Smart Regions The city giving digital currency in exchange for saving energy In this episode, Smart Regions looks at a transformational European project saving huge amounts of energy. It's led to several buildings in a district of the Catalan city of Viladecans being renovated. Residents play an active role in managing energy. They also have their own digital currency. 25/10/2021
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 MEPs call for investigation into EU energy market manipulation The European Parliament held a debate on Wednesday to discuss rising energy bills. 06/10/2021
Unreported Europe Germany's energy transition is at the heart of the 2021 federal election One of the main questions in Germany’s election battle is how the country can manage its energy transition. Major political parties back solar and wind solutions, but red tape and angry locals are slowing down change. 17/09/2021
Smart Regions Discover Italy's greenest campus and how it's saving money and energy The UNICAL in Calabria is the largest university campus in Italy and it is also one of Europe's "greenest". An ambitious energy project has allowed it to go green, lower CO2 emissions and save money. 05/07/2021
Unreported Europe Recycling turbine blades: the Achilles heel of wind power In this episode of Unreported Europe, Monica Pinna investigates the latest controversy engulfing the wind power sector - - the recycling of turbine blades. We’re looking at how the market and researchers are pushing for higher sustainability. That's coming up on Unreported Europe 25/06/2021
Europe News Cyclists on solar-powered bikes set off on a 10,000-km tour of Europe Sun Trip Europe 2021 aims to promote sustainable mobility across the continent. 16/06/2021
Unreported Europe Nuclear vs renewable, the debate dividing Romania’s green transition Coal-burning countries like Romania will have difficulties reaching Europe’s climate targets. Could Romania’s energy mix become cleaner if it adds more nuclear energy? What role can nuclear power play in the European Union’s Green Deal? 11/06/2021
Germany Brussels probes Germany's €4.35 billion coal plant pay-off plan Germany has planned to phase out coal from its energy mix by 2038. As part of this, it has proposed to give €4.35 billion to plant operators to compensate for lost profits due to the early closures. 02/03/2021
Smart Regions Smart Schools - a cross-border project making schools greener In the former enemy nations of Bosnia-Herzogovina and Croatia, a new European cross-border project is promoting greener, cleaner schools and eco-friendly innovation - as well as better relations. 26/10/2020
United Kingdom Every UK home to be powered by offshore wind power by 2030, says UK PM "As Saudi Arabia is to oil, the UK is to wind – a place of almost limitless resource," said UK PM Boris Johnson, outlining plans for a post-COVID green recovery. 06/10/2020
Unreported Europe The Netherlands must reduce carbon emissions by the end of the year, but can this be done? The Netherlands must reduce carbon emissions by the end of the year, but can this be done? 18/09/2020
Unreported Europe Hydro power to the people: the fight against Bosnia and Herzegovina's hydroelectric dams Bosnia and Herzegovina depends on dirty coal. Hydroelectricity generation is a cleaner, greener alternative. So why are locals protesting against the building of dams and barrages 17/07/2020
United Kingdom COVID-19 lockdown allows Britain to go coal-free for record two months Demand for electricity in the UK fell after the introduction of a lockdown on March 23 due to a decrease in energy use from commercial and industrial consumers. 09/06/2020
United Kingdom UK and Denmark reached clean energy milestones in 2019 The share of fossil fuels in the UK's energy mix dropped from 75% in 1990 to 43% in 2019. 02/01/2020
Europe News Copenhagen green city goals Copenhagen is known for its bikes and green outlook - but what are the latest ways the Nordic nation is trying to lead the way on cutting back on carbon? Greg Lory went to find out. 10/12/2019
Unreported Europe Positive energy: Danish island leads renewable revolution In this episode of Insiders, Euronews' Hans von de Brelie travels to Denmark to find out about the efforts on the island of Samsø to slow down climate change. 12/04/2019
Smart Regions EU Education programme trains "energy guardians" to stop waste Smart Regions travels to Hungary to look at a European programme which is teaching students how to better save energy at home and at school. 13/12/2018
Unreported Europe "Insiders" gets an expert's case against coal Germany, a heavy user of dirty coal, has a high profile as an environmental leader, but that paradox has to change and the arguments for phasing out this fossil fuel are, says one expert, incontrovertible. 28/09/2018
Smart Regions The Mediterranean helps boost the energy needs of Marseille An eco-sustainable and intelligent energy network is benefiting a neighbourhood in Marseille through a project called 'Massileo', which is backed by European Cohesion Policy funds. It could soon be rolled out in other countries, such is the interest it has sparked. 11/04/2018
Europe News Energy ministers debate EU's clean future Environmental protesters call for firm commitment as Europe sets sights on realising Paris climate pact 18/12/2017
Europe News Juncker's plan to boost EU investment The European Commission has finalised an investment plan aimed at kick-starting economic investment across the European Union. Wednesday’s (July 22) 22/07/2015
My Europe Series Power to the people: Europe's energy dilemma Achieving a secure energy supply at reasonable cost remains one of Europe’s great strategic challenges. The Ukraine crisis is driving the EU to 26/06/2014
My Europe Series UN COP19 Climate Change Conference in Warsaw As evidence grows suggesting that global warming is accelerating, more climate change talks take place in Warsaw. Negotiators are still poles 07/11/2013
Unreported Europe Black River, Dark Future Austria is extending its network of hydroelectric power plants. But in the middle of one protected natural area, water energy could soon be produced 20/09/2013
My Europe Series Towards a low-carbon Europe In this edition of U-talk Fabián, in Spain, asks: “In a world whose economic model is based on oil consumption, do you as a European ecologist think 20/01/2012
