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The EU's push to expand the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has sparked strong backlash from the aviation industry.

China’s central government listed “boosting consumption…and stimulating domestic demand” as its first “major task” for 2025, at the recently closed “two sessions”.

The 16th Petersberg Climate Dialogue was held on March 25 in Berlin, Germany. This two-day meeting will decide the agenda for the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Brazil later this year.

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) released the draft revision of its "Corporate Net-Zero Standard." The revision proposes changes to the recognition of Scope 3 emission reduction and suggests that separate targets be set for Scope 1 and Scope 2.

China’s climate ambition at this year’s “two sessions”, which ended on 11 March, was relatively subdued, with analysts expecting economic concerns to trump climate action in the year ahead.

Germany and the EU need a short-term strategy for enabling the necessary ramp-up of carbon dioxide removals (CDR), said the think tank German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in a report.

Germany’s likely next coalition government has agreed to a substantial electricity price cut to relieve households and companies and honour national and European climate targets.

Last week’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meeting in Hangzhou, China, marked the third time that governments have failed to agree on a timeline for the organisation’s seventh assessment cycle (AR7).

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that this month, the Commission will propose amendments to the carbon emission reduction rules for European car manufacturers.

According to the draft proposal, the official implementation of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will be delayed until 2027. Small and medium-sized importers will have the opportunity to qualify for exemptions.