In brief | 2 May '25
T&E:
The decision to create a Europe-wide carbon price was right but creates significant political risk. The good news is it can still be fixed.
Carbon Brief:
The 鈥渧ast majority鈥� of the UK government鈥檚 plans to prepare for climate hazards have made virtually no progress over the past two years, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC).
AP, Reuters:
The US and Ukraine signed an agreement granting American access to Ukraine鈥檚 vast mineral resources. Reuters Ukraine鈥檚 critical minerals and how they are important for transition technologies like e-mobility.
Montel:
Coal volumes transported along the river Rhine, from northwest European ports to German power plants, fell by 13 percent last year, and are set to decline further in 2025 as the region鈥檚 green transition continues.
Reuters:
Germany's domestic intelligence agency has classified the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as an extremist entity that threatens democracy, a move enabling it to better monitor the party that came second in February's federal election.
