At the same time as farmers were protesting in European capitals to demand more certainty for their future, the European Environment Agency published a report highlighting serious climate risk to food security.

Senior Manager EU Transport, Panos Spiliotis, talks about the opportunity the EU has to utilise its influence on a global scale to help reduce shipping emissions.

As the horrific war in Ukraine rages on and energy prices continue to rise, a key question facing EU policy-makers, businesses and consumers is how to reduce energy consumption – and save money in the process.

The recent tragic events in Ukraine have demonstrated the clear need for the EU to speed up its energy transition in order to reduce its dependency on Russian oil and gas. Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans and Commissioner Kadri Simon announced REPowerEU this week, a communication outlining measures to accomplish just that.

Over the past several days, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has shaken the world. Alongside the horror for the Ukrainian people, there are also the global ramifications.  When it comes to energy supply and demand in Europe, we were already at the centre of a perfect storm.

Despite global efforts to address the climate crisis, the shipping sector is on track to increase its global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. China’s effort to increase investment and economic collaboration by building the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – is a great opportunity for countries to cooperate on decarbonizing shipping.  

Our EU shipping policy expert Panos Spiliotis explores the EU's "Fit for 55" policy package and what this means for decarbonising shipping.

Our Shipping Manager Marie writes in the latest edition of Bunkerspot on the IMRB proposal at the IMO and how it lacks ambition.

Jill Duggan’s road to becoming the Executive Director of Environmental Defense Fund Europe has been anything but linear. Academia, business, non-profit, government – you name it, she’s done it. As we at Environmental Defense Fund Europe celebrate International Women's Day, we asked Jill to reflect on her own professional life. She shares four realizations that she hopes will help women move further, faster.