In Depth

Analysis

Biomass at the heart of a low-carbon 2020 in EU

16 Feb 2010

Alongside wind, solar and hydro, biomass is expected to play a large role in delivering the EU’s ambitious target of generating 20% of the energy it uses from renewable sources by 2020, European experts believe.

Opinion

Are binding biomass sustainability criteria needed?

8 Feb 2010

After months of delays, the outgoing European Commission will complete its turn in office without proposing sustainability criteria for biomass. Two experts discuss whether binding criteria would be the best way forward for the new executive.

Analysis

Questions over EU pollution inventory's reliability

4 Feb 2010

A small but significant amount of data presented by the new European pollution inventory is erroneous, ENDS has found. The European Environment Agency (EEA) is aware of the errors but has yet to correct them, Gareth Simkins reports.

Analysis

Turning the North Sea into Europe's green powerhouse

22 Jan 2010

Energy security, affordability and low-carbon are the three drivers of EU energy policy. Paul Garrett looks at how a supergrid in the North Sea could help provide the answer.

Opinion

Celebrating the twilight of GDP worship

15 Jan 2010

GDP is a symbol of an era that is coming to an end. It has structured the way policymakers think and guided the choices they make. Clearly it has its virtues, but it is an incomplete tool for measuring the evolution of society as a whole.