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Columnists: Isadora Wronski, Greenpeace Nordic
Published on: 13 Nov 2023
A gloomy economic outlook requires smart long-term investments
While a bigger global recession has been averted, the pandemic, the invasion of Ukraine, the energy crisis and stubborn inflation have tested European economies. Member states are still currently ill equipped to deal with future shocks and the impacts on the cost of living. European gas wholesale prices (the marginal fuel affecting the market price for electricity) have come down from their skyrocketing mid-2022 levels, but are still above usual historic levels. In the last two years European households have been protected from high oil, gas, and electricity prices; €651 billion has been allocated to shield consumers from energy costs. As these untargeted temporary energy support measures are phased out, many Europeans will struggle, and as governments are put under pressure to exercise fiscal restraint to curb deficit levels many consumers will be left even more exposed to any ensuing austerity measures.
Even without a cold winter and potentially increased energy prices, Governments will have less money to solve more problems, and people will be affected.
Instead of eliminating the massive fossil fuel subsidies and prioritising measures that would have reduced energy demand, governments' crisis response measures were instead aimed at propping up consumption-driven energy demand which resulted in a 123 billion euro surge in fossil fuel subsidies in 2022 and massive windfall profits for the industry. Money that could have been spent on cost-competitive, technically available solutions that would have created new jobs and improved the economic outlook. If governments had invested that money in energy sufficiency, such as warm (or cool) communal facilities and free/cheap public transport; efficiency measures, such as renovation and insulation, heat pumps, and unlocking resilient renewables via communal solar thermal, photovoltaics and supporting energy communities and adapting grids, then household (and government) budgets would have been far better protected against energy bill volatility.
It makes economic sense for governments to prioritise investments that protect households against current and future cost-of-living crises by reducing their dependence on fossil energy consumption, whilst protecting the public purse from more emergency energy measures.
Does Europe need 51 new LNG terminals?
European gas storage was at 96% capacity when this year's heating period started. The fact that 2023 has been the hottest year on record since the measurements started has of course contributed, but significant demand reduction is also a key factor. LNG imports are still 28% above the 2015-2020 average, but seem to be coming down. In the EU27 gas consumption was 21% lower in the first half of 2023 than the 2019-2021 average with similar numbers in September. Despite the inadequate government’s support for demand reduction, the trend in big gas consuming countries is decreasing consumption levels.
If demand continues to decrease, the gas market will shrink by around a quarter this year (compared to the 2019-2021 average) which means that the uncoordinated, panicked plans for 51 new LNG terminals could be better left on the drawing board.
Politicians are elected to cater to people’s needs, not the fossil fuel industry’s greed
In 2022, governments failed to use the energy crisis to accelerate the energy transition. Instead, public money was siphoned into the obscene profits of the fossil fuel industry through untargeted support. One and half year into the energy crisis, after a summer full of heatwaves, fires and floods, energy giants are still being allowed to continue locking Europe into long lasting gas deals that will make it literally impossible to reach climate targets. ENI (Italy) and Total Energies (France) have just signed a 27-year LNG deal with Qatar and Shell has signed a beyond-2050 deal with the Netherlands. All three would run until 2053, making a mockery of the Paris Climate agreement. This is hardly surprising given the perverse level of influence of the fossil fuel industry over our decision makers.
As the polycrisis deepens and increases in scale and magnitude, it becomes increasingly important that governments invest in real energy security and household’s needs instead of fuelling the crisis.
The fossil fuel companies influence must be reined in and instead they must be held accountable, made liable and forced to pay for the harm and suffering they’re causing.
According to IEA “decarbonising the energy system begins with changes in demand”
The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently released an updated version of their net-zero roadmap. For a long time the IEA reports were criticised for underestimating the forecasts for renewables and efficiency and overestimating the role of fossil fuels, carbon capture and storage (CCS), and nuclear. The IEA is (was) traditionally an organisation promoting business as usual economics, set up by the OECD and not notable for its green agenda. Yet they’re now praising the development of solar and electric vehicles (EVs), and talking about a demand-led transition where there’s no room for any more fossil fuel exploration.
Its clear, structural demand reductions are unavoidable, urgent and are fast becoming the new business as usual.
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15 Jul 2022: The Guardian view on Europe’s energy crisis: facing down Putin will not come cheap
