eceee news index
April 2024
EU ETS2 for Buildings, Road Transport in 2027: why we need auctions to start early
Here’s the truth: energy transition is hard. Not everyone gets a pony
China can't quit coal by 2040, researchers say, despite global climate goals
Electric and hybrid car sales to rise to new global record in 2024
South Korean court hears children's climate change case against government
EU’s 2050 net zero goals at risk as EV rollout faces setbacks
Biden marks Earth Day with $7bn ‘solar for all’ investment amid week of climate action
Can renewables ease Africa’s energy access crisis?
Germany’s conservatives double down on criticism of EU’s planned 2035 combustion engine phase-out
Why isn’t Methane included in the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism?
‘Where can you hide from pollution?’: cancer rises 30% in Beirut as diesel generators poison city
Greens challenge socialists on commitment to climate action
Judge throws out case against UK climate activist who held sign on jurors’ rights
‘Children won’t be able to survive’: inter-American court to hear from climate victims
Some UK airlines polluting more than ever as emissions approach pre-pandemic levels
Global billionaires tax to fight climate change, hunger rises up political agenda
It will take an energy transition to keep the lights on in Ukraine
Report: Electric heat pumps will usually minimize costs; fuel backup could help in coldest climates
EU to world: Don’t depend solely on China to hit renewable goals
France unveils 55 ‘turnkey’ sites for clean industry
From gold to green: Can the Paris 2024 Olympics slash emissions?
Carbon price fall deprives Europe's green funds of billions
Clean energy’s dirty secret: the trail of waste left by India’s solar power boom
Scottish government to abandon pledge to cut carbon emissions 75% by 2030
The Letta report: What’s in the box for Europe’s energy sector
Skills shortage threatens transformation to a sustainable industry – engineers' association
Most EU countries on track to meet charging targets
Green cement production is scaling up – and it could cut the carbon footprint of construction
Fear of ousted populists could be enough to stall climate policy in Poland
Explainer: The EU’s Green Deal Industrial Plan
World Bank climate funding greens African hotels while fishermen sink
Europe is not meeting its cross-border grid connection goals, watchdog warns
New wind installations hit a record last year, report says
Laggard EU seeks growth fixes to compete in global shift to new technologies
Green Deal 2.0: Spain’s Ribera lays down vision for next Commission
German transport minister stirs climate debate with threat of driving bans
ECB and cheap gas to blame for heat pump slump, says lobby group
A highway in Indiana could one day charge your EV while you’re driving It
Reaching climate neutrality by 2045 “unrealistic” for Germany without CCS – research academies
‘Grownup’ leaders are pushing us towards catastrophe, says former US climate chief
Jail for holding a placard? Protest over the climate crisis is being brutally suppressed
‘Right time to revisit’ managed coal phase-out in Japan: GFANZ APAC
Shell says it ‘lobbies for energy transition’ during climate ruling appeal
EuroACE: Final agreement on the Buildings Directive. Time to deliver on the ground
Climate verdict for Swiss women a warning for European states, oil industry
China responsible for 95% of new coal power construction in 2023, report says
Australia could reach an ‘ambitious’ emissions cut of up to 75% by 2035, advisers tell Labor
Europe embraces speedier, riskier way of building power grids
Biden races to commit billions to climate action as election looms
Climate target organisation faces staff revolt over carbon-offsetting plan
SBTi needs tighter rules on companies’ indirect emissions
Shift to hydrogen networks: EU Parliament adopts laws for new gas era
EU ‘declaring war’ on energy sector methane emissions
EU Parliament approves deal on world’s first carbon removal certification scheme
UK heat pump adopters open up homes to encourage others to ditch gas boilers
Energy industry calls for quick adoption of EU renewables rules in Germany to keep track
UK startup lifts lid on plan to turn human waste into jet fuel
EU Parliament adopts 90% phase-out of new diesel trucks by 2040
UN climate chief calls for “quantum leap in climate finance”
European populists exploit climate view divide between city and countryside – researcher
European Parliament committees vote to withdraw EU from the Energy Charter Treaty
Human rights violated by inaction on climate, ECHR rules in landmark case
Top Europe court to issue landmark climate verdicts
Don't forget women in new UN climate fund, policymakers urged
Who is winning the Clean Energy race between China, Europe, and the US?
