French Green Party leader warns of ‘ecocide’ in Gaza
French Green Party leader Marine Tondelier has claimed an "ecocide" was taking place in Gaza.
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Dutch emission rules ‘endanger achievement of NATO targets’
The Dutch Government is set to miss NATO targets due to stringent nitrogen emission regulations, a new report found.
With the Middle East ablaze and the world in conflict, Europe must rethink its energy strategy — now
The Middle East is on fire. As Israel strikes Iran and Tehran responds, Europe, too, will pay the price.
Spain’s VOX aims to save olive groves from solar-power push
Spain's populist right-wing party VOX has presented a bill to stop the advance of solar power panels at the expense of olive groves.
World Bank abolishes financing ban on nuclear power projects
The World Bank's board has agreed to lift a longstanding ban on financing nuclear energy projects.
New Belgian offshore wind farms ‘likely to cut output of older ones’
New wind farms planned for construction off the Belgian coast by 2030 could reduce the electricity output of existing wind farms to the east by up to 15 per cent.
‘It’s the solar power’: Spanish TV exposes technicians’ internal conversations prior to blackout
Spain's Telecinco TV channel has accessed the internal exchanges of Red Eléctrica technicians which are under analysis by an investigative committee.
EU to cut Russia’s oil cash, if the West can agree
Brussels said it wanted to squeeze Moscow's war chest by slashing the price Russia charged for crude oil.
IEA and EC signal China’s clean-tech ‘paradox’
China has been driving a global boom in clean energy investment while expanding its coal footprint at home and abroad.
Polish court rules some EU energy policy laws ‘unconstitutional’
Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, a court (TK), has ruled some European Union regulations on energy policy to be incompatible with the Polish Constitution on the…
UK multinational’s boss warns half of Antwerp industry set to vanish
Jim Ratcliffe, the owner of UK multinational chemicals and energy giant INEOS, has warned that half of the industry located in Antwerp, Europe's second-largest port,…
Germany’s Die Linke demands ‘heat holidays’ for workers
German left-wing party Die Linke has demanded a reduction in working hours when workplace temperatures rise above certain levels.
Much-needed critical minerals require ‘investments, not commitment’, IEA warns
Investment in critical minerals has started to fall, just as global demand accelerates, warned the International Energy Agency.
EC funding fuelled ‘green’ NGOs’ litigation against European companies
The European Commission paid activists to target private companies in the courts, expanding Europe's shadow lobbying scandal, according to German news reports.
UK makes solar panels mandatory on most new homes
The “vast majority” of new homes in England will soon be fitted with solar panels as standard, UK energy secretary Ed Miliband has confirmed.
Czechia to build new nuclear reactors after high court overturns ruling
Czechia has joined the European countries in re-embracing nuclear energy.
Activists lobby European Parliament for moratorium on new windmills
A group of activists demanding a stop to the construction of new wind farms and large solar plants in Europe have rallied in front of the European Parliament in…
Climate warrior Greta Thunberg sets sail to Gaza
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and 11 others have embarked on a mission towards Gaza, aimed at “breaking Israel’s siege”.
Dutch offshore wind boom could trigger huge household bill increases
Dutch consumers could pay three times as much for electricity after an ambitious offshore energy expansion, barring a massive change to the current financing model.
‘Wind energy more expensive, less stable and less secure,’ Swedish report finds
A new study by Swedish think-tank the Scandinavian Policy Institute (SPI) has warned that the promotion of wind power as being cost-effective and reliable was misleading…
Shadow fleet ban ‘could trigger escalation’
EU measures targeting Russia’s shadow fleet could risk triggering an escalation in response, experts have told Brussels Signal.
Citing environmental grounds, Swedish court revokes permit for large wind farm project in Baltic Sea
A Swedish court on May 21 revoked a permit for a large offshore wind farm project, citing environmental reasons.
Europe’s next dependency crisis is made of silicon, not oil
China's tech strength increasingly rests on cheap, often sanctioned energy–a model that exposes Europe to new kinds of strategic risk as global supply chains shift.
Russian sanction fatigue sets in, as EU readies ‘massive’ 18th package
The EU is preparing a “massive” new sanctions package against Russia— but after 17 rounds, growing fatigue and limited results have started to fracture the…
Rail Baltica delays cause friction among Baltic states
The Rail Baltica corridor–a high-speed rail link eventually to connect Tallinn with Warsaw–has already hit major rail delays, with Latvia saying it would miss…
Germany drops opposition to nuclear power at EU level – but plants stay shut at home
Chancellor Friedrich Merz's new government has dropped Germany's opposition at the EU to nuclear power.
Battery supply chain still lacks data, Commissioner says
The EU has called for full traceability in electric vehicle batteries by 2027. But it still doesn’t have the data to back that goal up, an EU Commissioner said.
German steel giant Thyssenkrupp sees profits tumble
German steel major Thyssenkrupp released disappointing quarterly results May 15 on the foot of weak European steel demand.
Latest EU sanctions target Russian ‘ghost fleet’ and oil exports that fund Putin’s war
EU member states have agreed on yet another package of sanctions against Russia in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine.
Germany hits climate targets thanks to economic slump and abandoned power plants
As German experts announced the good news that the nation has reached its climate targets for 2024, attention has turned to the bad news – that achievement has…