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German Green leaders resign after dismal election results

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The party is mired in “the deepest crisis” it has faced in a decade, one of its outgoing leaders said.

Keir Starmer learns how not to lead from Olaf Scholz

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On a visit to Berlin, the new U.K. prime minister may look at his German counterpart as a cautionary tale.

Italy’s budget mess leaves earthquake-stricken towns in limbo

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The subsidy program that Rome can’t afford is a crucial part of efforts to piece shattered lives and towns back together.

Olaf Scholz to run for German chancellor again in 2025

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Weakened leader says he hopes to persuade voters through renewed activity ahead of September 2025 ballot.

Von der Leyen threads the climate needle to keep her job

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It was a love fest today. The green fights begin tomorrow

EU Green Deal? No, thanks: Germany’s liberals want a weaker ‘Yellow Deal’

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Germany’s Free Democrats say their backing for the next EU top executive hinges on weakening EU climate laws — a clear shot at Ursula von der Leyen.

New Dutch coalition aims to reintroduce 80mph limit in cull of climate goals

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Government, including far-right leader Geert Wilders, announces it will abandon key green policies in strategyThe Netherlands’ new right-wing coalition government aims to reintroduce daytime speeds of 80mph on motorways as part of a number of proposed …

Are heat pumps more expensive to run than gas boilers?

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The first in a series exploring the myths and realities surrounding heat pumpsEvery year about 130 million households across Europe burn almost 40% of the continent’s total gas consumption to heat their homes. Those boilers contribute more than a fifth…

How a climate U-turn broke the Scottish government

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Scotland’s governing coalition has fallen apart — and a stalled drive to cut carbon emissions played a major role.

France’s battle plan to produce one million heat pumps a year

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The French Minister of Economy and Energy, Bruno Le Maire, unveiled on Monday (15 April) the government’s plan to revive its heat pump industry, which comes amidst a slump in European heat pump manufacturing.

Large electrical heat pumps can be key to decarbonising Europe’s industry

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In the industrial heartland of Italy, a quiet revolution in European factory floors is being built west of Milan, where the unemployment rate is less than half of the country’s, companies are electrifying the production of everyday goods.

Climate case against ING: what does it mean for monetary policy?

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 Annelieke Mooij, Assistant Professor,
Tilburg University

Photo credit: Sandro Halank, via Wikimedia
Commons

The Dutch climate
organization “milieudefensie” had threatened to start a case
against the Dutch ING bank. The 14th of February 2024 the…

Claire Coutinho: The UK’s chancellor-in-the-wings?

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Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho is charged with steering the U.K. to net zero — and may yet land a big promotion from her ally the prime minister.

Environmentally friendly heat pumps hit slump in Europe, says lobby group

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Sales fell 5% over 14 countries for which data exists, according to the European Heat Pump AssociationEurope’s heat pump market has hit a slump, industry data shows, holding up the continent’s efforts to heat its homes without polluting the planet.Manu…

Wanted: Someone, anyone to sell climate policies to UK voters

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The government is on the hunt for “trusted messengers” to help promote the push to net zero.

Donald Trump just did Europe a favor

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Europe might finally get real about defending itself now the Republican frontrunner is inviting Putin to attack some of America’s NATO allies.

UK vows to avoid Europe’s ‘clumsy’ green policies as protests rage

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Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho tells POLITICO that Britain wants to swerve ideas ‘public feel are not in their interests’ — prompting a furious pushback from some in Europe.

Heat pumps are hot property in Europe. Does Britain have cold feet?

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In France, they outsold fossil fuel boilers last year, with rapid progress in Poland, Germany, Italy and the Nordic countries. In the UK, muddled policy is blamed for a slow rate of installationThe humble heat pump has emerged as a powerful tool in Eur…

Germany’s budget crisis: No clear way forward after coalition misses deadline

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Governing parties failed to reach a deal on the 2024 budget, prolonging Germany’s fiscal freeze.

German budget crisis strikes at heart of the Greens’ ambitions

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The party wanted to make Germany a ‘forerunner’ in the fight against climate change. But budget woes have thrown a wrench in their plans.

