Welcome to the June issue of our newsletter! Here are the latest EU climate news highlights.  

This month saw the launch of substantial investments to tackle climate change. Approximately €3 billion was allocated via the EU Modernisation Fund to boost 39 energy-related projects across 10 European countries, marking the largest disbursement to date under this programme. Meanwhile, 18 European cleantech projects were selected to receive more than €170 million through the EU Innovation Fund. 

Provisional data released this month revealed that CO₂ emissions from new cars and vans registered in Europe continued to decrease in 2023. This is the result of a sustained increase in registrations of zero-emission vehicles across the EU. 

Over the first two weeks of June, climate negotiators from around the world gathered for the yearly UN climate talks in Bonn, Germany. At the conference, a team of EU representatives contributed to laying the groundwork for the upcoming COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. 

Before you go, don’t forget to submit your entry to the European Climate Pact photo competition by 1 July!