Energy Taxation Directive: Europe’s key climate law stuck in a quagmire
Talks to revise the 20-year-old Energy Taxation Directive are moving at a snail’s pace amid resistance from EU countries in a matter that requires unanimity among the 27.
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April 29, 2023 Europe needs to urgently prepare for carbon market ‘endgame’
In just 16 years from now, the CO2 cap under the EU’s emissions trading scheme goes down to zero. This is hard to ignore and means no one can indulge into procrastination, argues Claudia Günther, Michael Pahle, Sebastian Osorio and Simon Quemin.
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EUROPE
April 22, 2023 Europe’s Chip Gambit — Will it Reverse the Continent’s Decline?
It is crunch time for chips in Europe, as a final deal was reached on April 18 on the continent’s Chips Act – the key will be how the billions of subsidies will be spent, writes Christopher Cytera.
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EUROPE
April 17, 2023 The struggle for Europe’s green construction norms
Negotiations on the EU’s revised construction product regulation are drawing to a close after months of fighting behind the scenes between industry groups and green advocates.
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GEOPOLITICS
March 13, 2023 The new energy map in Europe, the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean
First published in the Serbian Strategic Review, Nr. 5, 2023 By Dr. Panagiotis Sfaelos The war in Ukraine has created a new geopolitical reality where energy security is fundamental for the future of Europe. Already, there is an energy and food crisis in Europe as a result of the war and the hard […]
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ENVIRONMENT
March 9, 2023 Europe experienced second-warmest winter on record, EU scientists say
Europe is emerging from its second-warmest winter on record, European Union scientists said on Wednesday (8 March), as climate change continues to intensify.
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HISTORY
January 10, 2023 Europe leads the pack on hydrogen technology innovation
The EU and Japan have registered the largest amounts of hydrogen-related patents in the past decade, although the US is not far behind, a new analysis by the European patent office shows.
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UK NEWS
December 5, 2022 British exports of natural gas to Europe hit six-year high
British exports of natural gas to Europe have hit a six-year high as Brussels battles to shake-off its reliance on Russian energy supplies.
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EUROPE
November 22, 2022 Europe rushes to fill up on Russian diesel before ban begins
European traders are rushing to fill tanks in the region with Russian diesel before an EU ban begins in February, as alternative sources remain limited.
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EUROPE
November 4, 2022 Europe should shape the green hydrogen market now
Strict regulation does not have to stifle the emerging market for green hydrogen — just the opposite, write Benjamin Görlach and Michael Jakob. They argue that a unified system for monitoring, certifying and tracking green hydrogen production and trade is key to all this.
