The European Commission is strengthening global cooperation on carbon pricing, sharing lessons and supporting partner countries to develop effective and trusted emissions-trading systems.
Directorate-General for Climate Action
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The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry honours the discovery of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) – ultra-porous materials that can capture CO₂, store hydrogen and purify water. These breakthroughs support technologies vital for Europe’s path to climate neutrality.
For the first time, the Innovation Fund will launch an auction to decarbonise industrial process heat, awarding subsidies linked to carbon abatement and paving the way for the future Industrial Decarbonisation Bank.
EU and Türkiye held their 3rd High-Level Dialogue on Climate in Brussels, focusing on cooperation after Türkiye’s first Climate Law. Both sides reaffirmed Paris Agreement commitments, discussed COP30, NDCs, carbon pricing, CBAM, adaptation, and explored new areas like just transition.
The European Commission and EUROCONTROL have launched NEATS – the Non-CO₂ Aviation Effects Tracking System – a new IT tool for monitoring, reporting, and verifying (MRV) the non-CO₂ climate impacts of aviation.
The Commission will publish the available surrender and compliance data 2024 on October 6, 2025, at the latest.
Scale up local efforts into Europe-wide change! The Climate Pact Ambassadors and Partners call is now open until 15 October.
On 12 September 2025, the Commission adopted a Decision on the allocation of EU ETS emission allowances to airlines for the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) in 2024.
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EU Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera heads to Addis Ababa on 7–8 September for Africa Climate Summit 2, reinforcing the EU-Africa climate partnership, launching bold energy initiatives, and stepping up cooperation toward COP30 and sustainable transformation.