England could produce 13 times more renewable energy, using less than 3% of land – analysis
Big companies' emissions goals are too weak, report says
Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate scientists
Think tank estimates French climate adaptation to cost €5-20 billion per annum
US meat lobby delighted at ‘positive’ prospects for industry after Cop28
The Guardian view on Europe’s troubled green deal: make the case, not concessions
Carbon pricing crucial to deliver on greening transport, Volvo boss says
Forest carbon accounting allows Guyana to stay net zero while pumping oil
Germany surpasses 400,000 plug-in solar PV “balcony power plants”
Africa is on the verge of a building boom. Will it be green?
The cost of Europe’s new nuclear power plants
As Biden pushes for clean factories, a new ‘how-to’ guide offers a path forward
Renewables growth still lags climate targets, think tank says
Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016
Europe’s industry and power sector emissions plunge 15% in 2023
Should big oil be tried for homicide?
Rooftop PV takes off in EU – NGO report
Rooftop PV takes off in EU – NGO report
A big week for climate policy in Australia: what happened and what to make of it
EU transport ministers discuss ‘problem child’ of green transition
Zambia’s fossil-fuel subsidy cuts help climate and kids – but taxi drivers suffer
Green mortgages set to take off as US makes homes fit for future
Certifying the circular economy, verification required after new deal
Sweden's SSAB to invest $4.8 bln in fossil-free steel mill
Coal phase-out: Germany shuts down 15 coal-fired power plants
Reused and recycled buildings challenge wasteful construction status quo
Salt, air and bricks: could this be the future of energy storage?
Large electrical heat pumps can be key to decarbonising Europe’s industry
Getting homeowners to invest in comprehensive retrofits is hard: Here’s how to do it
March 2024
ExxonMobil accused of ‘greenwashing’ over carbon capture plan it failed to invest in
Election of Donald Trump ‘could put world’s climate goals at risk’
International court issues first-ever decision enforcing the right to a healthy environment
France must not cave to Brussels on renewables, says ex-energy minister Pannier-Runacher
Flixtrain, Trainline, T&E call for reduced rail tolls to help make train travel more accessible
Surge of new US-led oil and gas activity threatens to wreck Paris climate goals
Romania’s pretext for not taking steps to reduce energy consumption slammed
EU Commission to sign partnership with Australia on critical raw materials
How Europe can use tariffs as part of an industrial strategy
Q&A - Germany’s nuclear exit: One year after
For mineral-rich Philippines, green metals rush is a balancing act
Climate-focused investment firm World Fund raises 300 mln euros
Sweden not on track to meet climate targets, warns expert agency
Commission presents parliament with Energy Charter Treaty exit plan
Britain seeks views on 2027 carbon border tax
Europe needs to step up circular economy efforts: EU agency
Fossil fuel firms could be tried in US for homicide over climate-related deaths, experts say
Factcheck: 18 misleading myths about heat pumps
Greenpeace disrupts international nuclear summit in Brussels
Here’s why there is no nuclear option for Australia to reach net zero
Getting smarter? Europe struggling with smart energy efficiency interconnectivity
Lobby groups call for business-friendly turn of the EU Green Deal
Shipping sector pushes to keep emissions-tax cash for itself
Europe’s transport sector set to make up almost half of the continent’s emissions in 2030
Vehicle carbon pollution would be cut, but more slowly, under new Biden rule
Germany urges tighter global energy cooperation to bring climate targets within reach
How do we enable the green reconstruction of Ukrainian buildings? – BPIE report
Court ruling erodes climate activists’ ability to defend themselves – as the planet heats up
Tipping point for low-carbon buildings demand in sight, report says
How can biomass fulfil its potential in EU carbon markets?