15 Jul 2022: Eyes wide shut, EU industry faces energy efficiency reckoning
15 Jul 2022: Fossil fuels phase-out: The EU’s unpreparedness is tragic, says think-tank director
15 Jul 2022: LEAK: EU drafts plan to reduce gas consumption ahead of uncertain winter
12 Jul 2022: German govt to present climate action programme for all sectors
12 Jul 2022: How to keep the lights on – UK gears up for worst-case energy scenarios
12 Jul 2022: Germany braces for ‘nightmare’ of Russia turning off gas for good
5 Jul 2022: Bavarian PM warns of ‘ice-cold winter’ due to gas shortage
4 Jul 2022: Efficiency “paradigm shift” needed in German heating – state foundation
28 Jun 2022: Germany and five other EU countries commit to solidarity as blackouts loom
27 Jun 2022: Is REPowerEU the right energy policy recipe to move away from Russian gas?
24 Jun 2022: German gas shortage may prevent exports to Europe
24 Jun 2022: Germany escalates to ‘alert level’ over security of gas supply
21 Jun 2022: Berlin to launch ‘painful’ gas saving scheme to secure next winter’s supply
21 Jun 2022: Czech ambassador: ‘We will burn anything we can to keep our people warm’ this winter
16 Jun 2022: Russia says West ‘shot itself in the head’ with energy sanctions
16 Jun 2022: EU signs gas deal with Egypt, Israel to end ‘dependency’ on Russia
14 Jun 2022: EU mettle to be tested as governments turn to energy efficiency
14 Jun 2022: Germans urged to cut energy use to lessen dependence on Russia
14 Jun 2022: EU’s von der Leyen, Italian PM in Israel for energy talks
14 Jun 2022: The EU needs to urgently unite behind proposals for a clean power boom
13 Jun 2022: Romania aims for energy independence in response to Ukraine war
9 Jun 2022: Ukraine eyes billions in euros from Europe electricity exports
9 Jun 2022: IEA presents energy efficiency push to make Russia’s gas, oil obsolete
2 Jun 2022: EU leaders downplay chances of rapid Russian gas ban
2 Jun 2022: Belgium ‘fully prepared’ for Russian gas cut, government says
31 May 2022: EU leaders back partial ban on Russian oil imports into the bloc
31 May 2022: Russian gas halt looms large over Italian economy
31 May 2022: Russia’s Gazprom to cut gas supply to the Netherlands
30 May 2022: Europe should use its Putin-proofing energy plans to reinvigorate climate action
30 May 2022: EU inches closer to ban on Russian oil, with exemptions
24 May 2022: EU oil embargo ‘in days’ as Ukraine isolation drives Russia closer to China
23 May 2022: EU countries urged to prepare for Russian gas cut: summit draft
23 May 2022: EU urges quicker phase-out of gas boilers in bid to halt Russian energy imports
20 May 2022: EU tables €300bn plan to ditch Russian fossil fuels, speed up green transition
20 May 2022: Germany, Denmark, Netherlands and Belgium sign €135 billion offshore wind pact
20 May 2022: Germany welcomes EU plans to end dependence on Russian energy
20 May 2022: EU clinches deal on mandatory gas storage for next winter
19 May 2022: Russia could cut off gas to Finland this week, energy provider says
17 May 2022: EU reputation at stake as Hungary continues to block Russia sanctions
16 May 2022: LEAK: EU countries urged to prepare for Russian gas ‘supply shock’
16 May 2022: Isolate Putin. Insulate homes.
16 May 2022: Heating neglected in EU plan to ditch Russian fossil fuels, industry says
13 May 2022: EU readies €195 billion plan to quit Russian fossil fuels
13 May 2022: Germany may be able to withstand winter without Russian gas, Habeck says
12 May 2022: Climate chaos certain if oil and gas mega-projects go ahead, warns IEA chief
12 May 2022: To get rid of Russian fossil fuels, the EU needs to put energy savings first
10 May 2022: EU considers more cash for eastern states in bid for deal on Russia oil ban
9 May 2022: Bulgaria threatens to veto EU oil ban on Russia unless it gets derogation
9 May 2022: How demand-side measures can ensure energy security in the EU
9 May 2022: G7 countries pledge to stop Russia oil imports
9 May 2022: Italy in trouble if Russia soon curbs gas supplies, says minister
5 May 2022: German industry backs oil embargo plans
5 May 2022: Russia’s sixth sanction package opens EU’s Pandora’s Box
5 May 2022: Why the EU may find it tough to squeeze out Russian oil
5 May 2022: Europe should dream big and start the gas exit now
3 May 2022: Finnish energy company ends contract with Rosatom over nuclear plant delivery
3 May 2022: EU may offer Hungary, Slovakia exemptions from Russian oil embargo
3 May 2022: The west can cut its energy dependency on Russia and be greener
2 May 2022: EU risks letting Putin’s gas divide-and-rule strategy win
2 May 2022: EU energy ministers hold crisis talks after Russian gas cuts
2 May 2022: Germany signs hydrogen cooperation agreement with India
29 Apr 2022: Europe struggles for clarity on Russia’s roubles-for-gas scheme
28 Apr 2022: Germany to build LNG terminals at ‘Tesla speed’ in shift away from Russian gas
28 Apr 2022: Von der Leyen defies Russia’s gas ‘blackmail’, vows EU unity with Poland and Bulgaria
28 Apr 2022: How to go faster and further on building renovation to sever ties with Russia
28 Apr 2022: Russia doubles fossil fuel revenues since invasion of Ukraine began
26 Apr 2022: Germany revamps 1975 oil crisis law in face of new energy supply threats
25 Apr 2022: Brussels prepares to hit Russia with ‘smart sanctions’ on oil imports
22 Apr 2022: Italy puts 25C limit on air conditioning as Ukraine crisis forces energy rationing
22 Apr 2022: Exxon Mobil may completely withdraw from Russia by 24 June
22 Apr 2022: Ukraine lobbies for cuts in Russian Nord Stream 1 gas shipments
22 Apr 2022: Europe outlines 9-step plan to save energy, Ukraine and the planet
22 Apr 2022: Europe must play its key role in starving the Russian war machine
12 Apr 2022: OPEC tells EU it’s not possible to replace potential Russian oil supply loss
12 Apr 2022: Russian oil embargo could be part of next EU sanctions package, say ministers
12 Apr 2022: Ukraine envoy raps Germany over ‘shameful’ energy dependence on Russia
12 Apr 2022: Ban European flights and car use in cities to hurt Putin, report urges
8 Apr 2022: EU approves Russia coal embargo, but already looks beyond
8 Apr 2022: PM to put nuclear power at heart of UK’s energy strategy
7 Apr 2022: Can Germany wean itself off Russian oil and gas?
7 Apr 2022: Speed up green transition to break from Russian fossil fuels, say 11 EU countries
7 Apr 2022: UK to defy net zero targets with more oil and gas drilling
7 Apr 2022: The false promise that burning forest wood can replace Russian fossil fuels
4 Apr 2022: Kremlin warns West: rouble-for-gas scheme is the ‘prototype’
4 Apr 2022: Ukraine’s energy transition race
4 Apr 2022: Baltic states become first in Europe to stop Russian gas imports
1 Apr 2022: Why is Biden boasting about drilling for oil? Our planet demands we stop now
31 Mar 2022: Time to get serious about energy efficiency
29 Mar 2022: Moscow hardens stance on rouble gas payments from Europe
28 Mar 2022: EU, US strike LNG deal as Europe seeks to ditch Russian gas
28 Mar 2022: Facing Europe’s greatest energy challenge
28 Mar 2022: Nuclear power is back in the game, but remains a distant prospect for UK
28 Mar 2022: Europe’s booming demand for heat pumps exposes bottlenecks
28 Mar 2022: EU ready to increase energy efficiency target to eliminate Russian gas
25 Mar 2022: After blackouts, China’s green goals take back seat to energy security
25 Mar 2022: Russian demand for rouble gas payments would be breach of contract, EU leaders say
25 Mar 2022: Shell U-turn on Cambo oilfield would threaten green targets, say campaigners
25 Mar 2022: Food crisis: Europe burns equivalent of 15 million loaves of bread every day in cars
25 Mar 2022: German gas buyers raise the alarm over Russia’s ruble demand
25 Mar 2022: Canada will boost oil exports to replace Russian energy
25 Mar 2022: Could a behavioural change campaign save energy and cut Russian gas imports?
24 Mar 2022: G7 leaders agree on no new sanctions, want to close loopholes
22 Mar 2022: Experts slam Berlin’s reluctance to forgo Russian energy
22 Mar 2022: LEAK: EU to mandate 90% gas storage refill for next winter
22 Mar 2022: In a rush to replace Russian gas, the EU has damaged its own climate change strategy
22 Mar 2022: Johnson announces aim for UK to get 25% of electricity from nuclear power
21 Mar 2022: Ukraine war threatens global heating goals, warns UN chief
21 Mar 2022: A guide to the UK energy security strategy
21 Mar 2022: Germany agrees gas deal with Qatar to help end dependency on Russia
21 Mar 2022: Australian government welcomes high fossil fuel prices, ships coal to Ukraine
18 Mar 2022: Individual climate action – the free and instant way to help Ukraine
18 Mar 2022: BPIE presents strategic action plan for energy security
17 Mar 2022: Some EU members turn back to coal to cut reliance on Russian gas
17 Mar 2022: Biden administration approves more LNG exports to Europe
17 Mar 2022: War economics means Europe must ban all energy imports from Russia
15 Mar 2022: Dutch limit gas production at Groningen despite energy crisis
15 Mar 2022: The EU can stop the import of Russian gas
14 Mar 2022: Finland opens nuclear power plant amid concerns of European energy war
14 Mar 2022: The EU can stop the import of Russian gas
11 Mar 2022: France leads calls to reform ‘absurd’ EU energy market
11 Mar 2022: It’s not too late to free ourselves from this idiotic addiction to Russian gas
11 Mar 2022: Ukraine fears blackout, calls on EU to secure electricity supply
10 Mar 2022: EU lawmakers call for ban on Russian fossil fuel imports
10 Mar 2022: What does the Russian oil ban mean for the clean energy transition?
10 Mar 2022: 70 percent of German industrial companies expect serious energy price strains
10 Mar 2022: Europe ditching Russia gas could price out emerging Asia buyers, spur renewables
10 Mar 2022: UK hints that fracking could be part of energy policy overhaul
10 Mar 2022: Russia’s war in Ukraine: Why doubling down on the Green Deal is the best strategy
10 Mar 2022: Oil and gas companies are looking at a bonanza from the Ukraine war
10 Mar 2022: Phasing out Russian oil: how UK consumers can help the war effort
8 Mar 2022: Johnson hints UK oil and gas output must rise to cut dependence on Russia
8 Mar 2022: What would a US ban on Russian oil mean for the world?
8 Mar 2022: Ukraine war on the brink of sparking world energy conflict
8 Mar 2022: Bulgaria may seek exception to any EU sanctions on Russian gas and oil
7 Mar 2022: The Observer view on Ukraine and the climate emergency
7 Mar 2022: The road to European energy independence could start this week
7 Mar 2022: German ministers warn against boycotting Russian oil
4 Mar 2022: Russian gas flows via Yamal pipeline to Germany decline sharply
4 Mar 2022: Stop financing Putin’s war with energy imports, Ukrainian NGO pleads
3 Mar 2022: IEA: How Europe can cut natural gas imports from Russia significantly within a year
3 Mar 2022: Ukrainian official calls for Russian fossil fuel boycott at UN Environment Assembly
3 Mar 2022: LEAK: EU drafts plan to ditch Russian gas
1 Mar 2022: A Greek initiative for an EU Energy Crisis Solidarity Facility
1 Mar 2022: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forces Germany to come clean on energy transition strategy
