Energy

The European Commission has proposed setting mandatory minimum energy performance standards for the EU’s building stock as part of plans to ramp up the rate of energy renovations

The European Commission hopes to reduce emissions of methane – a potent greenhouse gas – by developing EU monitoring capabilities coupled with voluntary industry action, according to a strategy unveiled on Wednesday

The EU’s multi-billion-euro ‘Recovery and Resilience Facility’ should not be used to bail out oil and gas firms or support fossil fuel infrastructure, the European Parliament’s environment committee has agreed

Renewable energy investor Masdar is seeking to qualify for a government compensation scheme approved last year by foregoing €64.5 million in compensation awarded by an international arbitration panel in 2018 for the impact of retroactive cuts in Spanish renewables support

Europe needs to ‘press ahead’ with growing production of green hydrogen, according to German economy and energy minister Peter Altmaier, while energy commissioner Kadri Simson said it presents a ‘universal opportunity’ for economic recovery