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  • EU Commission 'discussing' omission of nuclear and gas from GBS

    23 February 2022

    European Commissioners have discussed the potential exclusion of nuclear and gas activities from the proposed EU Green Bond Standard, according to a prominent Member of the European Parliament (MEP).

  • All EU green bonds to require transition plans under latest proposal

    21 February 2022

    All EU Green Bond issuers should create transition plans with emissions reductions targets covering at least the next five years, said the European Parliament's Environment,...

  • EU agrees "balanced" compromise Taxonomy deal

    17 December 2019

    The EU secured compromise on the Taxonomy to define what constitutes a green investment late Monday

  • Sustainability taxonomy passes through EU Parliament

    28 March 2019

    The EU’s taxonomy of sustainable activities has been approved by the European Parliament, paving the way for its adoption into regulation later this year.

  • Political rifts foil EU taxonomy definition of ‘brown’ activities

    13 March 2019

    An effort to define criteria for economic activities with a negative environmental impact within the EU’s sustainability taxonomy has been thwarted by political divisions in the European Parliament.

  • Uncertainty over EU ETS backloading 'deal'

    13 June 2013

    European carbon market observers are questioning the strength of a compromise text to delay the sale of millions of emissions allowances, not even 24 hours after the deal was reached.