1 Mar 2022: Is Europe standing with Ukraine or riding with Putin?
1 Mar 2022: Chernobyl is not the only nuclear threat Russia’s invasion has sparked in Ukraine
1 Mar 2022: Ukraine’s energy system coping but risks major damage as war continues
1 Mar 2022: African states eye EU gas opportunity from Ukraine crisis
1 Mar 2022: How can Europe wean itself off Russian gas?
28 Feb 2022: EU ministers consider speeding up connection of Ukraine electricity grid to EU’s
25 Feb 2022: Germany braces for ‘more turbulent days’ on gas markets amid rising Russia tensions
24 Feb 2022: Is Putin’s Ukraine invasion about fossil fuels?
21 Feb 2022: Germany’s renewable energy investment drive in Ukraine at risk amid tensions
18 Feb 2022: EU says it is prepared for partial disruption of Russian gas flows
8 Feb 2022: Ukraine at the crossroads of a European energy crisis
8 Feb 2022: Von der Leyen: Growing evidence Kremlin is using ‘gas supplies as political leverage’
8 Feb 2022: EU, US pledge gas cooperation as tensions rise over Ukraine
3 Feb 2022: EU reviewing contingency plans for gas supply disruptions
1 Feb 2022: EU, US pledge cooperation on energy security amid Russia threat
1 Feb 2022: NATO calls on Europe to diversify energy supply amid standoff with Russia
31 Jan 2022: The missing element of Europe’s energy and climate security policy
20 Dec 2021: Gas crisis fuels call for UK to update energy security policy
26 Oct 2021: China says it must consider food and energy security when curbing
15 Oct 2021: US urges Russia to do more for European energy security
energy crisis
2 May 2023: Energy crisis drives EU institutions to cut down on energy use, go solar
20 Mar 2023: EU proposes extending energy crisis measure to curb gas demand
24 Feb 2023: Transition state of play – Germany is emerging from the energy crisis
16 Feb 2023: EU turns to long-term solutions for energy crisis
13 Feb 2023: Europe’s spending on energy crisis nears €800 billion: study
30 Jan 2023: Global carbon emissions forecast cut due to Ukraine war and Biden, says BP
27 Jan 2023: With Russian gas gone, coal makes EU comeback as ‘traditional fuel’
17 Jan 2023: Energy crisis has become manageable, can be overcome by 2024 - German minister
16 Dec 2022: Austria to use €500 million in windfall taxes to help struggling households
12 Dec 2022: EU could face gas shortage next year, IEA warns
9 Dec 2022: The EU needs to invest its way out of the energy crisis
9 Dec 2022: ‘Burn everything’: Poland chokes on the smog of war
24 Nov 2022: How UK government plans to advise households to reduce energy bills
4 Nov 2022: Italy plans at least €15bn package to tame energy costs
31 Oct 2022: Sri Lanka's energy crisis is a glimpse of what is coming
24 Oct 2022: Energy crisis sets Poland on rocky transition out of fossil fuels
21 Oct 2022: EU leaders back ‘dynamic’ gas price cap idea, default solidarity rules
20 Oct 2022: EU and Morocco sign green energy deal
18 Oct 2022: Thanks to fossil fuel crisis, wind and solar payback time drops to one year
18 Oct 2022: Thanks to fossil fuel crisis, wind and solar payback time drops to one year
18 Oct 2022: European energy regulators in discrete Washington visit for ‘crisis’ talks
18 Oct 2022: What are European countries doing to cut power consumption?
17 Oct 2022: Energy crisis, migration impacts Albanian textile industry
14 Oct 2022: Energy crisis to push Germany into recession in 2023, warns government
13 Oct 2022: EU to move forward with joint gas purchases, details next week: Czech presidency
10 Oct 2022: Four ways to reduce your household energy use – proven by research
10 Oct 2022: UK: No 10 rejects ‘bespoke’ energy-saving push but will boost existing messages
10 Oct 2022: Germany to pay December gas bills for households and businesses
10 Oct 2022: France unveils ‘ambitious’ energy efficiency plan, with no binding measures
10 Oct 2022: French government releases strategic fuel stocks amid shortage
30 Sep 2022: Germany to mobilise €200bn economic ‘shield’ to field energy crisis
26 Sep 2022: EU financial watchdog proposes emergency brake for energy markets
26 Sep 2022: Investing in energy efficiency: if not now when?
20 Sep 2022: Germany must speed up energy transition instead of fuelling fossil renaissance – NGOs
19 Sep 2022: EU warned against ‘patchwork’ of taxes to alleviate energy crisis
15 Sep 2022: Why Europe needs an ambitious energy efficiency target
15 Sep 2022: Brussels tables 5% mandatory energy savings goal ahead of difficult winter
13 Sep 2022: ‘Nothing is decided’: EU energy ministers clash over price cap on Russian gas
13 Sep 2022: EU plans ‘solidarity contribution’ from oil and gas firms during energy crisis
13 Sep 2022: Soaring energy costs could threaten future of electric cars, experts warn
12 Sep 2022: Finnish minister touts electricity self-sufficiency
9 Sep 2022: Brussels criticised for reacting too slowly as energy crisis unfolds
9 Sep 2022: EU plans ‘revenue cap’ on power firms, mandatory electricity savings at peak hours
9 Sep 2022: EU chief lays out five measures to tackle energy crisis
9 Sep 2022: Energy efficiency should be taking centre stage in Europe
8 Sep 2022: Energy crisis an ‘existential threat’ to EU metal production, heavy industries
6 Sep 2022: LEAK: EU debates price cap on Russian gas as row with Moscow escalates
6 Sep 2022: Industry reaction: What do green groups want from Liz Truss as Prime Minister?
6 Sep 2022: Energy crisis looms large over Germany’s local utilities
2 Sep 2022: EU hits 80% gas storage target early despite Russian cut offs
2 Sep 2022: Macron under fire for keeping energy talks at government level
1 Sep 2022: Growing energy cooperation between EU and UK defies worst of Brexit fallout
1 Sep 2022: Swiss launch energy conservation campaign, plan rationing moves
30 Aug 2022: Closure of coal power station set to be delayed to prevent UK blackouts
30 Aug 2022: Poland’s Morawiecki pushes for nuclear future in Paris
30 Aug 2022: Germany’s Baerbock calls nuclear extension ‘madness’ amid government split
30 Aug 2022: Slovak schools could close this winter over rising energy prices
26 Jul 2022: Portugal ‘totally against’ EU proposal on gas usage cuts
12 Jul 2022: Texans urged to save energy as extreme heatwave strains power grid
28 Jun 2022: National Grid will pay households to shift electricity use to avoid blackouts
energy sufficiency
13 Jun 2023: EU 2030 target requires strong sufficiency policies: CLEVER report
9 Jun 2023: The planet’s economist: has Kate Raworth found a model for sustainable living?
5 Jun 2023: Energy sufficiency, a French political concept still misunderstood in Europe
15 Nov 2021: 'Architects of desire': Can advertising agencies glamorise climate solutions?
26 Oct 2021: Joanna Lumley says wartime-style rationing could help solve climate crisis
22 Oct 2021: We need to stop buying stuff – and I know just the people to persuade us
30 Aug 2021: Sustainable living space in a world of limits: a need for dialogue
29 Jun 2021: Green homes: Resource sufficiency is key to achieving climate neutrality
9 Apr 2020: Amsterdam to embrace 'doughnut' model to mend post-coronavirus economy
13 Mar 2020: EU unveils circular economy plan 2.0, drawing mixed reactions
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28 Feb 2022: IPCC issues ‘bleakest warning yet’ on impacts of climate breakdown
