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Europe's energy crisis

Solar panels on Kumi Thiruchelvam's roof.

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Energy crisis: UK solar panel sales doubled in 2022

Homeowners are going green at a faster pace, attempting to beat the energy crisis which saw electricity prices rise by 67 per cent over the last year.

11/03/2023

Workers install solar planers on the roof of a house in Rivas Vaciamadrid, September 2022

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EU leaders must deliver a renovation wave that leaves no one stranded

Energy poverty is falsely seen as an individual problem when in fact, it’s a systemic issue of structural inequality and disempowerment, Laia Segura and Javier Tobías write.

10/03/2023

Solar Carport Biddinghuizen in Biddinghuizen, the Netherlands

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How is this tiny country leading Europe’s solar power drive?

This tiny country is short on land. But a forward-thinking government and innovative solutions are overcoming the lack of space.

08/03/2023

A person covers their face surrounded by a cloud of smoke in Lima, Peru, June 2018

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Women are unjustly harmed by the fossil fuel industry. It has to end

On International Women's Day, it's important to remember that the industry's business models are reportedly driving inequality and furthering sexual and physical violence against women and gender minorities, Lisa Göldner argues.

08/03/2023

A woman walks up the decorated stairs of the Commerzbank in Frankfurt, 7 March 2023

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Cost of living crisis affects women the most, while men are causing it

Women are suffering in poverty, being forced to make impossible choices to ensure people who are dependent on them can survive, while the corporations responsible for this crisis are overwhelmingly run by men, Lucy Hall argues.

07/03/2023

Solar panels near the small town of Milagro, northern Spain. Spain is building on its reputation in renewable energy to position itself as a leader in green hydrogen.

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Green hydrogen: Spain leads Europe’s push for net-zero energy security

But critics warn of risks of entering a ‘hydrogen bubble’.

02/03/2023

Wind turbines turn behind a solar farm in Rapshagen, Germany, Oct. 28, 2021.

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EU to exceed 2030 renewable target, prompting call for higher ambition

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has "turbocharged" deployment of clean energy technologies across the EU, a new report by Ember has found.

28/02/2023

Data centres and supermarket refrigerators are major sources of excess heat.

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Could ‘catching’ wasted heat solve the energy crisis?

Engines often ‘run hot’, as anyone with an overactive laptop knows. But where does this heat go - and how can we harness it to heat our homes?

27/02/2023

Silhouettes looking out the window from inside the European Parliament in Brussels

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As an MEP, I've been lobbied by the fossil fuel trade. It needs to end

I’ve experienced the fossil fuel industry’s lobbying tactics first-hand, and I’ve seen how they prevent serious action from being taken on climate, MEP Marie Toussaint writes.

25/02/2023

Equinor's LNG facility in Melkoeya, outside Hammerfest, Norway. Along with the US, Norway has significantly increased its gas supply to the EU.

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How has a year of war in Ukraine changed the energy used in the EU?

A huge growth in renewables, as well as gas from Norway and the US, is helping to make up for the dramatic drop in Russian energy.

24/02/2023

Governments invested a record amount of money in fossil fuel subsidies during 2022.

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Why did governments spend €900bn on fossil fuel subsidies in 2022?

The International Energy Agency has urged world leaders to spend money on clean energy solutions rather than fossil fuel subsidies.

20/02/2023

London authorities are mulling over new rules that would see high rise buildings switch off their unnecessary lights at night.

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London eyes up 'lights out' rule for skyscrapers at night

The initiative will “cut light pollution and save energy”, promised the City of London Corporation, the financial district governing body.

13/02/2023

European countries have spent billions of euros to shield consumers from the energy crisis.

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Europe’s spend on energy crisis nears 800 billion euros

The spending earmarked by the countries on the energy crisis is now in the same league as the EU's 750-billion-euro COVID-19 recovery fund.

13/02/2023

Operators work at Enagas regasification plant, the largest LNG plant in Europe, in Barcelona, Spain, March 29, 2022.

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EU countries split on upcoming electricity market reform

Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands called on Monday for "targeted adjustments". Spain, however, is backing a "fundamental reform".

13/02/2023

Hydrogen is often touted as a green alternative to fossil fuels. But how green is it really - and how much will it cost?

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How green is hydrogen fuel - and how much will it cost you?

As countries slowly commit to phasing out oil and natural gas, fossil fuel giants are starting to pivot to hydrogen gas. But how green is it - and how much will it cost you?

06/02/2023

The German cabinet has approved EU emergency measures to push the country's renewables expansion.

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Germany to accelerate renewables by cutting red tape

In its race to net zero, Germany is streamlining permitting and reducing environmental assessments for wind and power projects.

31/01/2023