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In today's edition: Energy taxation, cabin baggage, net-zero shipping

Peter Jenny (78) kämpft seit Jahrzehnten um sein Traumhaus in Sarnen OW. Trotz Baustopps baute er jahrelang weiter, um sein Haus vor Hangrutschen zu schützen, wie er sagt. Die Gemeinde sieht das anders: Am 15. Oktober rücken die Bagger an, um Anbauten abzureissen.

Heidi Klum überrascht Fans mit ungewöhnlichem Instagram-Video. Das Topmodel zeigt ein langes, graues Haar an ihrer Brust und diskutiert offen, was damit zu tun sei.

Leila Wandeler (19) war eine der grossen Entdeckungen der Heim-EM. Nach dem Turnier wechselte die Freiburgerin von Lyon zu West Ham. Im Blick-Interview spricht sie über London und blickt auf den unvergesslichen Sommer.

In today's edition: Italy's fine line on network fees, MEPs aim to bar under-13s from social media

EU trade chief Šefčovič similarly condemned Beijing’s “unjustified” measures and called for the EU to "accelerate" its efforts to reduce its strategic dependence on China

The contract is to upgrade energy and safety systems across the mammoth Paul-Henri Spaak building in Brussels

Competitiveness is at the heart of the EU’s agenda as it transitions toward a more sustainable economy. The Competitiveness Compass and the Clean Industrial Deal provide new direction to achieve this shift. Circularity focuses on the entire life cycle of many products via material use reduction, product maintenance and servicing, as well as strategies such […]

In today's edition: World Health Summit, AI in health, French government

A hétfőn szabadon engedett izraeli túszok közül többen beszámoltak arról, mi mindenen mentek keresztül a Hamász terroristáinak fogságában. Hosszú időt töltöttek a külvilágtól elzártan, éheztették és kínozták is őket, írja a Telex.

In today's edition: NGTs, lab fish, biofuels

Alig két héttel a Gabrielle hurrikán után most az Alice okoz heves esőzéseket, áradásokat Spanyolország keleti részén.

Written by Gregor Erbach.

The forthcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP30 – to be held in Belém, Brazil, in November 2025, is a decisive moment in international climate action. By September 2025, countries have to submit the third round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0) that will determine whether the targets of the Paris Agreement remain within reach. NDCs are countries’ climate plans, setting national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets and means of implementation. Parties to the Paris Agreement must update them every five years to ensure progress towards the agreement’s temperature target. The updated NDCs cover a timeframe up to 2035 and must align with the outcomes of the first global stocktake and with Parties’ long-term GHG emissions reduction objectives.

Analysis by the United Nations Environment Programme shows that current efforts would lead to global warming of between 2.6 and 3.1 °C by 2100. Therefore, NDCs should demonstrate increased ambition, backed by concrete measures to deliver on the targets. Those major economies that have already submitted NDCs 3.0 (Brazil, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States) have set higher targets for 2035 compared with 2030. However, these pledges would already take up about 36 % of the remaining post-2030 carbon budget for 1.5 °C, while these Parties represent only 19.2 % of global emissions.

The EU needs to submit its collective NDC 3.0 in September 2025, informed by the legislative proposal for amending the European Climate Law with a climate target for 2040.

Read the complete briefing on ‘The third generation of national climate plans: Analysis of major economies’ nationally determined contributions ahead of COP30‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

Timelines of major economies’ successive waves of NDC submissions NDC 3.0 share of the remaining global post-2030 carbon budget

In today’s edition: French PM Sébastien Lecornu is set to outline policy priorities before lawmakers as censure votes loom, interior ministers are expected to clash over EU deportation rules in Luxembourg, and MEPs back stronger air passenger rights, putting them on a collision course with the Council

The ability of Europe to remain competitive in the decades ahead will hinge on whether it can guarantee secure and affordable energy that enables its industries to grow, protects households from volatility and strengthens strategic resilience.

Sébastien Lecornu faces a make-or-break moment as he presents his policy agenda and 2026 budget, with looming no-confidence votes and Socialist demands threatening his government’s survival

Fights between governments, shipowners and NGOs supercharges final talks at the IMO

Cell-based burgers have been attracting attention for a while. Now, innovators say fish could be next to make a splash

Várhelyi’s meetings and public appearances are also proceeding as planned

Parliament's internal market committee will vote on whether under 16s should require parental consent for using social media applications on Thursday