24 Feb 2022: US seeks to remove ‘losses and damages’ from scientific report on climate impacts
22 Feb 2022: Passivhaus: how to insulate your home against soaring heating bills
22 Feb 2022: London flooding poses ‘significant risk’ unless immediate action taken
18 Feb 2022: US sea level to rise by 2050 as much as in past century, NOAA says
3 Feb 2022: Extreme weather has cost Europe about €500bn over 40 years
25 Jan 2022: McKinsey: fundamental transformation of global economy needed for net zero
18 Jan 2022: Australia records highest temperature in 62 years
14 Jan 2022: Nearly quarter of world’s population had record hot year in 2021, data shows
13 Jan 2022: Why our secret weapon against the climate crisis could be humour
20 Dec 2021: In 2021, governments blew hot on 1.5C goal, colder on climate action
14 Dec 2021: As floods slam more U.S. firms, $50 billion economic drag expected in 2022
7 Dec 2021: From Siberia to the U.S, wildfires broke emissions records this year
30 Nov 2021: 8 times extreme weather hit hard in 2021
30 Nov 2021: Be reassured: the world is not as divided as we might think
26 Nov 2021: Epic storms on two coasts have parliament talking climate action, adaptation
25 Nov 2021: Want to fight for climate action but feel daunted or powerless? Try this
22 Nov 2021: Five sustainable solutions to help tackle extreme heat in South Asia
22 Nov 2021: Climate denial is waning on the right. What’s replacing it might be just as scary
19 Nov 2021: The moral case for destroying fossil fuel infrastructure
19 Nov 2021: No country has met welfare goals in past 30 years ‘without putting planet at risk’
11 Nov 2021: Look beyond COP26 summit to real world for climate action, says top UK scientist
11 Nov 2021: Youth activists petition UN to declare ‘systemwide climate emergency’
9 Nov 2021: 1bn people will suffer extreme heat at just 2C heating, say scientists
8 Nov 2021: Tuvalu minister stands in sea to film COP26 speech to show climate change
8 Nov 2021: 1.5°C still out of reach despite COP 26 pledges, analysts warn
5 Nov 2021: Climate depression is real. And it is spreading fast among our youth
5 Nov 2021: ‘Reality check’: Global CO2 emissions shooting back to record levels
27 Oct 2021: Poorer countries spend five times more on debt than climate crisis – report
27 Oct 2021: World faces disastrous 2.7C temperature rise on current climate plans, UN warns
21 Oct 2021: Greta Thunberg accuses world leaders of being in denial over climate crisis
19 Oct 2021: U.S. overhauls flood insurance to meet rising climate change risks
18 Oct 2021: Russia's remote permafrost thaws, threatening homes and infrastructure
15 Oct 2021: The climate disaster is here
30 Sep 2021: ‘Blah, blah, blah’: Greta Thunberg lambasts leaders over climate crisis
27 Sep 2021: Children set for more climate disasters than their grandparents, research shows
20 Sep 2021: Children already have the facts. Now they need the tools to fix the climate crisis
9 Sep 2021: Climate tops list of global threats in EU ‘strategic foresight’ report
9 Sep 2021: Extreme sea levels could soon become annual events
9 Sep 2021: Earth’s tipping points could be closer than we think. Our current plans won’t work
6 Sep 2021: Climate change deniers are as slippery as those who justified the slave trade
6 Sep 2021: EU considers debt relief for countries hit by floods, wildfires
2 Sep 2021: 14 dead in New York region amid ‘historic’ flooding caused by Ida remnants
2 Sep 2021: Climate-driven extreme heat threatens $500 bln in new U.S. costs by 2050
30 Aug 2021: Greece’s deadly wildfires were sparked by 30 years of political failure
30 Aug 2021: Over-50s want climate crisis addressed ‘even if it leads to high prices’
26 Aug 2021: In a Summer of deadly deluges, new research shows how global warming fuels flooding
26 Aug 2021: What if it’s too late to save our planet without geoengineering?
30 Jul 2021: New Zealand rated best place to survive global societal collapse
29 Jul 2021: The floods show London is now on the frontline of the climate emergency
29 Jul 2021: ‘Climate change has become real’: extreme weather sinks prime US tourism site
29 Jul 2021: Three Americans create enough carbon emissions to kill one person, study finds
27 Jul 2021: Southern Europe battles wildfires as north cleans up after floods
26 Jul 2021: Flood-hit German homes face higher premiums as climate risks grow
26 Jul 2021: ‘Record-shattering’ heat becoming much more likely, says climate study
26 Jul 2021: Flash floods will be more common as climate crisis worsens, say scientists
22 Jul 2021: From China to Germany, floods expose climate vulnerability
20 Jul 2021: Britain issues first Amber Extreme Heat warning
19 Jul 2021: Merkel sees ‘surreal’ wreckage as Europe flood death toll tops 180
19 Jul 2021: As floods hit western Europe, scientists say climate change hikes heavy rain
15 Jul 2021: Amazon rainforest now emitting more CO2 than it absorbs
9 Jul 2021: Justin Trudeau’s love of fossil fuel will only make Canada’s extreme weather worse
8 Jul 2021: More carbon dioxide will dry world’s rainforests
8 Jul 2021: The climate crisis will create two classes: those who can flee, and those who cannot
8 Jul 2021: What to know as climate change drives extreme heat
24 Jun 2021: ‘The water is coming’: Florida Keys faces stark reality as seas rise
22 Jun 2021: As climate heat worsens, a hungrier world is likely
17 Jun 2021: ‘The next pandemic’: drought is a hidden global crisis, UN says
17 Jun 2021: Rising floods threaten Danish financial system
14 Jun 2021: Solve nature and climate together or not at all
11 Jun 2021: G7 leaders face make-or-break moment in climate crisis
11 Jun 2021: Pathway to global climate catastrophe is clear
7 Jun 2021: Climate crisis to shrink G7 economies twice as much as Covid-19, says research
31 May 2021: More than a third of heat deaths are tied to climate change, study says
28 May 2021: Fossil fuel use leads to worse and longer droughts
27 May 2021: Rising global temperatures 'inexorably closer' to climate tipping point - U.N.
25 May 2021: Faster Greenland ice melt could be unstoppable
21 May 2021: How we talk about the climate crisis is increasingly crucial to tackling it
20 May 2021: Climate crisis to put millions of British homes at risk of subsiding
17 May 2021: Asia’s cities are worst hit in warming world
29 Apr 2021: World will lose 10% of glacier ice even if it hits climate targets
26 Apr 2021: UN declares 2021 is ‘year for action’ on climate
15 Apr 2021: Climate heating may speed up to unexpected levels
