In brief | 3 December '24
Nature:
The world has changed since Europe鈥檚 ambitious climate package was designed. Here鈥檚 how the agreement should evolve.
Reuters:
Dutch-owned power grid group TenneT said on Tuesday (3 December) it will separate its businesses in the Netherlands and Germany in order to facilitate growth and a potential sale of its German arm.
Reuters:
Automotive supplier Feintool will close one of its sites in Germany and cut its workforce by as many as 200 people due to weakness in demand for electric vehicles and uncertainty over the shift to renewable energy, the Swiss firm said.
Bloomberg:
The German company said its plant southwest of Oslo will now enter a commissioning phase with the aim to capture about 400,000 tons of carbon dioxide a year.
Reuters:
France is at a critical juncture due to uncertainty over the country's budget and the future of the government, finance minister Antoine Armand said.
The Guardian:
Countries and organisations will make submissions before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on the legal obligations of countries to fight climate change.
EU Commission and EIB
This partnership will see a 鈧�200 million top-up (loan guarantee) to the programme from the EU Innovation Fund. It comes in addition to 鈧�1 billion in grants to support electric vehicle battery cell manufacturing projects via the Innovation Fund, also announced .
EEA:
Amid increased and devastating impacts of climate change and continuing degradation of our nature, the European Union must redouble its efforts to stay the course on its climate and environment policies and ambitions, said EEA executive director Leena Yl盲-Mononen.
