EU maps proposed share-out of emissions targets between countries
By: EBR | Thursday, July 15, 2021
The European Commission on Wednesday (14 July) proposed a template for sharing out the burden of cutting greenhouse gas emissions within the EU, setting out national targets that the 27 member states are certain to wrangle over
EU unveils plan to cut emissions 55% by 2030, wave fossil fuels goodbye
By: EBR | Thursday, July 15, 2021
The European Commission tabled a root-and-branch review of the EU’s energy and climate laws on Wednesday (14 July), aiming to cut carbon emissions by 55% before the end of the decade and initiate a decisive break away from fossil fuels
Ideological debate over EU industrial strategy heats up
By: EBR | Thursday, July 15, 2021
An ideological debate over the future of Europe’s industrial strategy is heating up as the bloc reconsiders how best to achieve strategic independence from foreign suppliers in key economic areas
Independent Ethics Body: improving transparency and integrity in EU institutions
By: EBR | Thursday, July 15, 2021
The new EU Ethics Body would be able to initiate investigations on possible conflicts of interest or “revolving door” cases for Commissioners, MEPs and staff
EU plan puts spotlight on carbon sinks to tackle climate change
By: EBR | Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Europe will need to increase the amount of carbon stored by its forests and wetlands to meet a new, more ambitious target for carbon removals in Europe
Recovery plans: When the game will toughen up
By: EBR | Tuesday, July 13, 2021
The recovery plans of 12 member states are expected to be adopted by EU finance ministers at a meeting on Tuesday. For now, the atmosphere is positive but things are expected to change when the first payment requests are made following the progress reports
What you need to know about the European Green Deal - and what comes next
By: EBR | Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Nearly two years after the European Commission launched the European Green Deal in December 2019, the EU’s landscape has changed greatly, with the COVID-19 pandemic causing a contraction of the bloc’s GDP by 6.1% in 2020
Europe could save €2 trillion by 2050 with low-carbon hydrogen, says report
By: EBR | Monday, July 12, 2021
A new report by Deloitte says massive cost savings can be achieved on the way towards climate neutrality if gas is given a more prominent role
Balance climate ambition with recovery efforts so that East can meet West
By: EBR | Friday, July 9, 2021
The Visegrad capital cities can help lead the region towards meeting the EU’s climate ambitions and in halting a growing East/West divide
Global wind and solar power capacity grew at record rate in 2020
By: EBR | Friday, July 9, 2021
BP’s annual report reveals renewable energy boom in pandemic coincided with slump in demand for oil
The Price of Britain’s Megaphone Diplomacy With the EU
By: EBR | Friday, July 9, 2021
The coming months may well see more bitterness and friction in UK-EU relations. These tensions threaten to unravel the fragile 1998 Good Friday Agreement, which has largely kept violence at bay in Northern Ireland
Electricity giants call for carbon tariff on EU hydrogen imports
By: EBR | Thursday, July 8, 2021
A coalition of European electricity groups including EDF, Enel, Iberdrola, and Orsted have called on the European Commission to impose a carbon tariff on hydrogen imports coming into Europe
Human rights: MEPs want corruption punished under EU sanctions regime
By: EBR | Thursday, July 8, 2021
Parliament has adopted a resolution welcoming the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, while calling for corruption to be included as a punishable offence
Why the European Green Deal needs a 45% renewables target by 2030
By: EBR | Thursday, July 8, 2021
Looking at EU member states’ National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) for 2030, the European Union is far from harvesting its full solar potential
€30 billion for infrastructure projects connecting EU regions
By: EBR | Wednesday, July 7, 2021
On Wednesday, Parliament adopted the upgraded Connecting Europe Facility programme and released new funds for transport, digital and energy projects for 2021-2027
EU turns to finance to achieve ‘climate neutral continent’
By: EBR | Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Europe plans to funnel hundreds of billions of euros into sustainable investments each year through EU banks and markets to create the first “climate-neutral continent” by 2050
New European laws must protect children’s data
By: EBR | Wednesday, July 7, 2021
As education becomes increasingly reliant on technology, the need for regulation and oversight of the EdTech industry becomes more urgent and Europe should lead in the efforts to protect children’s data and futures
European electricity grid can handle 50 million heat pumps
By: EBR | Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Electric heat pumps can be deployed on a large scale in Europe without jeopardising grid stability while allowing greater integration of renewable energy sources and improving energy efficiency in buildings
Orban, Le Pen, Salvini, Kaczynski join forces to impact on the future of EU
By: EBR | Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Far-right parties from 16 EU countries, including Frances’ Rassemblement National, Poland’s PiS, Hungary’s Fidesz, and Italy’s Lega, united on Friday (2 July) with the declared objective of making their voice heard in the context of the debate on the future of Europe
EU to propose aviation fuel tax in green policy push
By: EBR | Monday, July 5, 2021
The European Commission has drafted plans to set an EU-wide minimum tax rate for polluting aviation fuels, as it seeks to meet more ambitious targets to fight climate change
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