EV chargers, heat pumps may be curtailed in Germany as of 2024

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Germany’s residential grid operators will be empowered to restrict the flow of power to heat pumps and electric vehicle (EV) chargers from 2024 in order to preserve the stability of the grid, which is suffering from chronic underinvestment.

Ukraine war has marked a turning point in Europe’s gas consumption, says IEA

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Global energy watchdog says Russia cutting supplies has prompted efficiency upgrades and move to heat pumpsThe Ukraine crisis has marked a turning point for Europe’s gas consumption, which is expected to fall again this year as homes and firms embrace …

Starting from behind: EU vies to gain ground in green tech race

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The European Parliament has agreed measures to supercharge domestic green tech — but will find it hard to rival massive foreign investments.

Five years on, the world is failing to learn the gilets jaunes’ lesson about class and climate | Oliver Haynes

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From the reaction to Ulez in London to heat pumps in Germany, eco-policies are still too often felt as sanctions on working peopleIt began with a petition. In May 2018, Priscillia Ludosky, a gently spoken French-Martinique small-business owner who sold…

Government advisers to Rishi Sunak: You’ve put UK climate goals at risk

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Climate Change Committee said the government’s pivot on green policy has made “net zero considerably harder to achieve”

How the far right turned heat pumps into electoral rocket fuel

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Alternative for Germany has woven climate change policy alongside migration and Euroskepticism into its grand narrative of decay, elitism and rage.

The F-gas ban consequences we haven’t considered

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Thoughtless bans of HFCs and ultralow-GWP HFOs and their blends fail to consider the energy efficiency and safe performance of equipment and products that are part of Europeans’ everyday lives.

Mounting discontent augurs badly for EU Green Deal

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Recent climate regulations are triggering an unintended backlash that risks undermining Europe’s very own climate agenda from within.

Macron pitches non-punitive green transition with new package

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The announcement for the green package comes as the UK and Germany tackle pushback and questions around the cost of the environmental agenda.

Donald Trump calls Rishi Sunak ‘smart’ for easing climate targets

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Former US president says British leader wouldn’t ‘destroy and bankrupt his nation for fake climate alarmists.’

Rishi Sunak weaponizes net zero as election looms

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Business leaders and fellow Conservatives sound alarm over softening of green agenda.

Ed Miliband: I’d relish fighting an election on net zero

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Shadow climate secretary says Labour will ask people who they trust most to implement a fair transition to a lower-carbon economy. 

UK’s Rishi Sunak confirms loosening of key green pledges

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The British prime minister said he had the “courage” to pare back parts of the U.K.’s net zero strategy. Not everyone in his party is happy.

Germany’s Lindner blasts EU over ‘enormously dangerous’ green plans

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The finance minister warned that a Brussels push to make buildings across the bloc more energy efficient would threaten ‘social peace.’

Rishi Sunak defends net zero record, confirms he will attend COP28

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Combating climate change shouldn’t be a ‘hair shirt story,’ UK prime minister says.

5 times Rishi Sunak caved on Britain’s Energy Bill

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Tory rebels of all stripes are taking matters into their own hands as the government’s flagship energy law returns to the House of Commons.

Decline, fear and the AfD in Germany

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The difficulties in dealing with a dangerous political party.

Tory green wars are about to heat up

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The energy bill is due to return to the U.K. parliament — and that means trouble for Rishi Sunak.

Britain’s creaking energy grid isn’t ready for net zero

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Government-ordered report says UK should compensate people living near new pylons in bid to speed up development.

Green campaigners fear UK policy backlash after ULEZ keeps Uxbridge Tory

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The Tories found a way to cling on to Boris Johnson’s old seat – but what does that mean for climate policy?

Cities fight to keep the lights on in extreme weather events

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More intense and longer-lasting heat waves are a challenge for the electricity grids that power Europe’s urban centers.

EU’s energy sovereignty is built on a robust internal market

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Energy infrastructure needs to get bigger and smarter. But what got us here won’t get us to 2030, we need a new mandate for energy regulators.

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