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Continued EU budget battle could sacrifice clean energy investments and clog economic recovery

September 25, 2012

Continued debates about a reduction of the future EU budget jeopardise the potential of using EU funds for energy efficiency and renewables investments to provide necessary economic stimulus and climate mitigation. How much money is needed to create 62 300 jobs and how much to save 523 megatonnes of CO2 emissions annually? Yesterday’s General Affairs… » read more

Climate & Environment, Energy, energy efficiency, English, EU Priorities 2020, Europe's East, Regional policy, Social Europe & Jobs

Renewable Energy Sources and Power generation – facts and thoughts

September 21, 2012

The power market has been shaped through-out the years of technological movement and the transient environmental and other challenges. Power generation is one main area of the global energy needs. In consideration of the global environmental challenges, especially at current times of unprecedented political and socio-economical instability threatening nations worldwide, the need for radical and… » read more

Climate & Environment, energy efficiency, Energy Supply, English, Innovation & Enterprise, Sustainable Dev.

Europe’s Energy Dependency

September 12, 2012

This is an animated visualisation on Europe’s Energy Dependency. Click on the arrows on the top right to see the evolution between 1997 and 2008. You can also select other related datasets (Emissions per capita, Total emissoins, renewable share, etc.) in the “expert mode”, using the link at the top left of the graph.

Climate & Environment, energy efficiency, Energy Supply, English, Sustainable Dev.

China Confronting Climate Change and Pollution

China has become the planet`s biggest polluter and emitter of greenhouse gases. This is the price the country has paid for the extraordinary economic rise during the last 35 years. There has never been a parallel for such a development in human history; and there will never be one in the future. But the times… » read more

Climate & Environment, energy efficiency, Energy Supply, English, Global Europe, Sustainable Dev., Transport

US has set ambitious auto fuel efficiency standards for 2025

September 3, 2012

After one year of intensive consultations with auto makers, unions, consumer and environmental groups and energy experts the US government has finalised its 2025 fuel efficiency standards for passenger cars and light trucks. By 2025 the average fuel consumption will be half of today’s values, 4.3 litre/100 km compared to more than 8 litre today.… » read more

Climate & Environment, energy efficiency, Energy Supply, English

Ukraine and Russia: political flavour of the gas war-2012

July 26, 2012

With winter season of 2012-2013 coming closer, “Gazprom” has started to show a more rigid position in relation to certain European consumers of Russian gas. Bringing into service of the Nord Stream gas pipeline provided Russia with additional dividends in negotiation processes with transit countries and consumers. And first of all, it has to do… » read more

Climate & Environment, energy efficiency, Energy Supply, English, Europe's East

What gut feelings did to the EU Energy Efficiency Directive

July 16, 2012

Two days before negotiations on the Energy Efficiency Directive were concluded in the night of 13/14 June, Martin Lidegaard, the Danish Climate and Energy minister, told us how baffled he was by the Council position. Why did Member States support the benefits of meeting the EU’s 20% by 2020 energy savings target, but insist on… » read more

blogactiv, Climate & Environment, energy efficiency, Energy Supply, English

Farewell to the Incandescent Light Bulb

July 12, 2012

With China and and the USA starting their phase-out of incandescent light bulbs in October 2012, the world will soon be without the venerable lighting system that has been with us since the19th century when Humphrey Davy invented the arc lighting (1806) and Thomas Edison made it safer and commercially viable (1879). Much more energy-efficient… » read more

consumers, energy efficiency, Energy Supply, English, Global Europe

Australia introduces a Carbon Tax

July 6, 2012

After years of controversial political debate, China has its carbon tax! It has taken the courage of Julia Gillard, the socialist prime minister since 2010, to get there. As of July 1. 2012, 294 companies and municipal councils will be subject to a A$ 23 tax per ton of C02. That is more than twice… » read more

Climate & Environment, energy efficiency, English, Sustainable Dev.

Who’s going to help Gazprom?

