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Green News

Nuclear reactors turned off for good in Germany despite energy crisis

The country is pulling the plug on its last three reactors on 15 April.

11/04/2023

Green News

Germany plans to cut energy use by 26.5 per cent by 2030

The draft law would apply to both private and public sectors.

04/04/2023

Green News

EU deal lays out ambitious renewables target - with some concessions

The EU Renewable Energy Directive agrees to double renewables by 2030. Here's what it says about nuclear, hydrogen and bioenergy.

30/03/2023

Green News

How much are France’s striking energy workers costing the government?

In "a beautiful image" amid the power struggle, French electricians are cutting power to the rich and giving it to the poor.

30/03/2023

Europe News

EU negotiators reach deal to double renewables by 2030

France secured a concession on nuclear-powered hydrogen.

30/03/2023

Europe News

EU extends 15% gas reduction plan until March 2024

Gas savings have become a powerful tool to fend off the worst effects of the energy crisis.

28/03/2023

Green News

Why selling solar power from EU homes is about to get easier

An electricity market redesign is under way, aimed at shielding consumers from price spikes and boosting the rollout of renewables.

25/03/2023

Europe Decoded

Winter is gone. But can we really say Europe's energy crisis is over?

Against all odds, Europe managed to fend off the worst-case scenario of the energy crisis, mainly thanks to savings and weather events.

21/03/2023

Italy

Italian community angry that LNG ship will be moored near their homes

A ship that will store liquefied natural gas and convert it back into gas has prompted protests from people living near its mooring in Italy. The Italian government says LNG will enable it to replace gas supplies lost after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

20/03/2023

This will impact your life

Electricity market reform: What exactly is a contract for difference?

The reform proposed by the European Commission has a strong focus on long-term electricity contracts.

15/03/2023

Moldova

Moldova Defence Minister says country threatened by Russian propaganda

Moldova does not currently face “imminent military danger”, but is subject to “hybrid warfare generated by Russia” in a bid to “overthrow state power”, according to its defence minister Anatolie Nosatii.

15/03/2023

Europe News

Brussels bets on long-term contracts to reform EU electricity market

The proposed reform is a direct response to the energy crisis, which last year pushed electricity bills to record highs.

14/03/2023

Green News

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

World News

Euroviews. 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

Economy

Brussels to delay fines for excessive deficit until 2024

Under current fiscal rules, member states are bound to keep their deficit levels under 3%, a figure that many currently exceed.

08/03/2023

Eco-Innovation

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

World News

Euroviews. 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

World News

Euroviews. 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

Europe News

EU moves ahead with plans to buy gas jointly and secure lower prices

The first joint purchases are expected to take place in the summer in order to fill underground gas storages.

02/03/2023

Green News

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