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Frédéric Simon for Euractiv

    Sep 14, 2022
    Energy

    EU energy crisis plan: gas price renegotiation and windfall taxes

    In her annual state of the union speech, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen set out major energy market interventions to manage high prices
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    Jul 12, 2022
    Energy

    EU lawmakers back stronger energy efficiency target in response to Russian war

    The European Parliament’s four largest political groups are proposing a 14.5% efficiency goal by 2030, up from the 9% discussed last year
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    Jul 6, 2022
    Energy

    EU set to use ‘green’ label for gas, nuclear investments after parliamentary vote

    Climate campaigners accused EU lawmakers of “betrayal” and some member states are preparing legal challenges to the sustainable taxonomy
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    May 31, 2022
    Finance

    European Commission overreported climate spending by €72 billion, auditors find

    Only 13% of EU spending 2014-20 was relevant to climate action, not 20% as claimed, the European Court of Auditors said, with the biggest gap in farming policy
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    Dec 22, 2021
    Finance

    Brussels sets out new green aid rules, with ‘pragmatic exceptions’ for gas

    The new guidelines include a special clause for natural gas, allowing member states with the lowest GDP to transition from coal to gas
    Read more
    Dec 10, 2021
    News

    John Kerry: US supports a coal phaseout but cannot commit

    During a trip to Brussels, the US presidential climate envoy told Euractiv in an interview it was unconstitutional to mandate a coal exit for states
    Read more
    Mar 9, 2021
    Finance

    EU lawmakers threaten to veto green finance rules – for opposing reasons

    A draft EU sustainable finance taxonomy is under fire for being too strict and not strict enough, with gas and nuclear at the heart of the controversy
    Read more
    Feb 22, 2021
    Energy

    EU spent €440 million on failed gas projects since 2013, study finds

    Seven EU-backed methane gas pipelines and import terminals have been shelved or cancelled in the past decade, a study by Global Witness found
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    Jan 8, 2021
    Energy

    Portugal makes deal on EU climate law ‘big priority’ of its six-month presidency

    Portugal aims to pass an EU 2030 climate target into law by June, says minister with a leading role in negotiations between member states and parliament
    Read more
    Dec 11, 2020
    Energy

    EU leaders secure deal on raising 2030 climate ambition

    EU leaders negotiated through the night to convince eastern member states to agree an enhanced goal of cutting emissions by at least 55% between 1990 and 2030
    Read more
    Oct 7, 2020
    Energy

    EU Parliament votes in favour of cutting emissions 60% by 2030

    Lawmakers are putting pressure on EU leaders to raise the bloc’s 2030 climate ambition beyond the Commission’s proposed 55% emissions reduction target
    Read more
    Sep 21, 2020
    News

    EU Commission defends 2030 climate target against ‘accounting trick’ critique

    EU climate chief Frans Timmermans insists including carbon sinks in a proposed new 2030 emissions target does not weaken it, rejecting campaigner concerns
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    Jul 15, 2020
    Energy

    Portugal ends coal burning two years ahead of schedule

    Portugal is the third EU country this year to announce early closure of its last coal plants, as rising carbon costs and competition from gas and clean energy bite
    Read more
    Jul 14, 2020
    Energy

    Not all biomass is carbon neutral, industry admits as EU reviews policy

    The EU is working on stricter sustainability criteria for bioenergy, posing a challenge for the industry and several member states
    Read more
    May 27, 2020
    Finance

    EU €750 billion Covid recovery fund comes with green conditions

    A quarter of spending has been earmarked for climate action and a ‘do no harm’ clause rules out environmentally damaging investments
    Read more
    Apr 27, 2020
    Finance

    France calls for minimum carbon price to counter oil crash

    Oil prices of around $20 a barrel do not reflect the cost for the climate, the French government argued ahead of a meeting of EU energy ministers
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    Mar 19, 2020
    News

    Coronavirus response to delay EU Green Deal by weeks

    Teleworking and self-isolation restrictions mean the EU legislative process cannot operate at full capacity, with priority given to measures to address the Covid-19 crisis
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    Feb 6, 2020
    Energy

    Offshore wind deployment boom ‘too slow’ to meet EU climate target

    Europe needs between 230 and 450 GW of offshore wind by 2050 to decarbonise its energy system, according to the EU Commission
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    Dec 12, 2019
    News

    The EU releases its Green Deal. Here are the key points

    Europe’s bid to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 will aim for a just, rapid shift away from high polluting industries and technologies
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    Nov 29, 2019
    News

    Leak reveals Brussels’ draft plan for European green deal

    The document shows plans for a law enshrining the 2050 climate neutrality objective to be submitted by March 2020
    Read more
    Jul 4, 2019
    Energy

    EU ‘climate leaders’ plans found lacking

    Finland, Sweden, Portugal, France and Germany praised for ambitious targets, but NGO analysis raises questions over details
    Read more
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