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The Commission has today published its assessment of the draft updated National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) of Austria, with recommendations on where Austria should raise its ambitions in line with the agreed EU objectives for 2030.

On 16 October 2024, the European Commission adopted a delegated act to provide clarity on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from offshore vessels in the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) Regulation for maritime transport as of 2025.

The high-level conferences will take in the coming weeks, as the international community looks to make progress on issues of global importance.

Six renewable hydrogen projects have signed their respective grant agreements, advancing them towards implementation.

The Innovation Fund continues to support renewable hydrogen production as part of the European Hydrogen Bank.

At the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, co-hosted a high-level event on carbon pricing and innovation.

The Commission adopted an amendment to the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), Monitoring and Reporting Regulation (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066) on 23 September.

The Commission has adopted four Implementing Regulations to align with the new rules in Regulation (EU) 2024/573 on fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) that entered into force in March 2024.

On 11 September, the Commission hosted a high-level roundtable on how to manage climate risks and damages. Participants called for bold action on climate resilience and discussed structural changes, actionable tools and financing for the future.

Today, the Commission has published the State of the Energy Union Report 2024 which describes how the EU has managed unprecedented challenges in the energy policy landscape during this Commission's mandate.

The Commission published a report on the functioning of the Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, accompanied by a detailed evaluation.

The final report of the Climate Resilience Dialogue puts forward actions for increasing climate resilience in the EU and addressing the climate protection gap, with a focus on adaptation measures.

On 29 August, EU Member States represented in the Climate Change Committee endorsed an amendment to the Monitoring and Reporting Regulation proposed by the Commission (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066).

On 31 July 2024, the European Commission opened a consultation period for public feedback on a draft delegated act to provide clarity on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from offshore vessels within Regulation (EU) 2015/757 as of 2025.

Following up on the Commission’s first report on the real-world CO2 emissions of new passenger cars and vans from March 2024, today the European Environment Agency has published new data on this matter.

On 23 July 2024, the Commission published revised Guidance Documents (GDs) supporting the implementation of Directive 2009/31/EC on the geological storage of carbon dioxide (CCS Directive).

On 15 July, the EU commemorates the victims of the global climate crisis, at a ceremony held in Brussels attended by Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič and representatives of the Belgian government.

The European Commission adopted an amendment to the Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2126, reflecting changes in the use of the “ETS flexibility” under the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR).

A joint initiative by the the European Commission, European Investment Bank (EIB) and Breakthrough Energy Catalyst will boost climate-friendly production of foods, clean fuels and chemicals in Europe.