COP30 diary: As ministers arrive, delegations deal with a Brazilian surprise

The UN climate summit is opening its final week, but the outcome remains uncertain. Attendees are wrestling with a last-minute proposal by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to overcome dependence on the fossil fuel industry — whose lobbyists, others note, are everywhere.
Energy
INT As ministers arrive, COP30 delegations deal with a Brazilian surprise
COP30 Brazil
Energy
EU Controversial 2040 climate target divides Parliament’s political groups
2040 climate target
Energy
EU Biggest EU parliament group urges “greater ambition” on grid connections
EU single market
Energy
EU Commission proposes new gas risk groups, replacing eastern supplies by LNG
Natural gas
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Russian fuels
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Liquefied natural gas (LNG)
Energy
FR·DE Climate groups urge France, Germany to back 2040 emissions-reduction target
2040 climate target
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COP30 Brazil
Energy
EU Parliament’s left-wing groups wary of carbon offsets in 2040 climate target
2040 climate target
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CO2 emissions
Energy
EU Greens, S&D to boycott Parliament’s Working Group on NGO Financing after climate fund controversy
European Parliament
Energy
EU Seventy construction groups call for ‘regulatory stability’ to boost EU energy-efficiency investments
Energy efficiency
Energy
EU Business groups, NGOs call for binding 2040 energy efficiency target
Energy efficiency
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Energy consumption
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Emissions trading system (ETS)
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Energy omnibus
Energy
EU·UK Energy groups call on EU and UK to link ETS carbon markets
Emissions trading system (ETS)
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Brexit
Energy
EU Environmental groups applaud EU move to make fossil fuel producers store CO₂ underground
Natural gas
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Fossil fuels
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CO2 emissions
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Carbon capture and storage (CCS)
Energy
EU ‘Slow pace of electrification’ hampers wind expansion in Europe, lobby group says
Renewables
Energy
EU Exclusive – Sanction all Russian LNG imports, Ukrainian climate campaign group tells Brussels
Russia sanctions
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Russian fuels
Energy
EU 2040 climate target: Parliament's political groups set a tighter timetable ahead of COP30
2040 climate target
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Climate change
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European Parliament
Energy
EU 2040 climate target: Visegrad group looks for wiggle room on 90% reduction goal
2040 climate target
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EU climate law
Energy
EU·UK Industry groups call for CBAM pause pending EU-UK carbon market link-up
Emissions trading system (ETS)
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Carbon border adjustment mechanism
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Renewables
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Electricity
Energy
EU Over 100 business groups call for 2040 emissions cuts of ‘at least’ 90%
2040 climate target
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EU climate law
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Emissions reduction
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Clean industrial deal
Energy
EU Far-right PfE group again attempts to review, and potentially abolish, ETS and CBAM
Carbon border adjustment mechanism
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Emissions trading system (ETS)
Energy
EU Leak – Commission’s plan to expand taxonomy carveouts draws criticism from NGOs, political groups
Energy finance
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Sustainable finance
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Energy companies
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Sustainable finance taxonomy
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