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Aug 25, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 25, 2026 · Ben Makuch

    Europe’s clean industry debate pits France against Germany (opens the original)

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    BRUSSELS — The European Union’s long-held ambition to become a clean industrial powerhouse will face a major test this autumn, as lawmakers and member countries negotiate the final text of the landmark Industrial Accelerator Act. A fierce debate is already underway, with Europe's two biggest countries at loggerheads over how protectionist the new law should be. France wants stronger “Made in Europe” safeguards, while export-heavy Germany fears provoking retaliation from trading partners, accordi

  2. Article · Aug 17, 2026 · Ben Makuch

    ‘Deliberate negligence’: Russian nuclear power company with EU operations accused of violating safety standards (opens the original)

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    BRUSSELS — A Russian state-controlled corporation building a nuclear power plant in Hungary is facing allegations of safety, security and engineering failures at another project in Egypt that uses the same technology, according to internal documents obtained by POLITICO. In a confidential letter dated June 4 and addressed to a Rosatom executive, Egypt's Nuclear Power Plants Authority describes “defects” affecting multiple reactor units and violations of “nuclear safety culture” as it builds the

  3. Article · Jul 27, 2026 · Ben Makuch

    EU countries clash over free carbon permits in ETS overhaul (opens the original)

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    DUBLIN — Conditions attached to free carbon allowances for industry under the Emissions Trading System are emerging as the biggest point of friction among member countries, according to three EU diplomats. EU environment and climate ministers met in Dublin on Friday to discuss the European Commission’s proposal to loosen carbon market rules to help the bloc’s heavy industry. It was the first ministerial meeting since the proposal was released, with clashes expected between 10 countries pushing t

  4. Article · Jul 17, 2026 · Ben Makuch

    EU loosens carbon market rules to let industry pollute for longer (opens the original)

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    BRUSSELS — The European Commission has confirmed it will allow EU industry to continue emitting planet-warming gases well into the 2040s and offer more free pollution permits for longer, as part of an overhaul of the bloc’s Emissions Trading System. The commission released the long-awaited revision on Friday after a full night of talks, following internal division over the details of the sweeping reforms to the EU’s most powerful tool for tackling climate change. The final proposal represents a

  5. Article · Jul 16, 2026 · Ben Makuch

    EU sets up biggest climate fight of 2026 by slamming brakes on carbon market (opens the original)

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    BRUSSELS — The European Commission will ring the opening bell for the biggest climate bust-up of the year on Friday when it unveils an overhaul of the EU’s carbon market. The long-awaited revision will propose weakening the Emissions Trading System, the bloc's most powerful tool for tackling climate change, to allow heavy industry to emit more planet-warming emissions for longer. The proposal is the latest example of a green backlash that has defined Brussels policymaking since 2024, when right-

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