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![France increases solar capacity to 20 GW](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shutterstock_2152042707-500x334.jpg)
The capacity of solar projects waiting to be connected to the grid reached 22.4 GW
![European Parliament adopts law to restore 20% of land and sea by 2030](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/F00E2B76-8DE3-4E44-B578-F28124402340-500x313.jpeg)
More than 80% of European habitats are in "bad" condition
![EU supports €50 billion aid for Ukraine with environmental component](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/19E47760-947B-4D11-89D5-E35E88500445-500x313.jpeg)
Ukraine Facility in 2024 provides for the launch of the reform of reduction and control of industrial pollution
![Last large solar panel plant to be closed in Germany](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DDD53341-4E7B-4A1B-90D5-941D1D78E770-500x313.jpeg)
In 2023, the plant produced 650 MW of solar panels, which was about 5% of the installed capacity in Germany
![EU reaches agreement to improve air quality](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/045D3220-890C-4E31-863E-502DC7C99D47-500x313.jpeg)
Permissible dust concentration limits will be reduced from 25 μg/m3 to 10 μg/m3, and nitrogen dioxide from 40 μg/m3 to 20 μg/m3
![European Commission approves €6.9 billion in state aid for hydrogen projects](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/shutterstock_1607257570-500x250.jpg)
In Germany, 24 out of 33 projects are being implemented
![Steel producers have found a way to avoid the coming crisis from the green transition in the EU](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/shutterstock_670065577-500x334.jpg)
Due to the construction of the DRI plant, the cost of a ton of steel will increase by approximately €50
![Europe exported 32 million tons of waste in 2022](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/shutterstock_556823722-500x334.jpg)
Turkey received 10.7 million tons of ferrous metal waste from the EU, that is, 60% of all exports
![EU agrees on a law on zero-emission industry](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/shutterstock_1849511473-500x275.jpg)
The law shortens the process of obtaining permits to 18 months for large production projects and 12 months for smaller ones
![The financial burden of CBAM will be excessive for the economy in the current environment – EBA](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/shutterstock_2270863947-500x334.jpg)
The importer of the goods subject to CBAM, upon its import into the EU, must pay for CO2 emissions by purchasing certificates
![Europe spends 2% of GDP on industrial pollution control – analysis](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_1622456497-500x334.jpg)
The top 1% of polluters create about half of all industrial emissions
![EU gas demand will trigger $223 billion in new fossil fuel investments – study](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/shutterstock_2077359052-500x308.jpg)
Increased gas consumption will lead to emissions of 6.6 billion tons of carbon by 2033