Climate, energy, Green Deal, ESG
The Commission’s AccelerateEU communication of 22 April 2026 lays out the EU’s response to the energy crisis with affordable, secure energy through accelerated clean energy deployment.
The informal meeting of EU energy ministers on 12-13 May 2026 in Cyprus addresses the impact of the Middle East conflict on energy prices and the AccelerateEU action plan.
EU Mission on Cancer has reached its 5-year milestone in 2026: progress toward improving 3 million lives by 2030 through prevention, early diagnosis, treatment innovation and patient-centric care.
EIB President Nadia Calvino called in May 2026 for cities to dramatically boost green investment for safety and resilience, citing climate-driven flood and heat risks reshaping urban planning across Europe.
The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism enters its definitive period in 2026. How CBAM works, who pays, and what it means for global trade.
European wind power capacity hit new records in 2025 with major offshore installations. Where the buildout stands in 2026, the bottlenecks, and what comes next.
The Commission has proposed a Temporary Decarbonisation Fund using 25 percent of CBAM revenues to support EU industry decarbonisation efforts in 2028-2029.
The Commission is planning to extend the CBAM to 180 aluminium and steel-intensive downstream products from January 2028.
The EU CBAM entered compliance phase on 1 January 2026, marking the first fully operational border carbon adjustment policy globally.