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Solar energy is outshining coal: Where in Europe is making the most?

The EU's electricity transition has moved faster than anyone could have hoped for, but further progress cannot be taken for granted, experts say.

Business

BP to axe thousands of jobs after warning over oil and gas production

The energy giant announced earlier this week that weaker oil and gas production would hit its fourth-quarter results for last year.

Earth News

Poland’s former coal capital joins alliance to phase out coal power

Katowice hopes to serve as an example to other industrial cities wanting to move away from fossil fuels.

Earth News

How did Germany reach a record green power mix in 2024?

Reducing coal usage and making permits easier has helped renewables become “the backbone of the system” in Germany.

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Ecotech

What does China’s EV dominance mean for Europe and the environment?

China’s EV boom offers climate hope, but market dominance risks new environmental challenges.

Europe in Motion

Which EU countries use the most energy coming from renewable sources?

Renewable energy consumed in the EU keeps growing, but not as fast as it should to meet 2030 targets.

Mobility

What is battery swapping and could it help make EVs more popular?

The technology isn't new but it presents several challenges.

Europe News

Ukraine’s energy crisis a lesson for EU, Polish minister says

As Russia deliberately targets energy infrastructure, war-torn Ukraine is inadvertently showing Europe how it can boost security and resilience, a senior Polish energy official says, as Warsaw prepares to take over the EU Council presidency.

Business

ExxonMobil, Eni and Total eye natural gas deposit plan off Cyprus

ExxonMobil could partner up with Eni and Total to jointly develop natural gas deposits off Cyprus.

Ecotech

100-year-old London flats seek to bust a big heat pump myth

The UK has some of the worst-insulated homes in Europe making them very expensive to heat.

Earth News

What will the US election mean for Europe’s green economy?

Some green tech investors in Europe already have plans to move to the US.

Ecotech

Solar panels will be rolled onto Swiss railway tracks ‘like a carpet’

After long delays, the removable PV system will finally be tested on a western track next spring.

Ecotech

Renewables set to meet half of globe’s power demands by 2030

China is likely to account for almost 60 per cent of all renewable capacity installed worldwide between now and 2030.

Ecotech

The view from the world's biggest vertical solar rooftop

Vertical solar panels are proving to be a new solution for northern regions, yielding 20 per cent more energy than traditional panels.

Earth News

What are the big climate topics at the UNGA?

‘Earth is going in the wrong direction... that's why we need to act," one speaker said ahead of the UN General Assembly.

Climate

How a disputed hydropower hub fits into Azerbaijan’s COP29 agenda

Hydropower plants “are often very closely related to nation-building and national identity,” says one expert.

Cyprus

Cyprus to join European power grid following deal with Greece

'The Electricity Connection will contribute towards lifting the energy isolation of Cyprus and connecting the national electricity transport system with the respective European ones. A work of strategic importance for Cyprus, Greece, but also the whole of the EU,' a joint statement read.

Earth News

Green groups breathe a sigh of relief on von der Leyen’s climate picks

Climate activists and the renewable energy lobby have broadly interpreted Ursula von der Leyen’s commissioner picks – the Netherlands’ Wopke Hoekstra, Denmark’s Dan Jørgensen and Spain’s Teresa Ribera – as signalling continuity with the Green Deal that marked her first mandate.

Earth News

Create new EU energy agency, think tank urges new Commission

Researchers at Brussels-based think tank Bruegel offered a number of energy, environment and climate policy recommendations for the new European Commission.

Earth News

Climate action back in EU’s policy priorities for the next term – leak

Idea of scrapping green priorities unveiled in a previous leak unleashed backlash from environmentalists and lawmakers but a new leak on the Strategic Agenda reveals EU leaders' intention to continue pushing for EU climate action.