15 Apr 2021: Climate crisis: Boris Johnson ‘too cosy’ with vested interests to take serious action
8 Apr 2021: Climate-blind borrowing risks 'credit crunch' for future generations
30 Mar 2021: Global warming could cut over 60 countries' credit ratings by 2030, study warns
29 Mar 2021: Plants will be hit as a warming world turns drier
25 Mar 2021: Small nuclear power plants no use in climate crisis
16 Mar 2021: World’s coastal cities face risk from land and sea
15 Mar 2021: Climate crisis: recent European droughts 'worst in 2,000 years'
8 Mar 2021: Global heating pushes tropical regions towards limits of human livability
5 Mar 2021: Antarctic warming speed-up alarms researchers
1 Mar 2021: Sir David Attenborough tells UN ‘It is too late to avoid climate change’
23 Feb 2021: Cost of flood damage to U.S. homes will increase by 61% in 30 years
19 Feb 2021: Human destruction of nature is 'senseless and suicidal', warns UN chief
1 Feb 2021: Bolsonaro’s Brazil is becoming a climate pariah
27 Jan 2021: Climate change less likely to be seen as an emergency in poor nations
25 Jan 2021: Global ice loss accelerating at record rate, study finds
15 Jan 2021: Countries adapting too slowly to climate breakdown, UN warns
14 Jan 2021: Rising heat forces big growth in electricity demand
14 Jan 2021: Rising heat forces big growth in electricity demand
11 Jan 2021: Dangerously hotter cities await 2100’s residents
11 Jan 2021: Climate chaos batters global insurance industry
11 Jan 2021: 2020 was hottest year ever in Europe
14 Dec 2020: World still warms in 2020 as greenhouse gases fall
7 Dec 2020: Drylands hit harder by poverty than richer regions
3 Dec 2020: Humanity is waging war on nature, says UN secretary general
3 Dec 2020: Feeling the heat? Scientists warn of climate shocks to global health
26 Nov 2020: New Zealand's Ardern set to declare climate emergency
9 Nov 2020: Scientists’ oath pledges full climate crisis facts
9 Nov 2020: World is running out of time on climate, experts warn
29 Oct 2020: 2020 likely to be one of warmest years on record despite La Niña
29 Oct 2020: Africa’s resistance grows as climate crisis worsens
26 Oct 2020: Climate change poses growing threats to vulnerable Africa, UN says
23 Oct 2020: Coronavirus poses threat to climate-change campaigns – David Attenborough
22 Oct 2020: Alarm as Arctic sea ice not yet freezing at latest date on record
12 Oct 2020: Climate activist Greta Thunberg shows support for Biden in rare political tweet
12 Oct 2020: 'Uninhabitable hell': Climate change and disease threaten millions, UN warns
12 Oct 2020: Earth may temporarily pass dangerous 1.5℃ warming limit by 2024, major new report says
12 Oct 2020: Celebrities lead global call to act on climate crisis
8 Oct 2020: Not personal enough: Why climate change is not yet a top priority
28 Sep 2020: Ocean heat waves are directly linked to climate change
22 Sep 2020: Demand climate regulation, Harvard economist urges big businesses
21 Sep 2020: Spinning clock in New York counts down time until climate devastation
17 Sep 2020: BlackRock votes against 49 companies for lack of climate crisis progress
17 Sep 2020: Abnormal heat spreads floods and wildfires globally
15 Sep 2020: Climate crisis takes heavy toll on mental health, psychotherapists' association says
11 Sep 2020: Wild weather this year shows growing impact of climate change, scientists say
11 Sep 2020: Pandemic’s impacts are damaging climate research
25 Jun 2020: Antarctic melting could bring a much hotter future
18 Jun 2020: World has six months to avert climate crisis, says IEA chief
15 Jun 2020: Covid-19 pandemic is 'fire drill' for effects of climate crisis, says UN official
21 May 2020: Climate change is turning parts of Antarctica green, say scientists
21 May 2020: Future shock: COVID-19 failures show need to prep for climate threats
18 May 2020: Climate activists line London's Trafalgar Square with kids' shoes
7 May 2020: One billion people will live in insufferable heat within 50 years – study
28 Apr 2020: Meteorologists say 2020 on course to be hottest year since records began
28 Apr 2020: Climate crisis will make insurance unaffordable for people who need it most
23 Apr 2020: Flooding will affect double the number of people worldwide by 2030
17 Apr 2020: Greenland ice sheet shrinks by record amount - climate study
30 Mar 2020: Coronavirus: The immediate effect on climate change
19 Mar 2020: India finally takes climate crisis seriously
17 Mar 2020: Covid-19: a dress rehearsal for the climate emergency?
13 Mar 2020: Climate emergency: global action is ‘way off track’ says UN head
20 Feb 2020: Global warming causing 'irreversible' mass melting in Antarctica - scientist
14 Feb 2020: Pupils draft their own climate bill as anxiety grows over lack of guidance for schools
11 Feb 2020: The Guardian view on climate anxiety: we live in frightening times
10 Feb 2020: ‘Overwhelming and terrifying’: the rise of climate anxiety
19 Dec 2019: Climate activists found guilty over London train protest by 'regretful' jury
7 Nov 2019: Budapest declares climate emergency, teases carbon-neutrality
7 Nov 2019: Italy to put sustainability and climate at heart of learning in schools
7 Nov 2019: Sea levels set to keep rising for centuries even if emissions targets met
7 Nov 2019: Climate crisis: 11,000 scientists warn of ‘untold suffering’
4 Nov 2019: Red alert for blue planet and small island states
1 Aug 2019: Our planet is in crisis. But until we call it a crisis, no one will listen
1 Aug 2019: Siberian wildfires prompt Russia to declare a state of emergency
energy security
14 Nov 2023: Construction starts on electricity link between France, Ireland
30 Oct 2023: German chancellor Scholz turns to Nigeria for new gas and hydrogen partnerships
10 Oct 2023: Ed Miliband to announce Labour plan to boost energy independence and cut bills
10 Oct 2023: France’s energy import bill tripled in three years, official statistics show
24 Aug 2023: German energy industry allays supply fears for coming winter – media
22 Aug 2023: Brussels cheers 90% filled gas storages across Europe
25 May 2023: Invasion of Ukraine ‘has fuelled funding boom for clean energy’
16 May 2023: Interest in French-led nuclear alliance gathers momentum
5 May 2023: Europe can halve fossil gas use by 2030 without risk to supply security – think tank
18 Apr 2023: Germany pushes for nuclear energy in EU’s next Russia sanctions package
28 Feb 2023: Energy battle won, but fight not over, says EU energy chief
21 Feb 2023: Russian gas out, renewables in? Europe clings to green goals
