin plastic production to bolster markets for recycled material and catalyse a shift towards reusable packaging.

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt CNN —Delegates from nearly 200 counties at the COP27 climate summit have agreed to set up a “loss and damage” fund meant to help vulnerable countries cope with climate disasters, in a landmark deal early Sunday morning in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. And in previous public remarks, US Climate Envoy John Kerry had said loss and damage was not the same thing as climate reparations. “This loss and damage fund will be a lifeline for poor families whose houses are destroyed, farmers whose fields are ruined, and islanders forced from their ancestral homes,” World Resources Institute CEO Ani Dasgupta said. Beyond 1.5 degrees, the risk of extreme drought, wildfires, floods and food shortages will increase dramatically, scientists said in the latest UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report. On Saturday, EU officials threatened to walk out of the meeting if the final agreement failed to endorse the goal to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

☆ How fuel cells could power the transition to a greener digital infrastructure industry
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Vertiv With Insider Studios | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The data center industry is booming and eager for land, which can push up property prices in residential areas. The partnership aims to develop a proof-of-concept for how low-carbon fuel cells can provide green power for data centers. Fuel cells are recognized as a cleaner and quieter power solution that can reduce the strain on urban power grids. Fuel cells can help reduce the data center industry's reliance on natural gas and diesel-powered generators, he added. In the webinar, Summers emphasized how important it is that any solution for low-carbon fuel cells turns into an "open standard."

☆ Beyond Catastrophe: A New Climate Reality Is Coming Into View
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( David Wallace-Wells | Photographs Devin Oktar Yalkin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +53 min

Beyond Catastrophe A New Climate Reality Is Coming Into View By David Wallace-WellsYou can never really see the future, only imagine it, then try to make sense of the new world when it arrives. (A United Nations report released this week ahead of the COP27 climate conference in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, confirmed that range.) A little lower is possible, with much more concerted action; a little higher, too, with slower action and bad climate luck. There were climate-change skeptics in some very conspicuous positions of global power. New emissions peaks are expected both this year and next, which means that more damage is being done to the future climate of the planet right now than at any previous point in history.

☆ Mașinile cu motoare diesel și pe benzină sunt pe cale de dispariţie
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-21 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Mașinile cu motoare diesel și pe benzină sunt condamnate la dispariție. Planurile de retragere au devenit mult mai agresive, ca de altfel întreg programul de reducere a amprentei de carbon în Uniunea Europeană. Oficialii Comisiei Europene discută stabilirea unei noi ținte de interzicere a vânzărilor de mașini cu motoare pe benzină și motorină. Însă acum, oficialii Comisiei analizează posibilitatea de a impune o reducere a emisiilor cu 60% până în 2030, mult peste obiectivul de 37,5% menționat inițial. Și având în vedere că mașinile au un ciclu de viață de 15 ani, 2035 este termenul limită pentru a opri vânzările de automobile cu motoare pe benzină și motorină pentru a atinge această țintă în 2050.

Organizations: Uniunea Europeană, Bruxelles, Green Deal, Parlamentului, Volvo, Volkswagen, Audi, Daimler, BMW, Europene, Asociației Europene, Deal

Oficialii Comisiei Europene discută stabilirea unei noi ținte de interzicere a vânzărilor de mașini cu motoare pe benzină și motorină. Însă acum, oficialii Comisiei analizează posibilitatea de a impune o reducere a emisiilor cu 60% până în 2030, mult peste obiectivul de 37,5% menționat inițial. Până în 2035, obiectivul ar putea fi de reducere cu 100% a emisiilor, arată sursele citate. Dacă propunerea va fi inclusă în textul final al proiectului, care va fi prezentat la 14 iulie, ar urma să intre ulterior în discuția statelor membre și a Parlamentului European. Șeful unui important grup de lobby al producătorilor auto a declarat că noile ținte ar duce nu doar la sfârșitul motorului cu ardere internă, ci și al mașinilor hibride plug-in.

Organizations: Bruxelles, Green Deal, Parlamentului, Volvo, Volkswagen, Audi, Daimler, BMW, Europene, Asociației Europene, Deal

☆ Александр Чудин: Самое большое препятствие для строительства энергоэффективных домов: люди просто не знают, что больше нет преград для строительства таких домов
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-05 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +21 min

Когда мы говорим об энергоэффективности зданий, то часто сталкиваемся с аббревиатурой NZEB, которую понимают только специалисты. Строительство здания NZEB требует использования инновационных решений и в оболочке здания, и в других системах. В каждом здании есть несколько источников энергии, например, два человека производят 100-150 ватт энергии, не говоря уже о приборах и других источниках тепла. Когда-нибудь, например, здания в средиземноморском стиле станут модными, но в наших климатических условиях они не будут устойчивыми. — Важно отметить, что сегодня самым большим препятствием для строительства энергоэффективных домов является то, что люди просто не знают, что преград для строительства таких домов больше нет.

