Timmermans: 45% renewables target is ambitious, but feasible
The European Commission defended its proposal to source 45% of the EU’s energy from renewable sources by 2030 as EU…
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EU offers assurances that the war in Ukraine will not interfere with climate plans
Several European officials said on Monday that the war in Ukraine, which has led to increased use of coal and…
European authorities are announcing measures to reduce energy bills
Energy prices continue to rise and reach record levels as a result of rising gas prices and green certificate prices,…
Timmermans: Record electricity prices are an argument for speeding up the energy transition
Record electricity prices in EU member states now show that the bloc must give up fossil fuels and speed up…
Carbon certificates reach almost 55 euro
Bogdan Tudorache The value of carbon certificates listed on futures contracts on the ICE stock exchange reached 54.85 euros on…
Harri Kiiski (Fertilizers Europe) asked Frans Timmermans for new concessions for fertilizer producers
The decarbonisation of the economy and the measures that must accompany this process for fertilizer producers in European Union countries,…
Emerging economies share „grave concern” over EU plans for a carbon border levy
European Union plans to impose taxes on carbon at its border are “discriminatory” and unfair to developing nations, ministers from…
Kadri Simson: ETS revision might include buildings and road transport
The European Commission’s upcoming June package of energy and climate laws will “propose the extension of the emission trading scheme…
Auto industry opposes possible EU ban on internal combustion engine as of 2025
European Commission’s proposed Euro 7 emission rules on cars, vans, trucks and buses would amount to “a ban through the…
Greenpeace: Romania will have to give up coal after 2025
Romania will have to give up the use of coal for energy production after 2025, given that it is quite…
Nicolescu: Jiu Valley miners should be better paid and extract uranium and graphite
Mining in the Jiu Valley has no further future, and the people there could help extract uranium and graphite, extremely…
Timmermans: I hope that Romania will soon come up with a plan to give up coal completely
Romania should soon come up with a plan to completely abandon the use of coal to produce energy, as this…
5 months till the European Commission will present its carbon border levy
The price of carbon certificates raised by 62% over the last 12 months, and the pressure on European polluting companies…
EU Commission launches Climate Pact to bring public on board with Green Deal
European Commission launched the Climate Pact on Wednesday (9 December) to raise awareness about global warming and bring the people…
EC wants to increase Europe’s offshore wind capacity 25 times
The European Commission on Thursday unveiled the “EU Strategy on Offshore Renewable Energy”, which proposes to increase Europe’s offshore wind…
The renewAfrica Initiative presented to EC’s EVP Frans Timmermans
The renewAfrica Initiative was today presented to Frans Timmermans, the European Commission’s executive vice-president for the European Green Deal. By…
Brussels ‘won’t stand in the way’ of new nuclear plants, says EU climate chief
The European Commission “will not stand in the way” of countries that choose to build new nuclear power stations, said…
CEO Alliance emphasizes cross-industry collaboration to fight climate change
Francesco Starace, CEO of Enel and CEOs from 11 other European companies joined forces for a zero-carbon future and a…
Industry associations call on new EU Commission to focus on storage
Synthetic substitutes for conventional oil and gas will be key to decarbonising European industry and the new European Commission must…