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6th Jun 2023

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Seven countries seek 'bolder' EU action on plane fuel

Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Sweden have urged the EU Commission to set "bolder" standards on green aviation fuel or to let EU states make their own rules instead, Reuters reports. The Commission proposed using 2 percent green fuel from 2025, rising to 5 percent in 2030, and 63 percent in 2050. But Denmark and Sweden want fossil-fuel free domestic flights by 2030.

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Final steps for EU's due diligence on supply chains law

Final negotiations on the EU due diligence law begin this week. But will this law make companies embed due diligence requirements in their internal processes or incentive them to outsource their obligations to third parties?

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