Politics for greater energy efficiency
Germany, Spain, Denmark, and seven other EU nations have stepped up their opposition to French plans to incorporate nuclear energy toward the EU’s renewable energy targets. This decade, the European …
Germany and Spain aim to exclude nuclear from the EU’s renewable energy targets. Read More
While the Covid-19 pandemic slowed worldwide economic growth, triggering financial and social crises that compounded the significant health risks, the slowdown also brought the environment into sharp attention. To hasten …
Accelerating the transition to a green economy Read More
Nearly two years after the launch of the European Green Deal, the Commission adopted its State of the Energy Union Reports for 2021, taking stock of the EU’s progress in …
Renewables replace fossil fuels as the EU’s primary energy source by 2021 Read More
Increased target part of European Commission proposals to reduce emissions by 55% by end of the decade [Image: EU ] The European Commission has adopted a new set of climate …
EU sets 40% renewables goal for 2030 Read More
Cross-border projects will benefit from 15% of €5bn energy finance [Image: Sxc ] The European Parliament adopted the upgraded Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) programme, releasing new funds for renewable energy …
EU Parliament releases new renewables funds Read More
Green energy campaigners describe failure to act as ‘missed opportunity’ [Image: WindEurope] The UK Government has dismissed calls from WindEurope for a continent-wide landfill ban on decommissioned turbine blades by …
UK dismisses European call for blade landfill ban Read More
Brabec also said he supports the new 40% target for the share of renewables in the EU’s energy mix. [EPA-EFE/STEPHANIE LECOCQ] The carbon border adjustment mechanism proposed by the European Commission …
Czech minister backs Commission’s EU carbon border tax proposal Read More