Cement industry says Germany needs 4,800 km CO2 pipelines costing €14 bln to decarbonise
World’s largest solar manufacturer to cut one-third of workforce
UK heat pump rollout criticised as too slow by public spending watchdog
Reading the ruins of Amazon fires, scientists see crisis ahead
EU gives final green light to critical raw materials strategy
Fossil fuel sector should pay climate finance, EU ministers say
‘Greenhushing’ is on the rise as companies go silent on climate pledges
New fiscal rules need to support Europe’s industrial ambition
Barriers to next phase of electric vehicle transition revealed
EU Carbon Prices are too low. But they should (and must) rise again
Germany on track for national 2030 climate target despite missing EU goals
Romania delays adoption of energy and climate plan, casts doubt on renewable targets
Tesla EV gigafactory drives Germany’s latest climate justice struggle
European Parliament approves relaxed Euro 7 emissions requirements while stakeholders remain divided
COP29 host Azerbaijan plans to upgrade climate target
Shell abandons 2035 emissions target and weakens 2030 goal
UK scheme to spur take-up of heat pumps delayed after gas lobby pressure
Sales of solar batteries for German homes seen rising 26% in 2024
Europe’s coal legacy remains a major climate hurdle
Fossil fuel firms must plug methane leaks to meet climate targets, warns watchdog
European Parliament adopts Buildings Performance Directive
Failure to insulate UK homes costing thousands of lives a year, says report
Air pollution levels have improved in Europe over 20 years, say researchers
Clean solutions for all: T&E’s car decarbonisation roadmap
As Cop29 president, I will build bridges between the diverging north and south to keep 1.5C in reach
Despite Putin promises, Russia’s emissions keep rising
Germany launches green subsidies for industry
No big North Sea fossil fuel country has plan to stop drilling in time for 1.5C goal
Swedish police forcibly remove Greta Thunberg from parliament entrance
EPA’s final truck standards should push continued fuel savings
KPMG & Accenture, GSK failing to keep up with industry leaders in cutting corporate travel emissions
Newly elected leaders to be held to same climate obligations, says Cop29 chief
Europe must do more to adapt to climate change, says EU environment agency
‘We are a car country’: German conservatives commit to reverse combustion engine ban
The EU’s controversial green buildings law risks failing at the finish line
The European Green Deal isn’t coping with a turbulent world. What must change?
Hosting Cop in 2026 could be the incentive Australia needs to turbocharge climate action
Analysis: UK emissions in 2023 fell to lowest level since 1879
Europe’s mild winter leaves gas stocks at record high
How is Europe cracking down on climate protests?
Do the EU’s new ESG rules make ratings more reliable?
Germany's plans for a hydrogen network are oversized, critics say
AI likely to increase energy use and accelerate climate misinformation – report
EU underprepared as climate change risks mount, draft report says
Departing from coal: Poland’s new energy roadmap
In Florida, skyrocketing insurance rates test resolve of homeowners in risky areas
EU to finally exit ‘climate-wrecking’ energy treaty
China steps away from 2025 energy efficiency goal
UK spring budget 2024: Key climate and energy announcements
Italy's green transition efforts held back by lack of big solar projects
Will floating solar prove pivotal in archipelagic Philippines?
France’s Le Maire slams EU’s ‘no longer wanted’ renewable targets
Ignoring resilience benefits limits growth of energy efficiency programs
Pro-nuclear countries back total opening up of EU funding for nuclear
France strikes CO2 storage deal with Denmark
The Supreme Court’s social media case has big implications for climate disinformation, experts warn
‘We can’t close our borders’: Harsh solar industry protectionism off the table
Europe’s industrial decarbonisation at risk amid sharp drop in CO2 price
More electric cars on Germany's roads but growth 'too slow' – Greenpeace
Africa to be $2.5 trillion short of climate finance by 2030, UN says
Fury after Exxon chief says public to blame for climate failures
Two years on, how is Russia’s invasion of Ukraine driving energy security and decarbonisation?
Satellite to ‘name and shame’ worst oil and gas methane polluters
Will national teams become champions for sustainable travel during Euro 2024?
Mild winter pushes heating requirement in Germany to lowest level in 12 years
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