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Energy and climate
Latest reporting and analysis on energy and climate.
EU forced-labour crackdown ‘could curtail Chinese solar-panel imports’
A proposed European Union crackdown on goods made with forced labour could cut the number of Chinese solar panels imported into the bloc, the European Commission…
A $1.5 trillion ‘ESG’ debt market has started bleeding clients
In the world’s second-biggest ESG debt market, corporate clients are starting to walk away.
Tusk says Poland ‘will ignore EU Green Deal and Ukraine policies’ unless reformed
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk met protesting farmers in Warsaw and called for reform of both the European Union’s Green Deal and the EU free-trade agreement…
German travellers left kicking their heels as transport workers strike
Travellers were left waiting in Germany as buses, trams and underground trains stood idle across most of the country at the culmination of a week of staggered public…
IEA: Global energy-related CO2 emissions hit record high in 2023
Global energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) hit a record high last year, driven partly by increased fossil fuel use in countries where droughts hampered…
Icy blast of bankruptcies loom for Swedish wind-power sector, experts warn
Two Swedish economists have issued a warning that the country’s wind-power industry is on the brink of a wave of bankruptcies.
Eurocities report spotlights local green initiatives
Eurocities, Brussels
Von der Leyen’s serial private-jet use ‘a disgrace’, says Left party leader
European Commission President Usrula von der Leyen has long championed “green” development and environmental protection - but her own carbon footprint is less…
‘Reform crucial now for troubled EU,’ says Draghi
Former Italian Prime Minister and European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has demanded a reform of European institutions, insisting that the single market was in…
Despite farmers’ protests, EP approves Nature Restoration Act
The European Parliament has given its final blessing to the controversial Nature Restoration Act.
Dutch EV drivers: ‘Don’t charge your cars between 4pm and 9pm’
Electric car charging station managers have been urged by the Dutch grid operator to shut down their services between 4pm and 9pm.
Denmark ends probe into ‘deliberate’ Nord Stream pipeline blasts
Denmark has dropped its investigation into the explosions in 2022 on the Nord Stream pipelines carrying Russian gas to Germany, police said on Monday, becoming…
EU carbon border tax will do little to cut emissions, ADB study says
A European Union plan to impose tariffs on high-carbon imports could hurt developing countries in Asia but is unlikely to lead to big reductions in greenhouse gas…
Rotterdam hold back floods with new Keilehaven tidal park
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A tale of two energy revolutions: How Germany got it astonishingly wrong and the United States got it astoundingly right. Now the whole of Europe needs to choose
Charles Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities famously begins:
Brussels to Berlin sleeper part of EU night train ‘renaissance’
Night trains appear to be making a comeback across the European Union.
Bulgargaz: A state enterprise that undermines EU energy policy and damages Bulgaria. Is the European Commission finally ready to act?
When state-owned entities are endowed with privileges that shield them from competition and allow them to ignore the realities of the market, Governments create…
German oil refinery Schwedt ‘guaranteed’ by Poland
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said in Warsaw that Poland had "given reassurances" that it will continue to provide the country's Schwedt refinery with crude…
As Polish farmers revolt, PiS demands its own EC agriculture chief resign
Polish farmers blocked roads nationwide protesting against European Union climate policies and the influx of cheap food imports from Ukraine.
In the drink? Barclays seemingly caves to pressure over fossil-fuels funding
Barclays, Britain's biggest lender to the oil and gas industry, said it will stop direct financing of new oil- and gasfields and restrict lending "more broadly"…
Assembly on European Regions President on the future of EU cohesion policy
Assembly of European Regions - Committee of the Regions, Brussels
Bologna’s climate neutrality: a bold bet for the future
Bologna, Italy
Ireland’s Ryanair ‘fact-checks’ ruling Green Party amid public bust-up
Ireland’s Ryanair, one of Europe's largest airlines, has publicly "fact-checked" the country's ruling Green Party amid a growing public feud between the two organisations.
Dutch pension fund retires Shell stake over oil giant’s ‘green’ laziness
A Dutch pension fund leading climate talks with Shell has divested its holdings in Europe's top oil and gas companies, saying they are not "moving fast enough" to…
Berlin ‘looks to take over Russian oil assets in Germany’
The German Government is laying the groundwork for a possible nationalisation of Russia-backed oil company Rosneft Germany.
Kremlin ‘has eyes on Germany’ over Nord Stream pipeline blasts
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia will "watch what Germany does" to investigate explosions that tore through the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022 after…
EC eases back on agriculture but emissions cuts still dominate
The European Commission is easing the demands made on agriculture while at the same time, regarding climate targets for 2040, it wants a 90 per cent net emissions…
Udder nonsense: EC ‘not planning to impose masks on cows’
There have been rumours that Brussels was examining whether or not to impose “mask mandates on farmed bovines”
Committee of the Regions urges overhaul of EU agriculture policies
Committee of the Regions, Brussels