As Trump threatens to acquire the Danish island territory, residents of a small town are worried about an Australian mining companyโs plansIsolated among icebergs, fjords and mountains in remote southern Greenland, Narsaq is a town that does not worry …
Rural Europe is at a defining moment. Rising energy costs, the need for significant investments in electricity infrastructure, and increasing competitiveness challenges threaten rural businesses, industries, and communities. Nevertheless, these regions…
The Greens vow to foil the chancellor-in-waiting’s historic plan to invest big in defense and infrastructure. But it may just be a negotiating gambit.
The future of European industry and EUโs competitiveness hinges on the successful transition of power sector and affordable energy prices. Cutting red tape, simplification or PPAs should be backed by solid finance instruments dedicated to deliver secur…
Octopus Energy boss Greg Jackson says he knows how to bring down bills. Others claim his ideas will starve the U.K. of green investment.
438 billion euros per year for 2021-2030: this would be the total energy system investments needed to meet a 55% reduction in GHG emissions (vs. 1990 levels) by 2030 at EU level (excluding transport). This could even reach more than 800 billion euros p…
Europe will have to show itโs loyal to American gas if it wants to avoid a trade war, Franรงois-Rรฉgis Mouton told POLITICO.
Without long-lasting and widely available storage, Europe will struggle to solve its energy price conundrum.
A just energy transition in Europe depends on collaboration at all levelsโfrom policymakers to local communities. Yet, energy poverty remains a pressing issue, affecting 40 million EU citizens due to high costs, poor housing, and limited access to ener…
Normandy isn’t Texas, and Europe canโt โdrill baby drillโ, but stronger technological leadership can accelerate Europeโs green game.
The European Union needs lithium for its energy transition and is eagerly eyeing huge reserves in northern Serbia, but twenty years after making the discovery in the Jadar valley, Rio Tintoโs ambitions to mine the site remain stuck in a mire of environ…
Germanyโs nuclear exit was meant to be final. But with energy costs soaring, conservatives are reopening the debate.
Germany’s ‘klimageld’ scheme has never got off the ground despite government pledges โ but a new study says that might not matter.
The post Free money won’t soothe Germanyโs climate pain appeared first on Euractiv.
With the new legislative cycle, the need for a clean energy transition has never been greater. In this context, energy companies need to align their strategic objectives within the broader priorities of the European Green Deal.
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Report reveals solar power generated 11% of Europeโs electricity, surpassing coal at 10%Europe made more electricity from sunshine than coal last year, a report has found, in what analysts called a โmilestoneโ for the clean energy transition.Solar pane…
Fusion energy promises a true revolution in the energy sector. One scaled to industrial levels. It would enable the generation of large amounts of zero-carbon energy through a safe, firm, and virtually limitless process.
The post Pioneering Fusion Ener…
Yeast and white rot fungus could have a small but ingenious role to play in the energy transition.
As the new European ย Commission has started its work, strong municipal utility companies are essential for achieving climate neutrality while maintaining security of supply and affordability, as a resilient backbone for the EUโs competitiveness. The ri…
What the EU will be squabbling about in VDLโs second term.
Kazakhstan has become a regional leader in green initiatives with a carbon neutrality strategy for 2060, despite starting as the regionโs largest coal polluter.
The post Kazakhstan accelerating nuclear power plant construction, leading Central AsiaR…
Kazakhstan currently has 148 renewable energy projects totalling 2.9 GW. Plans underway for 66 additional projects with a capacity of 1.68 GW, attracting $1.3 billion in investments.
The post Kazakhstan investing in renewables, hydrocarbons, and infras…
During a tumultuous yet transformative time, PKEE seeks to drive a cleaner, more prosperous and resilient region
The EU can improve substantially global competitiveness and achieve net-zero emissions by electrifying industries. Overcoming economic, technological, and regulatory barriers requires bold policies, investments, and cooperation to reduce emissions, low…
In an interview with POLITICO, Teresa Ribera said Donald Trumpโs expected climate withdrawal presents an opportunity for others to boost their clean industries.
A confidence vote set for Monday will almost certainly lead to an early election on Feb. 23.
Europeโs net-zero transition will require three times more cobalt and more than $1.7 billion of new investment โ and donโt forget effective government policies incentivising demand.
The post Unleashing cobaltโs potential for EUโs energy transition, and…
Cobalt demand will triple by 2050 as the energy transition accelerates. Electric vehicles and consumer goods are driving the shift, and cobalt recycling demonstrates strong growth capacity.
Calls for an integrated European energy system will be just theory unless harmonised standards are specified, allowing renewables to blend with the energy grid.
The post Standards are indispensable for the green energy revolution, says CENELECโs Riccar…
Friedrich Merz wants to make Germany great again. But his country is confronting global risks beyond the control of any domestic leader.
