Guest post: Why German coal power is falling fast in 2019
Karsten Capion is senior adviser at Danish Energy, the membership body for the Danish energy industry. In August, he will be joining the Danish... Read More
In-depth Q&A: Why Ireland is ‘nowhere near’ meeting its climate-change goals
Despite its comparatively small population, stalling efforts to tackle climate change mean Ireland contributes a disproportionate volume of Europe’s... Read More
Eating more offal could help cut meat emissions by ‘14%’
Choosing more meat by-products, such as liver, sweetbreads and tripe, could help to reduce livestock emissions by as much as 14%, according to a new... Read More
In-depth: Renewables are ‘key’ to lower UK industrial electricity prices
Onshore wind is key to securing lower industrial electricity prices for the UK, a new report says. ... Read More
The EU got less electricity from coal than renewables in 2017
For the first time, the European Union generated more electricity from wind, solar and biomass than from coal in 2017, according to new analysis from... Read More
Guest post: Bioenergy ‘flaw’ under EU renewable target could raise emissions
Prof Sir John Beddington was the UK government’s chief scientific adviser between 2008 and 2013. He is a senior strategy adviser at the Oxford... Read More
Q&A: Will the reformed EU Emissions Trading System raise carbon prices?
In July 2003, at a series of meetings in Brussels and Strasbourg, EU lawmakers adopted an Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to help combat climate... Read More
German election 2017: Where the parties stand on energy and climate change
Germany goes to the polls this Sunday and current chancellor Angela Merkel is set to win a fourth term. ... Read More
Mapped: How ‘embodied’ footprints compare across Europe
Households in the south-west of England are some of the most carbon intensive in Europe, a new study shows. ... Read More
Explainer: The challenge of tackling aviation's non-CO2 emissions
Last October, the 191 member states of the United Nation's International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) agreed to a new deal to cap international... Read More
Biomass subsidies 'not fit for purpose', says Chatham House
Subsidies should end for many types of biomass, a new Chatham House report argues, because they are failing to help cut greenhouse gas emissions. ... Read More
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