Spain at urgent risk of new blackout, grid operator warns
Spain's grid operator, Red Eléctrica (REE), has issued a fresh alert to the National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC) about "abrupt voltage variations"…
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European carmakers abandoning the EV race?
The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) is asking the European Union to lower its car CO₂ reduction targets when legislation is reviewed later…
‘Simpler’ EU sustainability rules spark confusion
The European Commission says it is simplifying reporting rules, but the industry says it is making them more complicated.
Brussels is turning national electrical blackouts into power grabs
Five months since the lights went out on the Iberian Peninsula, Brussels has finally rendered its judgment.
Swedish Government pauses debt office’s ‘green’ guarantees for 2026
Sweden is pulling its guarantees for "green" credits in 2026, only limiting itself to already signed agreements.
Spanish PM Sánchez tries to sell climate change spending as security investment
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is seeking to classify climate change spending, along with the management of emergencies and natural disasters, as defence…
No sign of EU reducing dependency on Russian LNG
Moscow’s tax take from the Yamal LNG project has constantly increased since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 despite claims that Europe has diversified away from…
Poland detains Ukrainian wanted for allegedly blowing up Nord Stream pipelines
A Ukrainian has been detained in Poland in connection with the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipelines explosions.
‘Outrageous’: Germany spends record €12 billion on climate protection abroad
Germany has contributed the record sum of € 11.8 billion for the fight against climate change in other countries last year.
Zurich bans petrol leaf-blowers – a European first
Keeping with the Swiss passion for peace and quiet the citizens of Zurich, Switzerland’s largest city, have voted in favour of banning petrol-powered leaf blowers.
Danish job market in green energy predicted to see big decline
Denmark’s "green" transition is facing a severe slowdown that threatens both jobs and investment.
Ukraine drone strikes force Russia to impose fuel export ban
Drone strikes on Russian refineries have forced Russian authorities to introduce a partial ban on diesel exports until the end of the year.
German political heavyweight warns of ‘loss of entire industries’ due to climate targets
A senior German politician has sounded the alarm about what he said would be the catastrophic effects of current climate policy on Germany’s industrial backbone.
Will Hungary ever quit Russian gas?
US President Donald Trump says he may call his “friend” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to make him stop importing Russian energy.
‘Major strategic mistake‘ – CEO of BMW lashes out at EU ban on combustion engines
Oliver Zipse, CEO of German carmaker BMW, has spoken out harshly against the planned total ban for internal combustion engines (ICE) in new cars in the European…
Study shows Belgium needs eight new nuclear plants in ‘optimal scenario’
Opting for nuclear energy is the safest and cheapest option, according to Belgium’s Federal Planning Bureau (FPB), which has compared various energy scenarios…
Poland is the best partner for US, with strong army, shared values and vast energy
Poland and the whole of Central Europe are once again at the centre of the West’s strategic calculations: A region that chose sovereignty against globalist designs,…
Russia plans 38 new nuclear reactors, meanwhile Germany goes ‘green’
Russia has announced plans for a major buildout of its nuclear energy capacity.
Netherlands to end ‘perverse’ carbon emission tax
The Dutch caretaker government is preparing to dismantle its controversial carbon emissions tax on major industrial companies, using a legal workaround to avoid…
EC quietly downgrades Green Deal
The European Commission has quietly scaled back parts of its flagship Green Deal, softening the emphasis on climate targets as political and economic pressures mount.
‘Possibly politically motivated’ arson attack leaves 20,000 Berliners without electricity
Thousands of households in the German capital Berlin have been left without electricity following an arson attack.
Oversaturated Spanish electricity grid ‘threatens industrial development’, report says
Spain's Association of Electric Power Companies (Aelec) warned that most of the country's power grid is saturated, hindering the economic development of the nation.
Europe confuses symbolic gestures on energy with strategic effectiveness
The most striking example of Western strategic confusion lies in energy policy.
Denmark’s Ørsted sues Trump administration over wind farm halt order
Danish company Ørsted has taken legal action against the US Government, demanding to be allowed to finish a $1.5 billion (€1.28 billion) wind farm in the Atlantic.
UK oil giant Shell abandons huge Rotterdam biofuels plant construction
British oil giant Shell is to abandon the construction of one of Europe's largest biofuel plants in the Netherlands, as it focuses on its fossil fuels business.
Trump: ‘No, I am not dead, it’s fake news’
US President Donald Trump dismissed social media rumours that he had died as "fake news" during a press conference at the White House.
Slovakian PM snubs EU with Putin meeting
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is to meet President Vladimir Putin in China, highlighting Bratislava’s resistance to EU efforts to cut energy ties with Russia.
UK oil and gas output to plunge soon, lobby group warns
The UK’s oil and gas sector has issued its starkest warning yet, cautioning that the North Sea could be “wiped out within years” as a source unless the government…
Nothing simple or cheap about the ‘friction, energy and violence’ of wind power
The answer lies in the word: mill, from the Latin word, molinun, grind. Its essence is friction, energy and violence, as in the word maelstrom.
Judge sides with XR activist-vandals against Schiphol Airport over demonstrations
Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport was not allowed to ban radical climate-change activists with Extinction Rebellion (XR), a Dutch judge ruled, which allowed them to target…