Q&A: How ‘Fit for 55’ reforms will help EU meet its climate goals
The European Commission has published proposals on how the European Union should reach its legally binding target to cut emissions to 55% below 1990 ... Read More
Q&A: Will EU Common Agricultural Policy reforms help tackle climate change?
The EU has come to the end of a three-year effort to reform its controversial farming subsidy programme, known as the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP... Read More
Climate strikers: Open letter to EU leaders on why their new climate law is ‘surrender’
This is an open letter to EU leaders at the European Commission, European Parliament and member states from 34 youth climate activists, including Gre... Read More
Europe ‘could get 10 times’ its electricity needs from onshore wind, study says
An increased rollout of onshore wind turbines across Europe could technically provide the continent with more than 10 times its existing electricity n... 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
Analysis: How far would Germany’s 2038 coal phaseout breach Paris climate goals?
The recommendation by Germany’s coal commission that the country end its use of the fossil fuel in power stations by 2038 could breach a Paris Agree... Read More
Q&A: What next for UK capacity market after surprise EU ruling?
The UK capacity market, the main government policy for “keeping the lights on”, has been rendered illegal after a surprise EU court ruling issued ... Read More
Climate change could flip European peak power demand to summer, study says
Climate change could push peak electricity demand from winter to summer in most European countries, a new study says. If global greenhouse gases ar... Read More
In-depth: The challenge of using biofuels to cut transport emissions
Liquid biofuels still have a significant role to play in meeting the UK’s climate change targets, a new report says. The Royal Academy of Enginee... Read More
Brexit negotiations should treat energy as ‘special case’, says report
There are strong practical reasons why the UK and EU should treat energy as a special case during Brexit negotiations, argues a new report. The rep... Read More
French election 2017: Where the candidates stand on energy and climate change
Update 24/4/2017: With the results from the first round of the French presidential election yesterday, 11 candidates were whittled down to two: Front ... Read More
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