The European Union is preparing to significantly broaden the reach of its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), with member states backing changes that would extend the carbon pricing system beyond basic industrial materials and into a wider range of downstream products.
Europe’s upcoming recycled content requirements could force a fundamental restructuring of automotive material flows, with Volkswagen warning that the industry will need to process significantly more end-of-life vehicles to meet future obligations.
The European Union is preparing a major expansion of carbon pricing with the introduction of the second emissions trading system, ETS2, covering buildings, road transport, and additional sectors from 2028.
Wärtsilä is testing a 100% hydrogen fueled engine in Bermeo, northern Spain, in what the company describes as the first large scale demonstration of a pure hydrogen engine supplying electricity to a national grid.
Denmark is placing carbon capture and storage (CCS) at the center of its industrial climate strategy with a subsidy package worth up to 16.5 billion Danish crowns, approximately $2.55 billion, for Aalborg Portland’s carbon capture project.
Germany’s hydrogen economy is moving from strategy papers toward industrial commitments, with EWE and Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH signing a long-term agreement for the supply of 10,000 tons of green hydrogen annually from 2030.
Powerhouse Energy Group has joined the Horizon Europe Innovation Action project JUST-CIRCLE, a multinational initiative designed to examine how circular business models can be developed, measured, and scaled across different sectors.