16 Dec 2022: Commission President: EU Sovereignty Fund will be proposed in summer
16 Dec 2022: Strong action on methane will mean more EU energy security
21 Oct 2022: EU saved €11 billion in gas imports thanks to solar and wind: report
11 Oct 2022: EU report flags ‘crucial role’ of bioeconomy for energy and food security
3 Oct 2022: EU leaders to discuss Ukraine, energy prices, security amid Russian escalation
29 Sep 2022: EU sanctions set to tighten the screw on Russian industry, society
29 Sep 2022: EU vows to protect energy network after ‘sabotage’ of Russian gas pipeline
27 Sep 2022: Hungary opposes EU sanctions on Russian nuclear sector
26 Sep 2022: Doubling electricity interconnection is the European peace project for this decade
6 Sep 2022: Germany to delay phase-out of nuclear plants to shore up energy security
26 Aug 2022: Spain’s parliament approves energy saving plan
26 Aug 2022: Norway shows EU energy crisis preparation failed
28 Jul 2022: German cities impose cold showers and turn off lights amid Russian gas crisis
28 Jul 2022: EU prepares public opinion for winter gas siege
28 Jul 2022: G7 aim to have price cap on Russian oil in place before 5 December
25 Jul 2022: Belgium reaches initial deal to prolong nuclear power by 10 years
25 Jul 2022: Germany tightens gas-savings plan, increases storage targets
21 Jul 2022: How reliant is Germany – and the rest of Europe – on Russian gas?
19 Jul 2022: EU efforts insufficient to get through winter without Russian gas: IEA
19 Jul 2022: Russian gas supplies to EU drop via all routes, except TurkStream
18 Jul 2022: Europe’s climate and energy strategy has become disturbingly bipolar
15 Jul 2022: The Guardian view on Europe’s energy crisis: facing down Putin will not come cheap
15 Jul 2022: Eyes wide shut, EU industry faces energy efficiency reckoning
15 Jul 2022: Fossil fuels phase-out: The EU’s unpreparedness is tragic, says think-tank director
15 Jul 2022: LEAK: EU drafts plan to reduce gas consumption ahead of uncertain winter
12 Jul 2022: German govt to present climate action programme for all sectors
12 Jul 2022: How to keep the lights on – UK gears up for worst-case energy scenarios
12 Jul 2022: Germany braces for ‘nightmare’ of Russia turning off gas for good
5 Jul 2022: Bavarian PM warns of ‘ice-cold winter’ due to gas shortage
4 Jul 2022: Efficiency “paradigm shift” needed in German heating – state foundation
28 Jun 2022: Germany and five other EU countries commit to solidarity as blackouts loom
27 Jun 2022: Is REPowerEU the right energy policy recipe to move away from Russian gas?
24 Jun 2022: German gas shortage may prevent exports to Europe
24 Jun 2022: Germany escalates to ‘alert level’ over security of gas supply
21 Jun 2022: Berlin to launch ‘painful’ gas saving scheme to secure next winter’s supply
21 Jun 2022: Czech ambassador: ‘We will burn anything we can to keep our people warm’ this winter
16 Jun 2022: Russia says West ‘shot itself in the head’ with energy sanctions
16 Jun 2022: EU signs gas deal with Egypt, Israel to end ‘dependency’ on Russia
14 Jun 2022: EU mettle to be tested as governments turn to energy efficiency
14 Jun 2022: Germans urged to cut energy use to lessen dependence on Russia
14 Jun 2022: EU’s von der Leyen, Italian PM in Israel for energy talks
14 Jun 2022: The EU needs to urgently unite behind proposals for a clean power boom
13 Jun 2022: Romania aims for energy independence in response to Ukraine war
9 Jun 2022: Ukraine eyes billions in euros from Europe electricity exports
9 Jun 2022: IEA presents energy efficiency push to make Russia’s gas, oil obsolete
2 Jun 2022: EU leaders downplay chances of rapid Russian gas ban
2 Jun 2022: Belgium ‘fully prepared’ for Russian gas cut, government says
31 May 2022: EU leaders back partial ban on Russian oil imports into the bloc
31 May 2022: Russian gas halt looms large over Italian economy
31 May 2022: Russia’s Gazprom to cut gas supply to the Netherlands
30 May 2022: Europe should use its Putin-proofing energy plans to reinvigorate climate action
30 May 2022: EU inches closer to ban on Russian oil, with exemptions
24 May 2022: EU oil embargo ‘in days’ as Ukraine isolation drives Russia closer to China
23 May 2022: EU countries urged to prepare for Russian gas cut: summit draft
23 May 2022: EU urges quicker phase-out of gas boilers in bid to halt Russian energy imports
20 May 2022: EU tables €300bn plan to ditch Russian fossil fuels, speed up green transition
20 May 2022: Germany, Denmark, Netherlands and Belgium sign €135 billion offshore wind pact
20 May 2022: Germany welcomes EU plans to end dependence on Russian energy
20 May 2022: EU clinches deal on mandatory gas storage for next winter
19 May 2022: Russia could cut off gas to Finland this week, energy provider says
17 May 2022: EU reputation at stake as Hungary continues to block Russia sanctions
16 May 2022: LEAK: EU countries urged to prepare for Russian gas ‘supply shock’
16 May 2022: Isolate Putin. Insulate homes.
16 May 2022: Heating neglected in EU plan to ditch Russian fossil fuels, industry says
13 May 2022: EU readies €195 billion plan to quit Russian fossil fuels
13 May 2022: Germany may be able to withstand winter without Russian gas, Habeck says
12 May 2022: Climate chaos certain if oil and gas mega-projects go ahead, warns IEA chief
12 May 2022: To get rid of Russian fossil fuels, the EU needs to put energy savings first
10 May 2022: EU considers more cash for eastern states in bid for deal on Russia oil ban
9 May 2022: Bulgaria threatens to veto EU oil ban on Russia unless it gets derogation
9 May 2022: How demand-side measures can ensure energy security in the EU
9 May 2022: G7 countries pledge to stop Russia oil imports
9 May 2022: Italy in trouble if Russia soon curbs gas supplies, says minister
5 May 2022: German industry backs oil embargo plans
5 May 2022: Russia’s sixth sanction package opens EU’s Pandora’s Box
5 May 2022: Why the EU may find it tough to squeeze out Russian oil
5 May 2022: Europe should dream big and start the gas exit now
3 May 2022: Finnish energy company ends contract with Rosatom over nuclear plant delivery
3 May 2022: EU may offer Hungary, Slovakia exemptions from Russian oil embargo
3 May 2022: The west can cut its energy dependency on Russia and be greener
2 May 2022: EU risks letting Putin’s gas divide-and-rule strategy win
2 May 2022: EU energy ministers hold crisis talks after Russian gas cuts
2 May 2022: Germany signs hydrogen cooperation agreement with India
