A large number of EU member states have expressed misgivings about the European Commission’s plans to boost the bloc’s energy efficiency and renewable energy goals for 2030.
The European Commission is due to unveil on 14 December policy proposals that could have a decisive impact on the pace and direction of Europe’s energy transition, and the future of the natural gas industry in particular.
Green rules for mining in the EU have areas of “worrying oversight”, MEPs heard during a joint committee session on Thursday that discussed 33 open petitions on mining projects across member states.
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MEPs have criticised EU member states’ “bizarre” move to reject a resolution for zero maritime emissions by 2050 at a meeting of the International Maritime Organization.
Romania, Germany and Spain have been referred to the EU’s top court over poor air quality, inadequate nature protection and nitrates pollution respectively, the European Commission has announced in its latest infringement package.
The EU is set to move towards a ‘wellbeing economy’ model and phase out support for fossil fuels, after MEPs and government negotiators closed a year of negotiations over the bloc’s 8th Environmental Action Programme.
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Thomas Nowak, the secretary general of the European Heat Pump Association, tells ENDS Europe why extending the EU emissions trading system to buildings could spur on the electrification of heating.
Florika Fink-Hooijer, the European Commission’s director general for environment, on what we can expect in ‘game-changing’ new proposals to address deforestation, waste exports and biodiversity loss.
Chiara Martinelli, the new director of Climate Action Network Europe, discusses why the UN climate conference has been a frustrating affair for green groups, the role of the EU at the talks, and what the key battles will be in its ‘Fit for 55’ package.
Viveka Beckeman, director general of the Swedish Forest Industries Federation, talks to ENDS Europe about the potential for Swedish wood to fuel Europe’s transition to carbon neutrality and the industry’s impact on biodiversity.
ENDS looks at upcoming proposals from the European Commission to protect Europe’s forests, and what they could mean for the booming bioenergy sector.
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