Years-long wait for permits blocking European wind farms, industry says

Hundreds of gigawatts of wind energy projects are waiting for permits to connect to Europe’s power grid, a backlog that threatens to slow the shift to green energy, industry association WindEurope said on Friday (5 July).

Green Deal in Eastern Europe: still alive after EU elections

During the European elections campaign, many political parties in Bulgaria and other countries in the EUโ€™s east attacked the European Green Deal. But when several hundred stakeholders gathered at a Green Transition Forum in Sofia, their message was tha…

Zelenskyy is in France with more asks, and some skepticism

The Ukrainian presidentโ€™s wishlist for Biden and Macron includes requests to strike deeper into Russia and unlock frozen Russian assets.

Baltic states in โ€˜final phase of workโ€™ to desynchronise electricity grids from Moscow

In the context of the war in Ukraine, the three Baltic States want to accelerate the desynchronisation of their electricity grids from Russia and Belarus and complete it by February 2025 at the latest.

Massive electrification needed to reach 2050 climate goals, says new EDF report [Advocacy Lab Content]

Mass electrification of light transport, buildings, and support for electrification of industrial processes will be essential, according to a new 2050 scenario.