The Guardian
EU’s proposed 2040 emissions target signals its retreat as leader on climate action 2 juillet 2025 à 16:28

EU’s proposed 2040 emissions target signals its retreat as leader on climate action

2 juillet 2025 à 16:28

Proposal faces the surprising opposition of France – despite most Europeans being firmly in favour of climate measures

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For most of the past 30 years, the EU has led the world on climate action. The bloc had the deepest reductions in greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto protocol; the first climate laws came from EU member states; the first emissions trading scheme, in 2005; and the Paris agreement in 2015.

At times when other major countries – the US, Japan, Canada, China and India at various points – have stepped back, the EU has often stepped forward. There would be no Paris accord had the bloc not won a key battle at the Durban climate summit in 2011 that paved the way.

The Guardian
Google undercounts its carbon emissions, report finds 2 juillet 2025 à 12:00

Google undercounts its carbon emissions, report finds

The Guardian

Par :Johana Bhuiyan

2 juillet 2025 à 12:00

Research says Google’s carbon emissions went up by 65% between 2019-2024, not 51% as the tech giant had claimed

In 2021, Google set a lofty goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. Yet in the years since then, the company has moved in the opposite direction as it invests in energy-intensive artificial intelligence. In its latest sustainability report, Google said its carbon emissions had increased 51% between 2019 and 2024.

New research aims to debunk even that enormous figure and provide context to Google’s sustainability reports, painting a bleaker picture. A report authored by non-profit advocacy group Kairos Fellowship found that, between 2019 and 2024, Google’s carbon emissions actually went up by 65%. What’s more, between 2010, the first year there is publicly available data on Google’s emissions, and 2024, Google’s total greenhouse gas emissions increased 1,515%, Kairos found. The largest year-over-year jump in that window was also the most recent, 2023 to 2024, when Google saw a 26% increase in emissions just between 2023 and 2024, according to the report.

NYT
A Power Line for Clean Energy Was in the Works. Now, an Investigation Looms. 2 juillet 2025 à 11:00

A Power Line for Clean Energy Was in the Works. Now, an Investigation Looms.

NYT

Par :David Gelles

2 juillet 2025 à 11:00

The Grain Belt Express line, meant to carry electricity from wind farms across the Midwest, faces an inquiry from the Missouri attorney general.

Charles Henke, a landowner on whose property the Grain Belt Express would pass, in Salisbury, Mo. He opposes the project.

The Guardian
EU may allow carbon credits from developing countries to count towards climate goals 1 juillet 2025 à 11:47

EU may allow carbon credits from developing countries to count towards climate goals

The Guardian

Par :Fiona Harvey Environment editor

1 juillet 2025 à 11:47

Exclusive: Green groups furious at plans to let member states buy controversial carbon offsets from abroad

EU member states may be allowed to count controversial carbon credits from developing countries towards their climate targets, the European climate commissioner has said as states meet for a crucial decision on the issue.

The EU will discuss on Wednesday its target for slashing carbon dioxide by 2040, with an expected cut of 90% compared with 1990 levels, in line with the bloc’s overarching target of reaching net zero by mid-century.

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