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12 07 2020 | 09:09

LEAK: ‘Efficiency first’ is top priority of draft EU energy strategy.

Efficiency must be at the core of Europe’s energy policy, the European Commission says in a draft policy document outlining its vision of a more agile, low-carbon energy system powered chiefly by…

12 07 2020 | 08:54

OLADE and IRENA Put Renewables at Heart of Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Accelerating renewables could bring 3 million jobs to Latin America as region battles COVID-19.

12 07 2020 | 08:53

US push to ease global energy controls as it hands fossil fuels $3bn.

Trump’s energy secretary Dan Brouillette promotes ‘all fuels’ free-market strategy at climate and sustainability summit. The US has argued for less regulation of the world’s energy systems, speaking…

12 07 2020 | 08:47

Hitachi Rail and Hyperdrive agreement opens way for battery trains across Britain.

Hitachi Rail and Hyperdrive Innovation have signed an exclusive agreement to develop batteries to power zero-emission trains and create a battery hub in the Northeast. Hitachi Rail and Hyperdrive…

12 07 2020 | 08:38

Renewables offer coal-dependent European countries a low-cost transition option

With the energy transition in Europe at a significant crossroads and the European Union looking to increase its climate ambitions to a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the…

12 07 2020 | 08:37

Australian banks 'undermining Paris agreement' with $7bn in fossil fuel loans.

Exclusive: Australia’s big four banks have loaned $7bn to 33 new or expansionary fossil fuel projects between 2016 and 2019, analysis finds Since the Paris agreement was signed, Australia’s big four…

12 07 2020 | 08:35

EU Energy System Integration and Hydrogen Strategies: no climate neutrality without renewables-based electrification.

With today’s presentation of the EU Energy System Integration Strategy and the EU Hydrogen Strategy, the EU sets course for a greener future by promoting direct electrification across the whole…

12 07 2020 | 08:35

Siberian temperatures hit June record, fires spread.

Temperatures in Arctic Siberia soared to a record average for June amid a heat wave that is stoking some of the worst wildfires the region has ever known, fresh EU data showed on Tuesday (7 July).…

12 07 2020 | 08:29

German transmission operator 50Hertz begins planning for 100% renewable energy grid.

German transmission system operator 50Hertz has launched an economic and climate initiative aiming to draw 100 per cent of the electricity delivered from renewable sources by 2032. 50Hertz supplies…

12 07 2020 | 08:28

VW to ditch petrol and diesel cars manufacturing at key factory.

Volkswagen is set to remove production lines for all internal combustion engine vehicles from one of its key factories this year, replacing them with electric vehicle production capacity.EURACTIV’s…

12 07 2020 | 08:22

No business need at all now for a Chinese nuclear plant in the UK.

Halting Huawei hurts 5G rollout and Sino-British ties, but stopping a Chinese nuclear power plant in Essex has virtually no fallout. Get ready for the “new Huawei” is the word from Westminster,…

12 07 2020 | 08:21

Protecting 30% of planet could bolster economy, study says.

Scientists claim widespread conservation can bring rewards if right policies are followed. Nearly a third of the world’s oceans and land area could be placed under environmental protections without…

12 07 2020 | 08:18

Supreme Court Rejects Trump Effort to Greenlight Keystone XL Construction.

The Supreme Court late Monday upheld a federal judge's rejection of a crucial permit for Keystone XL and blocked the Trump administration's attempt to greenlight construction of the 1,200-mile crude…

12 07 2020 | 08:18

North Sea countries vow closer cooperation on offshore wind.

Ministers of the North Seas countries have called for an EU framework to tackle barriers to the deployment of multinational “hybrid” offshore wind energy projects. Energy Ministers from Belgium,…

12 07 2020 | 08:15

Desert greenery.

Today marks the 25th anniversary of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (WDCD). Under its theme ‘Let’s grow the future together,’ the initiative celebrates the 25 years of progress made…

12 07 2020 | 08:14

LEAK: ‘European Clean Hydrogen Alliance’ ready for take-off.

The European Commission will seek to position Europe as a global leader on hydrogen with a new industry-led alliance set to be unveiled on Wednesday (8 July). Announced in March as part of the…

12 07 2020 | 08:13

Scientists put forward plan to create universal species list.

A plan to create the first universally recognised list of species on Earth has prompted hopes of an end to centuries of disagreement and confusion over how to classify the world’s library of life.…

12 07 2020 | 08:12

Spreading rock dust on fields could remove vast amounts of CO2 from air.

It may be best near-term way to remove CO2, say scientists, but cutting fossil fuel use remains critical. Spreading rock dust on farmland could suck billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide from the air…

12 07 2020 | 08:12

European hamster and caterpillar fungus on brink of extinction.

Update to IUCN red list warns of hamster’s falling birth rate and high demand for fungus. Hamsters and fungi may not be poster species among those threatened with extinction but are no less…

12 07 2020 | 08:04

NSW government awards $1m grant to develop ‘flying car’.

Testing facility for zero-emissions four-passenger electric aircraft expected to be built in Narromine within the year. The New South Wales government has awarded almost $1m from a regional grants…