Many European countries’ grid plans fall short of their respective 2030 policy targets for wind and solar capacity. The misalignment between grid plans and policy targets is likely due to a time lag between policy […]
Large amounts of climate-warming refrigerant gases from China and Turkey are being smuggled illegally into Europe, undermining a global pact to phase them out, a report by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) said […]
An alliance of 14 pro-nuclear EU member states said the EU needs an additional 50 GW of nuclear power by 2050 to meet energy transition targets, requiring the construction of more than 30 new […]
On Monday (25 March), the Council of the EU unanimously voted to adopt the revised Waste Shipment Regulation. This text, which now becomes EU law, aims to encourage more local waste management and greater […]
A domestic manufacturing sector will enhance the EU’s long-term energy security. On Feb. 6, the European Council and European Parliament made a significant agreement in the fight against climate change. The Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) […]
A spectre is haunting Europe — deindustrialisation. A combination of record interest rates, slowing global demand, massive Chinese and US industrial subsidies, and, most importantly, high energy prices are laying waste to Europe’s industrial […]
Atlantic spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) freight rates increased this week, while Pacific rates dropped compared to the week before. European prices increased for the fourth week in a row. Last week, spot LNG shipping […]
Whatever one thinks about its causes, course, and consequences, the war in Ukraine rages on. That unavoidable fact has brought many in Europe to something of an epiphany. In late February, at a summit of […]
Europe is on track to end the winter with a record volume of gas in storage, which has pushed futures prices back to pre-crisis levels once inflation is taken into account. The supply picture […]
The EU is considering defining post-consumer plastic waste as “plastic waste placed on the market of a Member State or a third country” – a definition which could threaten the entire recycling industry in […]
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