German renewables grow 9%: Eon
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Germany produced enough renewable energy in the first half of this year to power all its household in the country
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Bosnian activists hail dam victory
Environment
Activists have claimed a small victory in their attempts to prevent the construction of around 3,000 dams across the Balkans,
Report slams N Ireland renewable policy
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An Irish company that provides renewable-energy advice has targeted improvement for Northern Ireland’s renewables. The report, Proposal for a Renewable
Nord Stream ravaging Baltic coast: claim
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Construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany is polluting the German Baltic coast, Poland’s energetyka24.pl reported
3,000 dams set to devastate Balkan rivers
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Over the next few years, 3,000 hydropower stations could be built in the Balkans and environmentalists say the plans threaten
EU blunders on biomass: study
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The European Union’s climate commissioner declared this week that the bloc could make bigger greenhouse-gas cuts than it pledged under
Norway looks to replicate Hywind
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The energy minister of Norway has been in discussions over the construction of a floating, offshore wind farm, like the
Norway signs $95m Argentina solar deal
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Norwegian state-controlled oil and gas giant Equinor says it has bought 50 per cent of an Argentinian solar farm capable
Biblical proportions: the Pope, Paris, and energy justice
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Since his ascension in 2013, Pope Francis has rebelliously wielded the power of the papacy in new and groundbreaking ways.
EU sets up palm-oil showdown
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The European Union has agreed to phase out the use of palm oil in transport fuels by 2030, setting up
Pope tells oil execs to go green
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Pope Francis has said climate change is a crisis of “epochal proportions” and backed the conversion to renewables. “Civilisation requires
Tests expose EU’s diesel danger
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Emissions tests that carmakers cannot cheat show almost all diesels sold in Europe since the 2015 “dieselgate” scandal remain highly
Greenpeace disrupts Total AGM
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Greenpeace has disrupted Total’s AGM in protest against the French oil and gas giant’s bid to the drill near the
EU proposes plastic ban
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The European Commission has proposed a ban on single-use plastic to protect marine life and cut the amount of oil
Indonesia threatens biofuel trade war
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Indonesia says it is preparing for a worst-case scenario should the European Parliament’s draft of a ban on the use