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Which four EU countries are aiming for 100% clean power by 2030?

The EU as a whole is aiming for 82 per cent clean power by the end of the decade but some member states are looking to go one step further.

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Renewables meet 100% of the rise in global electricity demand

Solar and wind power alone met a majority of the increase in demand.

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The key climate issues facing world leaders at the UN General Assembly

As world leaders gather in New York for the 77th UN General Assembly, these are the climate issues expected to be top of the agenda.

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EU looks to raise €140bn from windfall tax on energy firms

The plan is part of long-awaited emergency measures to tackle the soaring cost of electricity before winter.

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Climate

Fuel poverty in this remote UK community could reach 96% this winter

The UK has the biggest gap between the richest and poorest in energy costs as a proportion of income, new IMF analysis shows.

Denmark

Baltic states pledge wind power hike to cut reliance on Russian gas

Seven countries want to produce 20 gigawatts of wind power by 2030, enough to supply electricity to 20 million households.

Eco-Innovation

Wind turbine blades could soon be recycled into gummy bears

From turbines to treats, this scientific discovery could solve one of wind power’s biggest problems: how to recycle turbine blades.

Denmark

Denmark and Germany approve Baltic Sea wind hub to offset Russian gas

When established by 2030, the project could supply electricity to up to 4.5 million European homes.

Eco-Innovation

How batteries will supercharge the renewable revolution

The cost of solar and wind energy keeps going down - now we need storage to take fossil fuels out of the picture completely.

Green News

UK energy bills to drop thanks to record investment  in wind and solar

UK renewables will generate electricity four times cheaper than gas, figures from the latest government auction show.

My Europe Series

Why Spain's renewable energy boom is so controversial

Protesters have called it the "industrialisation of the countryside".

Green News

US signs wind power deal to provide electricity for 1.5 million homes

California wants to ditch fossil fuels by 2045, will this deal bring it step closer to this goal?

Green News

Norway turns its back on gas and oil to become a renewable superpower

Oil and gas firms have lined up to develop renewables in Norway.

Green News

Euroviews. Why solar power is the greenest renewable we have at our disposal

"We have still barely even scratched the surface of solar’s true potential to revolutionise the global power system," says Dr Harald Överholm.

Climate Now

How do we boost Europe's wind sector and meet EU climate goals?

In partnership with Copernicus

With new EU initiatives increasing the wind power targets to be met by 2030, there is a huge discrepancy between current wind power production and the EU's goals. How Europe will face up to the challenge is to be discussed in a new Euronews Debate.

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Working on wind turbines and skyscrapers despite fear of heights

Meet Hazel Kaya, one of the few female technicians in Turkey, who works in high-rise buildings using practical rope systems and cleans wind turbines.

Green News

Italy orders gas from three African nations in boycott against Russia

Natural gas is a fossil fuel used to generate electricity, heat and cool homes and power industry.

Green News

Is the EU about to up its renewable energy target to 45% by 2030?

The renewable share varies widely between EU countries, ranging from more than 50% in Sweden to below 10% in Luxembourg.

Green News

Renewable prices soar as Ukraine war is 'last straw' for the sector

These kind of market disruptions have worsened since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, reversing a decade of cost declines for the renewable energy sector.

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What does the UK government's new strategy mean for households?

Environmental campaigners and politicians say the new strategy fails to implement quick wins to lower emissions and stave off the rising cost of energy bills.