29 Apr 2022: Europe struggles for clarity on Russia’s roubles-for-gas scheme
28 Apr 2022: Germany to build LNG terminals at ‘Tesla speed’ in shift away from Russian gas
28 Apr 2022: Von der Leyen defies Russia’s gas ‘blackmail’, vows EU unity with Poland and Bulgaria
28 Apr 2022: How to go faster and further on building renovation to sever ties with Russia
28 Apr 2022: Russia doubles fossil fuel revenues since invasion of Ukraine began
26 Apr 2022: Germany revamps 1975 oil crisis law in face of new energy supply threats
25 Apr 2022: Brussels prepares to hit Russia with ‘smart sanctions’ on oil imports
22 Apr 2022: Italy puts 25C limit on air conditioning as Ukraine crisis forces energy rationing
22 Apr 2022: Exxon Mobil may completely withdraw from Russia by 24 June
22 Apr 2022: Ukraine lobbies for cuts in Russian Nord Stream 1 gas shipments
22 Apr 2022: Europe outlines 9-step plan to save energy, Ukraine and the planet
22 Apr 2022: Europe must play its key role in starving the Russian war machine
12 Apr 2022: OPEC tells EU it’s not possible to replace potential Russian oil supply loss
12 Apr 2022: Russian oil embargo could be part of next EU sanctions package, say ministers
12 Apr 2022: Ukraine envoy raps Germany over ‘shameful’ energy dependence on Russia
12 Apr 2022: Ban European flights and car use in cities to hurt Putin, report urges
8 Apr 2022: EU approves Russia coal embargo, but already looks beyond
8 Apr 2022: PM to put nuclear power at heart of UK’s energy strategy
7 Apr 2022: Can Germany wean itself off Russian oil and gas?
7 Apr 2022: Speed up green transition to break from Russian fossil fuels, say 11 EU countries
7 Apr 2022: UK to defy net zero targets with more oil and gas drilling
7 Apr 2022: The false promise that burning forest wood can replace Russian fossil fuels
4 Apr 2022: Kremlin warns West: rouble-for-gas scheme is the ‘prototype’
4 Apr 2022: Ukraine’s energy transition race
4 Apr 2022: Baltic states become first in Europe to stop Russian gas imports
1 Apr 2022: Why is Biden boasting about drilling for oil? Our planet demands we stop now
31 Mar 2022: Time to get serious about energy efficiency
29 Mar 2022: Moscow hardens stance on rouble gas payments from Europe
28 Mar 2022: EU, US strike LNG deal as Europe seeks to ditch Russian gas
28 Mar 2022: Facing Europe’s greatest energy challenge
28 Mar 2022: Nuclear power is back in the game, but remains a distant prospect for UK
28 Mar 2022: Europe’s booming demand for heat pumps exposes bottlenecks
28 Mar 2022: EU ready to increase energy efficiency target to eliminate Russian gas
25 Mar 2022: After blackouts, China’s green goals take back seat to energy security
25 Mar 2022: Russian demand for rouble gas payments would be breach of contract, EU leaders say
25 Mar 2022: Shell U-turn on Cambo oilfield would threaten green targets, say campaigners
25 Mar 2022: Food crisis: Europe burns equivalent of 15 million loaves of bread every day in cars
25 Mar 2022: German gas buyers raise the alarm over Russia’s ruble demand
25 Mar 2022: Canada will boost oil exports to replace Russian energy
25 Mar 2022: Could a behavioural change campaign save energy and cut Russian gas imports?
24 Mar 2022: G7 leaders agree on no new sanctions, want to close loopholes
22 Mar 2022: Experts slam Berlin’s reluctance to forgo Russian energy
22 Mar 2022: LEAK: EU to mandate 90% gas storage refill for next winter
22 Mar 2022: In a rush to replace Russian gas, the EU has damaged its own climate change strategy
22 Mar 2022: Johnson announces aim for UK to get 25% of electricity from nuclear power
21 Mar 2022: Ukraine war threatens global heating goals, warns UN chief
21 Mar 2022: A guide to the UK energy security strategy
21 Mar 2022: Germany agrees gas deal with Qatar to help end dependency on Russia
21 Mar 2022: Australian government welcomes high fossil fuel prices, ships coal to Ukraine
18 Mar 2022: Individual climate action – the free and instant way to help Ukraine
18 Mar 2022: BPIE presents strategic action plan for energy security
17 Mar 2022: Some EU members turn back to coal to cut reliance on Russian gas
17 Mar 2022: Biden administration approves more LNG exports to Europe
17 Mar 2022: War economics means Europe must ban all energy imports from Russia
15 Mar 2022: Dutch limit gas production at Groningen despite energy crisis
15 Mar 2022: The EU can stop the import of Russian gas
14 Mar 2022: Finland opens nuclear power plant amid concerns of European energy war
14 Mar 2022: The EU can stop the import of Russian gas
11 Mar 2022: France leads calls to reform ‘absurd’ EU energy market
11 Mar 2022: It’s not too late to free ourselves from this idiotic addiction to Russian gas
11 Mar 2022: Ukraine fears blackout, calls on EU to secure electricity supply
10 Mar 2022: EU lawmakers call for ban on Russian fossil fuel imports
10 Mar 2022: What does the Russian oil ban mean for the clean energy transition?
10 Mar 2022: 70 percent of German industrial companies expect serious energy price strains
10 Mar 2022: Europe ditching Russia gas could price out emerging Asia buyers, spur renewables
10 Mar 2022: UK hints that fracking could be part of energy policy overhaul
10 Mar 2022: Russia’s war in Ukraine: Why doubling down on the Green Deal is the best strategy
10 Mar 2022: Oil and gas companies are looking at a bonanza from the Ukraine war
10 Mar 2022: Phasing out Russian oil: how UK consumers can help the war effort
8 Mar 2022: Johnson hints UK oil and gas output must rise to cut dependence on Russia
8 Mar 2022: What would a US ban on Russian oil mean for the world?
8 Mar 2022: Ukraine war on the brink of sparking world energy conflict
8 Mar 2022: Bulgaria may seek exception to any EU sanctions on Russian gas and oil
7 Mar 2022: The Observer view on Ukraine and the climate emergency
7 Mar 2022: The road to European energy independence could start this week
7 Mar 2022: German ministers warn against boycotting Russian oil
4 Mar 2022: Russian gas flows via Yamal pipeline to Germany decline sharply
4 Mar 2022: Stop financing Putin’s war with energy imports, Ukrainian NGO pleads
3 Mar 2022: IEA: How Europe can cut natural gas imports from Russia significantly within a year
3 Mar 2022: Ukrainian official calls for Russian fossil fuel boycott at UN Environment Assembly
3 Mar 2022: LEAK: EU drafts plan to ditch Russian gas
1 Mar 2022: A Greek initiative for an EU Energy Crisis Solidarity Facility
1 Mar 2022: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forces Germany to come clean on energy transition strategy