Implementing the Draghi report’s recommendations can secure Europeโs competitiveness, economic security and decarbonized future
The upcoming Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU prompts reflection on how to meet Europeโs key challenges and the extent to which Poland and the Central Eastern Europe (CEE) sensitivities and experiences can constructively contribute to the Uni…
Europe needs low-carbon hydrogen, but thereโs also a push to develop renewable gases and to incentivise the right infrastructure. Energy resilience requires all options to be on the table.
Kazakhstanโs newly discovered lithium deposits ($15.7 billion), and nickel, gold, and rare earth metals reserves ($46 trillion) are attracting global attention. Europe must act now or lose ground to China and the United States.
This Special Report explores what lies ahead for the energy sector as the EU begins a new legislative period. Energy security challenges rely not just on the RePowerEU Plan but will be deeply impacted by global shifts, not least the new US administrati…
โI do not consider it possible to achieve those goals within the timeframe we have set,โ Nikos Christodoulides said, according to Ekathimerini.
Primary Food Processors are essential to Europeโs food security. But we face significant challenges in todayโs changing landscape. We urgently call on policymakers to implement strategies that improve sustainability and efficiency of our sector, ensuri…
“I genuinely donโt think that Donald Trump is reading my tweets,” says Energy Sec Ed Miliband.
Beneath the brave words at the president-electโs victory were real worries that action will stall without the United States.
BP is a global force in fossil fuel drilling โ and a major player with COP29 summit host Azerbaijan.
Green stocks wobble as officials rush to respond and activists brace for the unknown. ‘It’s going to suck,’ one said.
โItโs karma, no?โ said one European official.
Standards are voluntary guidelines establishing technical specifications for products, services, and processes. Their impact is global and they are helping to drive the energy transition.
Lithium has evolved from being labelled โindustrial MSGโ to a valuable recyclable resource known as โwhite petroleumโ, making a real impact on the global green energy transition. Euractiv spoke with Frank Ha, CEO of Tianqi Lithium Corp.
The previous U.K. government emphasized the potential risks of the technology and focused on AI safety.
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman says tariffs to be imposed in 2026 will impede energy transition
Green hydrogen is central to Europe’s energy transition, but it relies on potentially dangerous forever chemicals.
While well-received in Brussels, the question of what exactly the common debt should finance, and how it would foster innovation, has been sidelined.
Is clean air, sustainable profits and a just energy transition too much to ask for Europe? Not if you ask its renewable energy communities.
Formally launched today, this independent, public corporation is entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring reliable, clean and affordable energy.
The regular issuance of common EU debt along the lines of the blocโs โฌ806.9 billion pandemic recovery fund is not โessentialโ for Europe to remain competitive with China and the US, Mario Draghi said on Monday (30 September).
The party is mired in “the deepest crisis” it has faced in a decade, one of its outgoing leaders said.
As the world races toward a future powered by renewable energy, critical minerals have never been so sought-after. These essential components โ cobalt, lithium, rare earth elements โ form the backbone of technologies driving the green revolution. But g…
We arenโt reducing global emissions, just depriving ourselves of jobs, profits, raw material sovereignty and, therefore, security.
With Teresa Ribera getting what is set to be the highly coveted role of executive vice-presidency for clean, fair and competitive transition in von der Leyenโs newly proposed team, Spain could be on its way to having the most influence it has ever had …
Angela Eagle, border security minister, says prime minister has to answer why he has accepted ยฃ76,000 worth of gifts since 2019 electionDavid Lammy, the foreign secretary, has just started delivering his speech on the climate crisis at Kew Gardens in L…
Bold policies and investments are needed to achieve climate neutrality and boost economic growth. Expanding electrification, creating the business case for pioneering low carbon solutions and energy security need to be at the core of political action, …
โP.S. We also donโt eat cats and dogs,” scoffs Berlin’s foreign ministry at Republican presidential candidate.
Cities need EU help to decarbonise heating
Like Gorbachev’s Perestroika, the report from the former ECB chief could herald a change of historic proportions. It’s far less innocuous than it sounds.
Spanish minister tipped for key role in the next EU executive says power grid expansion should be a core European project for the second von der Leyen Commission.
Will the results from Saxony and Thuringia influence Germany’s energy transition and support for Ukraine?
Regional parlaments in Germany have no foreign policy competence and limited influence on national energy policy. But will the results from Saxony and Thuringia influence Germany’s energy transition and its support for Ukraine?
The partyโs leaders may soon have to decide whether to preserve at least parts of the Democratsโ climate law.
The Energy Secretary has made an eye-catching start. But how far is he prepared to rock the boat?
Thousands hit the streets in Serbia’s capital Belgrade Saturday to protest the rebooting of a controversial lithium mine set to serve as a vital source to power Europe’s green energy transition. Serbia has vast lithium deposits near the western city o…
Controversial mining project is a political fault line in Balkan country over fears about environmental impactsThousands hit the streets in Serbiaโs capital Belgrade Saturday to protest against the rebooting of a controversial lithium mine set to serve…
The country signed an agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which will provide it with 26.4 million euros that should support the energy transition according to the Green Agenda.
