Europe News Chaos erupts at EU Parliament as three key climate laws postponed A vote on the Emissions Trading System caused an unexpected domino effect of rejections and delays. 08/06/2022
Debates and Opinion As war rages, EU Green Deal finds itself at a crossroads | View The EU has an opportunity to deepen its unity and establish itself as an anchor for global security, argues Laurence Tubiana. 03/06/2022
Europe News Ukraine war is 'a wake-up call' for faster transition to green energy "No country controls the wind and the sun. Let’s make sure that this is the last time that the global economy is held hostage to the hostile actions of those who produce fossil fuels." 17/05/2022
Europe Decoded The EU needs lithium to help wean it off oil. But is there enough? Lithium mining has been controversial in Serbia and Portugal, but it is integral to Europe's energy transition. 14/04/2022
Europe News EU will slash imports of Russian gas by two thirds by 2023 Brussels aims to replace the supply with LNG from countries like Qatar and the US. 08/03/2022
Europe News Brussels controversially labels gas and nuclear as green energy The European Commission says gas and nuclear will act as "transitional" energy sources before renewables become widespread. 02/02/2022
Uncovering Europe How a technical rulebook is sparking a storm over EU green energy Brussels has proposed labelling natural gas and nuclear as green energy sources, prompting a furious backlash. 25/01/2022
Europe News Here are some of the issues Brussels will have on its plate in 2022 New year, same old problems? 28/12/2021
Europe News EU wouldn't have climate neutral plan without Greta, says Timmermans In a wide-ranging interview with Euronews, the Commission Vice-President opens up about COP26, natural gas and climate reparations. 24/11/2021
Europe News Why Europe's energy prices are soaring and could get much worse A combination of market, geographic, and political factors have coalesced into a perfect storm, threatening to derail the economic recovery and hurt household incomes. 28/10/2021
Europe News Ten EU countries call on Brussels to label nuclear energy as green The member states argue the current energy crunch, which has sent electricity prices soaring, makes the case for nuclear as an affordable, low-carbon energy source. 11/10/2021
Europe News Can Brussels really become the world's largest issuer of green bonds? The European Commission is about to issue its first-ever green bonds to finance the post-coronavirus recovery. The market is expected to reach $1 trillion by 2023. 13/09/2021
Europe News EU wants to tax aviation fuel and phase out polluting cars by 2035 Brussels has announced a range of new laws to help reduce carbon emissions. 14/07/2021
Europe News EU unveils 'gold standard' sustainable finance strategy The European Commission wants to consolidate the EU's position as global leader of green bonds, a growing market that surpassed €850 billion in 2020. 06/07/2021
Europe News EU reforms to common agricultural policy branded 'greenwashing' Even European Commission Vice-President Timmermans admitted that the reforms - which took three and a half years to put into place - did not go far enough. 30/06/2021
world news 'We have a deal': EU to cut emissions by 'at least 55%' by 2030 The announcement comes on the eve of an international climate summit hosted by US President Joe Biden. 21/04/2021
Uncovering Europe As Europe gives billions to airlines, is rail being left behind? While the European Commission has given the green light to billions in state aid to Air France, the rail sector says companies such as Eurostar are not seeing the same level of government support. 16/04/2021
Europe News Wind of change? EU wants big increase in offshore renewables by 2050 Brussels wants to increase Europe’s offshore wind capacity from 12 gigawatts (GW) now to 60 GW by 2030 and 300 GW by 2050. 19/11/2020
Europe News The Briefing: Fishing latest issue to get caught up in Brexit’s net The Brexit merry-go-round has come to a grinding halt due to fishing rights – Euronews Political Editor Darren McCaffrey takes a look at the thorny issue. 22/10/2020
Europe News EU Green Week: Europe’s plan to be first carbon-neutral continent To become the first carbon-neutral continent: that’s the ambitious goal for Europe, laid out in the EU's Green Deal. Here's how it's supposed to work 19/10/2020
Europe News Low-carbon liquids: Greenwash or a solution for climate neutrality? Green groups insist the fuel industry isn't tackling the reality of the climate crisis. 15/06/2020
Europe News Eco groups fear green recovery may get watered down Updated communications on the EU Green Deal proposal appear to provide wiggle-room for some fossil fuels. 11/06/2020
Europe News Coronavirus: climate change hasn't disappeared with the pandemic Brussels insists the Green Deal must remain a pivotal policy, as EU leaders barter over how the finance the economic recovery. 21/04/2020