On June 21-23, 2012 the 16-th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum took place. In public participants concentrated on discussion of the Eurozone crisis consequences and scenarios of the world economy development. It was expected that the future of the Shtokman field which is strategic for Gazprom would be disclosed at the forum. We remind that,… » read more

Energy, energy efficiency, Energy Supply, English, Euro & Finance, Europe's East, Global Europe

The Cypriot EU Presidency kicks off: Will it live up to its global duties?

July 3, 2012

Over the last decades, Cyprus has evolved from an aid recipient to an aid donor country helping those most in need in the developing world. However, despite getting off to a good start, going above and beyond its overseas aid target for 2010, Cyprus is now falling behind on its commitments. We hope it gets… » read more

Climate & Environment, energy efficiency, English, EU Institutions, EU Priorities 2020, Member States, Social Europe & Jobs, Sustainable Dev.

#EED-eal – ideal or real ?

June 18, 2012

After months of negotiations, the EED-eal, agreed on Wednesday evening (13 June) by EU negotiators, aimed to cut down Europe’s energy consumption by 20%, but after negotiations the target will be set at 17% by 2020. When the directive becomes law? After the vote in the ITRE Committee (due to take place in July), the… » read more

energy efficiency, English

EU Energy and Climate Policy in Disarray

June 15, 2012

European Energy and Climate Policy are not in good shape. Commission, European Parliament and member States are at odds about the objectives to pursue and the best means to implement them. There is no agreement about increasing the target for reducing green house gas emissions to 25 per cent until 2025, Poland remaining dead against.… » read more

Climate & Environment, energy efficiency, English, EU Institutions, Sustainable Dev.

Global Investment in Renewable Energy keeps rising

June 13, 2012

Just in time for the Rio+ 20 Conference on sustainable development UNEP has published the latest data on investments in renewable power in 2011. These paint an overall positive picture: Investments have increased by 17 per cent over 2010, despite a stagnating global economy. Solar power accounted for roughly two thirds of the investments, continuing… » read more

Climate & Environment, energy efficiency, Energy Supply, English

Energy Savings Man returns, but we need real heroes

June 12, 2012

Be an energy hero! Take action for a strong EU Energy Efficiency Directive. Go to: http://www.caneurope.org/take-action Posted by Friends of the Earth Europe and Climate Action Network Europe.

Communications, energy efficiency, English

Underhand negotiating tactics employed by the Council of Ministers

June 7, 2012

Many are suggesting that it is for the EU Parliament to make concessions on the Energy Efficiency Directive dossier. This downplays the EU Council’s underhand negotiating tactics, especially on the centrepiece 1.5% annual savings target. Over the past months Member States have been aggressively lobbying for a range of exemptions to the 1.5% target. Some,… » read more

energy efficiency, English, EU Institutions

Sweden Fossil free?

June 6, 2012

A new report “Time to choose the energy system of the future” from the most influence Environment NGO – The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC) shows that it is possible to meet Sweden’s electricity needs in 2030 with 100 percent renewables, and it becomes even possible to export electricity. Not least the past year… » read more

Climate & Environment, energy efficiency, Energy Supply, English, Sustainable Dev.

Energy-efficiency should trigger best buildings sector

June 4, 2012

The EED has added a clear message on the need for financing the energy efficiency and also stressed the need for building renovation strategies to be based on a long term vision which is the right direction. By 2020 it was estimated that the savings would slash the EU’s CO2 emissions by 780 million tonnes… » read more

energy efficiency, English

EU resists pressure on airline emission scheme

May 27, 2012

There is no doubt that European standards for commerce and industry have had a profound influence across the world. Europe’s standards have become global standards, if only because anyone wishing to sell their goods on European markets must respect them. Emission limits for motor vehicles, for instance, is one sector where EU legislation has had… » read more

Climate & Environment, energy efficiency, English, Transport

Germany should not grant additional Subsidies for E-Mobility

May 22, 2012

The German government aims to have one million electric vehicles on the roads by 2020. To that end, it grants some € 500 million for the development of battery technology, to be channelled via a “National Platform Electro Mobility” (NPE). Battery-driven electric vehicles will also be exempt from the vehicle tax for 10 years. But… » read more

energy efficiency, English