Ursula von der Leyen is facing an unfortunate and unnecessary challenge to her plans to increase investment as part of her second term as European Commission President. The political guidelines for her second term set out to โturbo charge investmentโ, …
The U.K. prime minister canโt afford to get tangled up in a war with labor unions. His green crusade could make it inevitable.
The agreement would benefit carmakers like Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis, but is deeply unpopular in the country.
The EITโs first three industry-focused networks are now set to โgraduateโ. What have they achieved and are they ready to operate independently?
A recent study published in April 2024 by Artelys and Frontier Economics reveals that achieving the 2030 ambitions set by REPowerEU in a cost-effective way would require 45 TWh of Underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS).
Power-to-heat shows how renewable energy can also be used for heating. This technology may be one of the most preferred and useful options for decarbonising district heating systems in Poland.
Diederik Samsom, a former top aide to Frans Timmermans, will join Gasunie supervisory board next month.
This year’s International E-Fuels Dialogue organised by the German Federal Ministry of Transport focused on the use of e-fuels in aviation. For e-fuels to be part of a globally just energy transition, the implementation of sustainability criteria shoul…
Resistance to grid expansion in Aberdeenshire becomes major election issue
G7 countries have only 10 years left to act on their commitment to reach net-zero emissions power systems.
In the coming years, the energy transition will remain vital to guarantee an independent, sustainable, and competitive European Union. Bioenergy Europe has 3 recommendations for the new EU leadership to make this happen. Irene di Padua, Policy Director…
Executives cast doubt on blocโs plans to buy materials crucial to the energy transition as it did for Covid vaccines
Decarbonising the heating and cooling sector is central to achieving the energy transition. This is recognised in the European Green Deal and the โFit for 55โ package, as without increasing the share of renewables in this sector, our energy and climate…
As guidance rolls out to accelerate the energy transition, we must learn from whatโs working to engage and empower communities in the process, Elif Gรผndรผzyeli and Sanna Markkanen write.
The Neptun Deep project to produce natural gas offshore at the Black Sea is the key to reducing dependence on gas imports and strengthening the EUโs energy security.
The EUโs Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) will make little difference for its target to produce more of the technologies needed for the energy transition by itself, experts told Euractiv, arguing that a new large-scale initiative was needed after the EU el…
The former presidentโs return would cement a shift in the U.S. as a fact that can no longer be ignored.
In the wake of Russian strikes on critical elements of Ukraineโs electricity infrastructure, the nation faces the immediate challenge of keeping the lights on for its citizens, businesses and defence efforts โ yet must also consider how to reconstruct …
Company is fighting Dutch court ruling that says it must emit 45% less CO2 by 2030 than in 2019Shell has argued that it โlobbies for, not against, the energy transitionโ on the final day of its appeal against a landmark climate ruling.The fossil fuel c…
The EU will need to build an additional 50 GW of nuclear power by 2050, or more than 30 reactors to meet its energy transition targets. 30 more reactors is expensive, but how expensive and why? Explanations.
Among the largest sources of financing for energy transition of central and eastern European countries, the โฌ60bn Modernisation Fund remains far from the public eye. And perhaps that’s one reason it is often used for financing fossil gas projects.
EU policies strive to provide citizens and businesses with secure, sustainable, and affordable energy. This report looks at the InterConnect project, analysing its impact and outcomes.
The industry asked the European Commission for urgent help to keep factories open as layoffs begin.
Exploring the property sectorโs contribution to the European economy, green transition, retirement security for millions of people and the marketโs clear demand for regulatory stability.
The election of a new government in Poland has enabled this Central European country to revive its ambitions in terms of energy transition and to meet European targets.
The Italian Chamber of Deputies will launch a major inquiry into how nuclear energy could help Italy reach its energy transition goals, a significant step as the country remains the only G7 nation not operating nuclear power stations, having shut down …
The president of the European Economic and Social Committee has urged the EU’s lending arm to create a special fund to address Europeโs growing housing crisis, as a more effective vehicle of long-term capital for social housing and the real estate sect…
The launch of a new EU treaty with the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of states was overshadowed by disputes over the clean-energy transition, critical minerals, and the refusal of over 30 countries to sign the treaty this week.
Environmental groups were quick to criticise French government plans to cut the green transition budget by โฌ1.4 billion, including for energy-efficient home renovations, while others called the move “pragmatic”.
The energy transition is no longer only important to fight climate change, but it has become a geopolitical necessity and a security issue, argue Louise van Schaik and Giulia Cretti.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is looking to expand its tasks by turning to critical minerals, welcoming new members and boosting its focus on Asia with a new office in Singapore.
Speaking at the 50th anniversary of the International Energy Agency (IEA) at the OECD on Tuesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said Vladimir Putinโs war in Ukraine had forced the EU to sp…
