At the dawn of a new political cycle, the European Union is preparing for the global climate conferences of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP29, taking place this autumn in Baku (Azerbaijan), and COP30 in Belém (Brazil) in 2025, where all States will have to update their ‘nationally determined contributions’ (NDCs) (see EUROPE B13422A1). These deadlines are an incentive for the EU to step up its climate and energy diplomacy efforts.
In a report published on...