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Greek shippers exit Russian oil trade to avoid US sanctions on 24/11/23 Three major Greek shipping firms have stopped transporting Russian oil in recent weeks in order to avoid US sanctions now being imposed on some shipping firms carrying Russian oil, four traders told Reuters and shipping data showed. The draft regulation on packaging waste stokes fears about impact on forests on 23/11/23 In the run-up to this week's vote in the European Parliament on the draft packaging waste regulation, a Euractiv event looked at the impact of packaging on Europe's forests. Here are the key points. Rome, Berlin plan massive hydrogen pipeline to Africa on 23/11/23 Italy and Germany want to circumvent the Alps by transforming gas pipelines into ones capable of carrying hydrogen, a clean burning gas that Berlin hopes will aid it in decarbonising its industry. EU tables new regulation to track climate threats to forests using satellites on 23/11/23 The European Commission on Wednesday (22 November) proposed a forest monitoring system that will use satellites to track threats such as climate change-fuelled wildfires and illegal logging. Europe’s buildings are off track to climate neutrality on 23/11/23 New data shows the urgency to renovate buildings across Europe, writes Oliver Rapf. Parliament votes to water down EU’s packaging waste law on 23/11/23 The European Parliament adopted its position Wednesday (22 November) on legislation to reduce packaging waste, after a tense debate on the role of reuse, recycling and bans. Czechia will use EU’s Just Transition Fund for large ‘risky’ projects on 23/11/23 Czechia wants to devote a larger part of the EU’s Just Transition Fund to large-scale strategic projects that have long faced criticism and are connected with significant risks, said Czech Deputy Environment Minister Jan Kříž, adding that projects must undergo a robust approval process to receive the funding. France unveils 2030 energy targets, criticised by environmental NGOs on 23/11/23 The document that sets out France’s 2030 energy targets and was submitted for public consultation that the Energy Ministry unveiled on Wednesday has insufficient data to judge the actions taken by the public authorities, the Climate Action Network France said on Wednesday. Germany delays 2024 budget after court ruling shakes government on 22/11/23 The German parliament’s budget committee has delayed a meeting originally set for Thursday (23 November) to finalise the 2024 budget, following a court ruling that cancels €60 billion off a climate fund and could have broader implications for other public spending. EU Parliament adopts Right to Repair law with broad support on 22/11/23 The European Parliament endorsed a beefed-up 'right to repair' law with a large majority on Tuesday (21 November), setting its position before negotiations with the Council representing the 27 EU countries.