Persons: , —, Александр Чудин, НьюЙорк Organizations: Zero, Агентство по энергоэффективности, Европейский банк реконструкции и развитие, Агентство энергоэффективности Locations: Молдова, ЕС, Великобритания, Республика Молдова, Кишинев, Молдове, Европа, Старый континент, Брюссель, США, Вена, Китай, Америка

☆ (interviu) Alexandru Ciudin: Cea mai mare barieră în construcția caselor eficiente energetic este că oamenii nu cunosc că nu mai există bariere pentru a construi astfel de case
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-30 | by ( Https | Www.Facebook.Com Unimedia.Info | Ion Ceban | ) unimedia.info time to read: +23 min

Care este diferența dintre o clădire al cărei consum de energie este aproape egal cu zero și o casă pasivă? Casele pasive sunt, prin urmare, clădiri foarte eficiente din punct de vedere energetic, dar care nu produc energie. De exemplu, în capitalele europene există o mulțime de clădiri istorice renovate, doar că nu se observă izolările termice. Există o directivă a UE privind performanța energetică a clădirilor, care în mare parte a fost transpusă în legislația națională prin Legea nr. Există o mulțime de exemple unde sunt utilizate materiale de construcție bio, fie în Europa fie în SUA.

Persons: Ciudin, Totodata, Katrina, Alexandru Ciudin Organizations: Zero Energy, Green Deal, Banca Europeană, Economiei Verzi, New Locations: Moldova, Republica Moldova, Chișinău, New York, Europa, AEE, Bruxel, SUA, Viena, China, America

☆ Посол РМ в ЕС: «У нашей страны появилось новое окно возможностей в диалоге с ЕС»
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-23 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +28 min

Даниэла Морарь – посол, глава Миссии Республики Молдова в Европейском союзе, то есть человек, который защищает и продвигает интересы нашей страны в диалоге с европейскими институтами. Республика Молдова также активировала Механизм гражданской защиты ЕС, через который она получила помощь в виде медицинского оборудования от государств-членов ЕС. Республика Молдова является ассоциированным партнером Европейского союза, который внимательно следит за внутренними событиями в Республике Молдова, является основным торговым партнером и остается основным поставщиком помощи и опыта в проведении реформ. В то же время мы по-прежнему заинтересованы в обмене опытом и диалоге между странами Восточного партнерства и Западными Балканами. Прямой ответит на ваш вопрос: в настоящее время есть окно возможностей для Республики Молдова, но только от результатов будет зависеть, как долго оно останется открытым.

Persons: , Даниэла Морарь, Превосходительство, Гжа Морарь, Николай Титулеску, Карл Бильдт, Радослав Сикорский, Клеман Бон, Хельга Шмид, Урсула фон дер ЛяйенС, Шарль Мишель Organizations: Team, Миссия, МИДЕЯ, Управление европейской интеграции, Европейская комиссия, Всемирная организация здравоохранения, ВОЗ, ВП, Европейский совет, Восточное партнерство, Политика Восточное партнерство, Европейская служба внешних связей, Документ, Общая политика безопасности и оборона, Постоянное структурированное сотрудничество по вопросам безопасности и обороны (), Центр европейских политических исследований (), Европейская зеленая, МИДЕИ, Миссии, Совет ЕС, Европейская служба внешних действий, ОБСЕ, МолдоваЕС, Евразийский союз Locations: Covid, Team Europe, –, Республика Молдова, Европейский союз, Молдова, ЕС, Республика Молдова Европейский союз, Евросоюз, Восточное партнерство, Румыния, Грузия, Украина, Брюссель, Кишинев, Восточное, Западные Балкан, Западные Балкан Вы, Албания, Северная Македония, Западные, Балканами, Многолетние, Европа, Швеция, Польша, Франция, Иран

☆ Next two weeks will be critical for China in coronavirus outbreak, IMF chief says
▼ + stars: | 2020-02-14 | by ( Vicky Mckeever | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

China's National Health Commission on Friday reported an additional 121 deaths nationwide, with 5,090 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus. She explained that not only was this strain of the new virus, COVID-19, different than SARS but China and the world economy had also changed. China only represented 8% of the world economy in the early 2000s and now makes up a 19% share, she pointed out. She added that the world economy at that time was "actually in quite good shape," but was now more "sluggish." Physicians have likened it to the outbreak of SARS, which had a short incubation period of two to seven days.

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