European climate plans ‘underwhelming’: study
Environment
A report has called for Europe’s national energy and climate plans (NECPs) to be aligned with the 2015 Paris climate
All posts in Paris climate agreement
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EU and China unite over climate change
Environment
The European Union and China have said at a summit in Brussels they are united on tackling climate change and
Oil majors spent $1bn battling Paris climate deal: report
Environment
The five biggest publicly listed oil and gas firms have spent US$1 billion on public relations or lobbying since the
Shetland renewable link approval likely
Transmission
A £709-million underwater electricity link to help Shetland export renewable electricity to mainland Britain has moved a step closer with
11 EU nations meet 2020 renewable targets
Policy
Eleven of the European Union’s 28 members have reached their renewable energy targets for 2020 by 2017, the bloc’s statistical
Oil an ‘ethical’ investment: BP
Industry
Oil and gas major BP has predicted that renewable energy will become the world’s main source of power within two
Sanchez promises to prioritise climate
Policy
Spain’s Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, has vowed to make up for lost time after the 2008 financial crisis reduced
Seven EU members fail to submit energy policy
Environment
Seven EU member states – Bulgaria, Spain, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Hungary, Luxembourg and Greece –missed a 2018 deadline to
COP24 agrees last-minute deal
Policy
The 195 countries represented at the Conference of Parties (COP24) overcame divisions on Saturday night to agree to rules for
Climate talks extended as US blocks progress
Environment
Critical climate talks have been extended by two days in the Polish city of Katowice following two weeks of discussions
Fuel tax proposed to fund storm cleanup
Policy
Taxing the extraction of fossil fuels could help pay for the rising costs of extreme weather while providing an incentive
COP24 alarmed by US ‘clean-coal’ event
Environment
Donald Trump has dispatched two senior energy envoys to promote the use of “clean coal” and other fossils fuels to the
Rising CO2 blamed on China
Industry
Climate negotiators in Poland have been told in a report by the Global Carbon Project (GCP) that emissions of carbon
Attenborough tells COP 24 to act
Environment
Veteran broadcaster Sir David Attenborough (pictured) has told the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) that climate change is the biggest
COP 24 looks to cut host’s coal use
Production
Over the next fortnight, leaders will gather in Poland to try to establish a set of rules to follow as