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22 02 2023 | 10:55

President William Ruto sets ambitious goal for Kenya to go fully green by 2030

Kenya has taken on a bold green growth initiative that aims to achieve 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030, President William Ruto has said. Ruto said this comprehensive plan also includes…

19 02 2023 | 08:18

Electricity market design: one size won’t fit all

The energy crisis has highlighted imperfections in the EU power market. The current rules were created almost 30 years ago with the aim to incentivise large conventional power plants, but they now…

19 02 2023 | 08:09

Italy brands EU plan to outlaw fossil fuel cars a ‘suicide’

Italy stepped up its opposition on Thursday (16 February) to European plans to outlaw the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in 12 years, with the transport minister calling a rapid switch to…

19 02 2023 | 08:04

Traffic-linked air pollution exceeds WHO limits across UK, EU capitals: study

Although emissions of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the European Union and the United Kingdom are on the decline, they do not meet guidelines issued by the World Health Organisation, a study found. 

19 02 2023 | 08:01

Biomass fight leaves EU renewable energy talks in a deadlock

The European Commission made an unsuccessful attempt to bridge divisions over forest biomass between the Parliament and EU countries during talks held earlier this week to revise the EU’s renewable…

19 02 2023 | 06:45

The Green Brief: France’s pro-nuclear crusade has only just begun

Paris scored an important victory this week when the European Commission tabled long-awaited rules defining what can be considered “renewable” hydrogen in the EU. Under those rules, hydrogen…

19 02 2023 | 06:41

Mixed waste sorting key to EU circular economy goals: study

Europe is likely to need effective sorting for mixed waste streams before they are sent to landfill or burnt for energy recovery to reach its recycling targets and reduce emissions, according to a…

19 02 2023 | 06:34

Trento EEMI Bauhaus Week | Professor Mat Santamouris, University of New South Wales European Mortgage Federation - European Covered Bond Council (EMF-ECBC)

We are proud to be able to share insights from Professor Mat Santamouris from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia on solutions to cool down cities across the globe. With more than…

19 02 2023 | 06:21

EU, African leaders meet to define ‘partnership’, investment, security ties

European and African leaders come together for a long-delayed EU-Africa summit in Brussels on 17-18 February in an attempt to frame the two neighbouring continents’ partnership with a number of…

19 02 2023 | 06:16

EU aims to make Africa a world champion in hydrogen exports

  Europe wants to get out of fossil fuels and build a hydrogen economy. Without enough internal supplies, it is looking to import large quantities of hydrogen from countries in the Global South.…

18 02 2023 | 12:34

A Realistic ‘Energy Transition’ Is to Get Better at Using Less of It

In 2022, I authored two articles expressing doubts about society’s transition from fossil fuels to renewable sol

18 02 2023 | 12:29

Humanity’s Secret War Against the Environment, Ourselves, and Our Children

Inequitable family planning and illogical pro-growth policies are taking away every child’s right to a fair start in life.

18 02 2023 | 12:23

We’ve Never Been Closer to Nuclear Catastrophe—Who Gains by Ignoring It?

Antiwar and environmental activist Dr. Helen Caldicott warns that policymakers who understate the danger of nuclear weapons don’t have the public’s best interest at heart.

14 02 2023 | 10:04

EU to slap penalties on companies making false green claims

EU member states will be in charge of imposing “dissuasive” penalties on companies making unsubstantiated environmental claims about their products under a draft new EU law, seen by EURACTIV. The…

14 02 2023 | 10:01

‘Hydrogen-ready’ boilers – a lifeline for fossil fuel heating in Europe

The fossil fuels heating industry is trying to push hydrogen boilers as renewable, but at the moment only a very small fraction of hydrogen is green. To halt the greenwashing of heating technologies…

14 02 2023 | 09:57

Germany welcomes EU’s new green hydrogen rules, activists divided

The European Commission published a long-awaited set of rules on Monday (13 February) defining what can be considered as “renewable” hydrogen, drawing praise from industry and mixed reactions from…

14 02 2023 | 09:45

Commission details subsidy-matching scheme for green industry

Just days after the Commission presented its new Green Deal Industrial Plan to counter foreign subsidies for clean industry, a leaked Communication details the full extent of the temporary bending of…

14 02 2023 | 09:41

An EU-US green subsidy race could be good news for climate

How the US and the EU handle the present moment could have significant positive spillover effects for industrial decarbonisation around the world – and, as a result, international climate mitigation…

14 02 2023 | 09:38

Germany running behind its renewable energy ambition

Government infighting and bureaucracy continue to block the approval of new renewable energy projects in Germany, despite the emergency caused by falling gas supplies from Russia.