European Council - Photo © European Union 2026

During yesterday’s European Council, EU leaders met to discuss the new energy shock hitting Europe, with some of them looking towards deregulation measures and major changes to the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) as possible solutions.

Bioeconomy - farmer ploughing field - Photo by Frank Molter © European Union 2017

The EU’s new bioeconomy strategy, adopted buy EU states, aims for a sustainable bioeconomy by 2040 and promotes the use of bio-based solutions across all relevant sectors as fossil-free alternatives.

Global warming - Image by Tumisu from Pixabay

The EU Council has formally adopted the amended European climate law, introducing a binding intermediate climate target by 2040 of a 90% reduction in net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to 1990 levels.