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Plenary hall of the Dutch Tweede Kamer, The Hague (illustrative) — Photo: Husky, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Accountability|European Union

Dutch cabinet sends nitrogen bill to the Tweede Kamer: sector emission targets to 2035, under-threshold from mid-2027 if conditions met

On 3 November the Dutch cabinet said it is sending a bill to the House of Representatives that replaces Kritische Depositiewaarde (KDW) targets in law with sector emission targets for agriculture, industry and mobility, to be met by 2035. It also adopted the design programme of measures and aims to bring in a computational under-threshold on 1 July 2027 if the package is finalised.

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Imported wind-turbine blades being unloaded at the Port of San Diego — Photo: Dale Frost/Port of San Diego, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Policy Watch|United States

Wind-turbine imports a national-security threat, Trump proclaims, but orders talks rather than new tariffs; separate order puts defence money behind oil

Proclamation 11074, published today, adopts Commerce findings that imported wind turbines and parts threaten U.S. security (grid reliability, radar clutter, hackable inverters) and tells Commerce and the USTR to negotiate with trading partners, with an update due in 180 days. It adds no new duty; existing steel, aluminium and copper tariffs on turbine parts stay. A same-day Defense Production Act determination lets the Secretary of War fund domestic oil production, refining, pipelines and storage.

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An LNG carrier ship (illustrative) — Photo: Gordon Leggett, CC BY-SA 4.0

Policy Watch|European Union

Commission proposes one-year delay to methane rules for EU oil, gas and coal importers

COM(2026) 569, adopted 14 October 2026, would push back by a year the obligations in the EU Methane Regulation that require importers to prove their foreign supply is monitored to EU standards, and the methane-intensity reporting and limits for importers and EU producers. The Commission cites the Hormuz supply shock. Parliament and Council still have to agree.

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EPA headquarters, William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, Washington — Photo: Moreau1, public domain

Policy Watch|United States

EPA pushes the 2025 greenhouse-gas reporting deadline to 10 March 2027

An interim final rule published 14 October 2026 (91 FR 65112) moves the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program deadline for reporting-year 2025 data from 30 October 2026 to 10 March 2027. Nothing else in the reporting rule changes. EPA says it needs time to finish work on a separate reconsideration proposal. Comments on this deadline shift are due 30 November 2026.

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An air-source heat pump outdoor unit (illustrative) — Photo: Ppntori, public domain

Policy Watch|European Union

The Netherlands revives its heat-pump rule: from 2029, many homeowners replacing a gas boiler will need a smart hybrid heat pump

In a 7 October 2026 letter to parliament, Housing Minister Elanor Boekholt-O’Sullivan said a new boiler alone will no longer meet the building code when an old one is replaced in homes not heading for a heat network. The rule would apply from 2029 at the earliest. Apartments and listed monuments are exempt at first. Who pays, and how much, is still being worked out.

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Kitimat, British Columbia, from the air — Photo: Sam Beebe, CC BY 2.0

Economy & Jobs|Canada

LNG Canada Phase 2: Kitimat FID doubles export capacity to 28 mtpa

Joint-venture partners took a final investment decision on LNG Canada’s Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat, B.C. Company primary: capacity rises from 14 to 28 million tonnes a year. The PMO (29 Sep) welcomed a $33-billion private investment and a companion Coastal GasLink Phase 2 FID — distinct from the West Coast oil-pipeline Schedule 1 listing (PC 2026-0925, 1 Oct) tracked separately on this site.

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Pipeline rights-of-way from the air (illustrative) — Photo: jasonwoodhead23, CC BY 2.0

Accountability|Canada

Pacific Link listed: West Coast oil pipeline added to Building Canada Act Schedule 1

Order in Council PC 2026-0925 (1 October 2026) amends Schedule 1 of the Building Canada Act to list the West Coast Oil Pipeline — branded Pacific Link by Ottawa and Alberta — as a project of national interest. That starts a single federal review and conditions track toward 1 September 2027. It is not a CER certificate and not construction.

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Christiansborg Palace, home of the Danish Folketing, Copenhagen — Photo: JakobSR, CC BY-SA 4.0

Accountability|European Union

Denmark’s Folketing passes L5 fertiliser law — nitrogen rules reset for 2027

On 3 September 2026 Denmark’s Folketing adopted Lovforslag L5, the new gødskningslov on sustainable management of nutrients and greenhouse gases in farming and forestry. It takes effect 1 January 2027 after tractor protests against tougher nitrogen controls.

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Electric vehicle charging station — Photo: Julian Herzog, CC BY 4.0

Policy Watch|Canada

Ottawa proposes killing the ZEV sales mandate — while keeping fleet GHG rules

Canada Gazette Part I on 15 August 2026 proposes repealing the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard’s ZEV sales targets and credit system. Comment window runs to 29 October 2026. Fleet GHG rules would remain — this is not “EVs banned tomorrow.”

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