Citizens’ expectations for Europe focus on climate and social issues.

The common expectations of Europeans are actually far from the divisions fuelled by politicians.

Linking the electricity, heat and gas networks key for a cost-effective energy transition.

The European energy sector stands in front of a gargantuan task of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. Apart from the many technical challenges for achieving this ambitious goal, there is also a social and economic dimension to it.

Groundwater: Nitrate pollution will continue to be an issue across generations.

For years, the EU Commission has warned Germany about illegally high levels of nitrate in groundwater. The European Court of Justice even ruled on the issue in June. Now, the German government is working on a new Fertiliser Regulation.

ExxonMobil faces EU Parliament ban after no show at climate hearing.

ExxonMobil faces losing its lobby privileges at the European Parliament after the company failed to show up for the first hearing into climate change denial. 

S&D chief: Conservatives and liberals didn’t allow Greta to speak in EU Parliament.

The European People’s Party (EPP) and the liberals (ALDE) have blocked climate change activist Greta Thunberg from speaking in the European Parliament because “kids belong in schools”, according to the chief of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), Udo Bullmann.

Bolsonaro says Brazil owes world nothing on environment.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday said his country "does not owe the world anything" when it comes to the environment.

How Blockchain Can Prepare The Aging US Power Grid For Clean Energy Technologies.

Since the late 1800s, power grids have been connecting electricity providers to citizens in cities all over the US. For several decades, these grids were rightly considered an engineering feat of the modern world.

US offshore wind 'worth $70bn'.

The US offshore wind industry represents a capital expenditure (CapEx) revenue opportunity of nearly $70bn, a new whitepaper by the Special Initiative on Offshore Wind (SIOW) estimates.

Battery and offshore wind costs ‘tumble’.

Prices for lithium-ion battery storage as well as offshore wind have fallen more sharply than other clean generation technologies in the past year, according to BloombergNEF (BNEF).

Tesco launches new trial for plastic-free fruit and veg.

In a bid to cut down on packaging waste, Britain’s biggest retailer is beginning a trial to remove plastic from a selection of fruit and vegetables.

Intersolar Europe 2019: Focus on Africa

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Iran floods: Thousands evacuate homes as heavy rain forecast

UK on ‘verge of a transport revolution’.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has called it the ‘biggest regulatory review in a generation'.

e-Trikes : Royal Mail trials to deliver letters and parcels in a more environmentally-friendly way.

The zero-emission e-Trikes are designed to reduce road danger, congestion and air pollution to help reduce CO2 emissions in urban areas.

500,000 empty crisp packets returned to Walkers for recycling scheme.

After numerous complaints, Walkers has announced that in the 3 months since they launched the initiative they have recycled over 500,000 crisp packets.

UV-LED water purification saves ‘6 billion water bottles from landfills’ in the Philippines.

The new UV-LED purification system aims to reduce the amount of plastic waste that gets sent to garbage dumps and landfills in the Philippines. 

Government urged to phase-out single-use plastics by 2025 not 2042.

In a joint report, coordinated by Wildlife and Countryside Link, 19 leading environment organisations call for an end to plastic pollution in the UK.

John Lewis announces 2050 ‘net zero’ emissions target.

John Lewis takes a leading step towards the move to a sustainable green economy by pledging to reduce its operational greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, without purchasing offsets.

Russia floats first law to regulate CO2 emissions.

Draft bill would give government powers to regulate CO2 and create carbon markets, but faces stiff opposition inside and outside Moscow administration.

US judge halts hundreds of drilling projects in groundbreaking climate change ruling.

In a rebuke of the Trump administration’s ‘energy-first’ agenda, a judge rules greenhouse gas emissions must be considered.