EU plan to cap fossil fuel subsidies will stymie renewables, power utilities warn
A European Commission proposal aimed at capping fossil fuel subsidies across the EU could have perverse effects by promoting investments…
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EU utilities say plan for CO2 cap on power subsidies will raise costs
A group of European utilities said on Monday a plan by EU regulators to curb coal use by putting limits…
EU to aim for 100% emission cuts in new ‘mid-century roadmap’
The European Commission is preparing an update of its low-carbon economy roadmap for 2050, acknowledging that the bloc’s current target…
Greenpeace boards ship in bid to stop UK-bound ‘toxic’ VW diesel cars
Greenpeace activists boarded a ship arriving in Britain on Thursday to stop a consignment of over 1,000 Volkswagen cars from…
Emissions Trading System failures sour EU energy policy efforts
At a high-level conference on electricity market design organised by the Estonian presidency of the Council of the EU, the…
2030 EU Energy Package: Will it protect the right to energy for all Europeans?
The EU’s package has to rise to the challenge. Awareness on the causes and consequences of energy poverty has been…
Enel confirmed once again in Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
Enel has been admitted to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) for the fourteenth year in a row,…
EU lawmakers back 40% energy efficiency target for 2030
MEPs agreed on Thursday (7 September) to raise the bloc’s proposed energy efficiency targets post-2020 in order to improve chances…
France and Germany seek agreement on EU carbon market reform by November
France and Germany will work together on measures to reinforce carbon pricing in the European electricity sector and want an…
Energy strategy discovers again the Hidro Tarnita project
The Ministry of Energy has set up a working group to update the draft of Romania’s Energy Strategy for the…
E.ON announces finalists of Energy Globe Award Romania 2017 and calls for vote!
Solutions that help you save the so-called “vampire” energy consumption, or which propose an ecological alternative to using your personal…
EU rolls out stricter car emissions test
New on-road car emissions testing comes into force in the European Union on Friday as regulators strive to prevent a…
4 years’ space for the coal and gas-fired power units to meet the lower EU emission standards
The European Commission published on Thursday tighter new standards for the bloc’s most polluting power plants, including many large coal-fired…
US renewable energy growth helped prevent thousands of deaths
An increase in renewable energy use and tighter regulation have helped prevent up to 12,700 deaths in the United States…
Germany recalls Porsche Cayenne models over emissions software
German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt on Thursday announced a recall of Porsche Cayenne models equipped with 3-litre diesel engines after…