Nord Stream 2 looks to sue EU over new regulations
Production
The consortium behind the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is threatening to sue the European Union if it faces “unreasonable,
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2050 carbon neutrality target in doubt after eastern European opposition
Environment
The European Commission’s proposal for a bloc-wide 2050 zero-net-emissions target failed to garner unanimous approval after Poland, Hungary, the Czech
EU promised radical carbon targets
Policy
The outgoing German defence minister, Ursula von der Leyen (pictured), has pledged to address climate change, ahead of the European
Brussels backs Lithuanian renewable scheme
Environment
The European Commission has approved Lithuania’s auction scheme for renewable energy production as the Baltic state tries to weaken its
Greek island provides landmark renewable example
Storage
The Greek island of Tilos is set to become the first in the Mediterranean to be autonomously powered by renewable
Brussels delays appliance eco-reforms: report
Policy
New eco-designs for televisions, fridges and other appliances, seen as crucial to European Union member states meeting climate targets, have
Commission plans Russian gas ‘deal’: analysts
Policy
The European Commission’s push to redraft the EU’s third gas directive will fail, but the executive branch has not withdrawn
Brussels ends Chinese solar tariffs
Environment
The European Union will end its five-year-old restrictions on Chinese solar panel imports, where importers were subjected to duties of
Halogen bulbs to be banned in EU
Environment
Halogen bulbs are set to be banned in the European Union on September 1 to encourage consumers to switch over
Gazprom approves TurkStream loan
Policy
Gazprom’s board of directors has approved a €2.1-billion loan to South Stream Transport, which is already laying the offshore segment
EU proposes plastic ban
Environment
The European Commission has proposed a ban on single-use plastic to protect marine life and cut the amount of oil
Activists demand ministers relax renewable policy
Transmission
Environmental activists have demonstrated outside a meeting of EU energy ministers in Sofia to call on governments to stop restricting
Apps address urban air crisis
Environment
Air pollution is responsible for over 534,000 premature deaths in 2014 in 41 European and central Asian countries, according to
EU biodiesel sector faces cheap imports
Industry
The removal of EU duties on low-priced biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia could mean a surge in imports, forcing European
Šefcovic vows to back renewable budget
Transmission
European Commission’s vice president for energy Maroš Šefcovic has said he will push for continued support for renewables in negotiations