1 Mar 2022: Is Europe standing with Ukraine or riding with Putin?
1 Mar 2022: Chernobyl is not the only nuclear threat Russia’s invasion has sparked in Ukraine
1 Mar 2022: Ukraine’s energy system coping but risks major damage as war continues
1 Mar 2022: African states eye EU gas opportunity from Ukraine crisis
1 Mar 2022: How can Europe wean itself off Russian gas?
28 Feb 2022: EU ministers consider speeding up connection of Ukraine electricity grid to EU’s
25 Feb 2022: Germany braces for ‘more turbulent days’ on gas markets amid rising Russia tensions
24 Feb 2022: Is Putin’s Ukraine invasion about fossil fuels?
21 Feb 2022: Germany’s renewable energy investment drive in Ukraine at risk amid tensions
18 Feb 2022: EU says it is prepared for partial disruption of Russian gas flows
8 Feb 2022: Ukraine at the crossroads of a European energy crisis
8 Feb 2022: Von der Leyen: Growing evidence Kremlin is using ‘gas supplies as political leverage’
8 Feb 2022: EU, US pledge gas cooperation as tensions rise over Ukraine
3 Feb 2022: EU reviewing contingency plans for gas supply disruptions
1 Feb 2022: EU, US pledge cooperation on energy security amid Russia threat
1 Feb 2022: NATO calls on Europe to diversify energy supply amid standoff with Russia
31 Jan 2022: The missing element of Europe’s energy and climate security policy
20 Dec 2021: Gas crisis fuels call for UK to update energy security policy
26 Oct 2021: China says it must consider food and energy security when curbing
15 Oct 2021: US urges Russia to do more for European energy security
energy crisis
2 May 2023: Energy crisis drives EU institutions to cut down on energy use, go solar
20 Mar 2023: EU proposes extending energy crisis measure to curb gas demand
24 Feb 2023: Transition state of play – Germany is emerging from the energy crisis
16 Feb 2023: EU turns to long-term solutions for energy crisis
13 Feb 2023: Europe’s spending on energy crisis nears €800 billion: study
30 Jan 2023: Global carbon emissions forecast cut due to Ukraine war and Biden, says BP
27 Jan 2023: With Russian gas gone, coal makes EU comeback as ‘traditional fuel’
17 Jan 2023: Energy crisis has become manageable, can be overcome by 2024 - German minister
16 Dec 2022: Austria to use €500 million in windfall taxes to help struggling households
12 Dec 2022: EU could face gas shortage next year, IEA warns
9 Dec 2022: The EU needs to invest its way out of the energy crisis
9 Dec 2022: ‘Burn everything’: Poland chokes on the smog of war
24 Nov 2022: How UK government plans to advise households to reduce energy bills
4 Nov 2022: Italy plans at least €15bn package to tame energy costs
31 Oct 2022: Sri Lanka's energy crisis is a glimpse of what is coming
24 Oct 2022: Energy crisis sets Poland on rocky transition out of fossil fuels
21 Oct 2022: EU leaders back ‘dynamic’ gas price cap idea, default solidarity rules
20 Oct 2022: EU and Morocco sign green energy deal
18 Oct 2022: Thanks to fossil fuel crisis, wind and solar payback time drops to one year
18 Oct 2022: Thanks to fossil fuel crisis, wind and solar payback time drops to one year
18 Oct 2022: European energy regulators in discrete Washington visit for ‘crisis’ talks
18 Oct 2022: What are European countries doing to cut power consumption?
17 Oct 2022: Energy crisis, migration impacts Albanian textile industry
14 Oct 2022: Energy crisis to push Germany into recession in 2023, warns government
13 Oct 2022: EU to move forward with joint gas purchases, details next week: Czech presidency
10 Oct 2022: Four ways to reduce your household energy use – proven by research
10 Oct 2022: UK: No 10 rejects ‘bespoke’ energy-saving push but will boost existing messages
10 Oct 2022: Germany to pay December gas bills for households and businesses
10 Oct 2022: France unveils ‘ambitious’ energy efficiency plan, with no binding measures
10 Oct 2022: French government releases strategic fuel stocks amid shortage
30 Sep 2022: Germany to mobilise €200bn economic ‘shield’ to field energy crisis
26 Sep 2022: EU financial watchdog proposes emergency brake for energy markets
26 Sep 2022: Investing in energy efficiency: if not now when?
20 Sep 2022: Germany must speed up energy transition instead of fuelling fossil renaissance – NGOs
19 Sep 2022: EU warned against ‘patchwork’ of taxes to alleviate energy crisis
15 Sep 2022: Why Europe needs an ambitious energy efficiency target
15 Sep 2022: Brussels tables 5% mandatory energy savings goal ahead of difficult winter
13 Sep 2022: ‘Nothing is decided’: EU energy ministers clash over price cap on Russian gas
13 Sep 2022: EU plans ‘solidarity contribution’ from oil and gas firms during energy crisis
13 Sep 2022: Soaring energy costs could threaten future of electric cars, experts warn
12 Sep 2022: Finnish minister touts electricity self-sufficiency
9 Sep 2022: Brussels criticised for reacting too slowly as energy crisis unfolds
9 Sep 2022: EU plans ‘revenue cap’ on power firms, mandatory electricity savings at peak hours
9 Sep 2022: EU chief lays out five measures to tackle energy crisis
9 Sep 2022: Energy efficiency should be taking centre stage in Europe
8 Sep 2022: Energy crisis an ‘existential threat’ to EU metal production, heavy industries
6 Sep 2022: LEAK: EU debates price cap on Russian gas as row with Moscow escalates
6 Sep 2022: Industry reaction: What do green groups want from Liz Truss as Prime Minister?
6 Sep 2022: Energy crisis looms large over Germany’s local utilities
2 Sep 2022: EU hits 80% gas storage target early despite Russian cut offs
2 Sep 2022: Macron under fire for keeping energy talks at government level
1 Sep 2022: Growing energy cooperation between EU and UK defies worst of Brexit fallout
1 Sep 2022: Swiss launch energy conservation campaign, plan rationing moves
30 Aug 2022: Closure of coal power station set to be delayed to prevent UK blackouts
30 Aug 2022: Poland’s Morawiecki pushes for nuclear future in Paris
30 Aug 2022: Germany’s Baerbock calls nuclear extension ‘madness’ amid government split
30 Aug 2022: Slovak schools could close this winter over rising energy prices
26 Jul 2022: Portugal ‘totally against’ EU proposal on gas usage cuts
12 Jul 2022: Texans urged to save energy as extreme heatwave strains power grid
28 Jun 2022: National Grid will pay households to shift electricity use to avoid blackouts
energy sufficiency
13 Jun 2023: EU 2030 target requires strong sufficiency policies: CLEVER report
9 Jun 2023: The planet’s economist: has Kate Raworth found a model for sustainable living?
5 Jun 2023: Energy sufficiency, a French political concept still misunderstood in Europe
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