eceee news index

March 2024

How can biomass fulfil its potential in EU carbon markets?

Cement industry says Germany needs 4,800 km CO2 pipelines costing €14 bln to decarbonise

World’s largest solar manufacturer to cut one-third of workforce

UK heat pump rollout criticised as too slow by public spending watchdog

Fossil fuel sector should pay climate finance, EU ministers say

EU gives final green light to critical raw materials strategy

EU Carbon Prices are too low. But they should (and must) rise again

Germany on track for national 2030 climate target despite missing EU goals

Romania delays adoption of energy and climate plan, casts doubt on renewable targets

Tesla EV gigafactory drives Germany’s latest climate justice struggl

European Parliament approves relaxed Euro 7 emissions requirements while stakeholders remain divided

COP29 host Azerbaijan plans to upgrade climate target

Shell abandons 2035 emissions target and weakens 2030 goal

UK scheme to spur take-up of heat pumps delayed after gas lobby pressure

Sales of solar batteries for German homes seen rising 26% in 2024

Europe’s coal legacy remains a major climate hurdle

Fossil fuel firms must plug methane leaks to meet climate targets, warns watchdog

European Parliament adopts Buildings Performance Directive

Failure to insulate UK homes costing thousands of lives a year, says report

Air pollution levels have improved in Europe over 20 years, say researchers

Clean solutions for all: T&E’s car decarbonisation roadmap

As Cop29 president, I will build bridges between the diverging north and south to keep 1.5C in reach

Despite Putin promises, Russia’s emissions keep rising

Germany launches green subsidies for industry

No big North Sea fossil fuel country has plan to stop drilling in time for 1.5C goal

Swedish police forcibly remove Greta Thunberg from parliament entrance

EPA’s Final Truck Standards Should Push Continued Fuel Savings

KPMG & Accenture, GSK failing to keep up with industry leaders in cutting corporate travel emissions

Newly elected leaders to be held to same climate obligations, says Cop29 chief

Europe must do more to adapt to climate change, says EU environment agency

‘We are a car country’: German conservatives commit to reverse combustion engine ban

The EU’s controversial green buildings law risks failing at the finish line

EU-wide carbon removal certification deal is important step towards climate targets - German ministry

The European Green Deal isn’t coping with a turbulent world. What must change?

Hosting Cop in 2026 could be the incentive Australia needs to turbocharge climate action

Legal complaint filed against Korean industry giants for greenwashing by double-counting emissions cuts

Analysis: UK emissions in 2023 fell to lowest level since 1879

Europe’s mild winter leaves gas stocks at record high

Study: universities worldwide are still producing far more graduates for fossil fuels than for clean energy

‘Insure Our Future': A global movement says the insurance industry could be the key to ending fossil fuels

How is Europe cracking down on climate protests?

Do the EU’s new ESG rules make ratings more reliable?

Germany's plans for a hydrogen network are oversized, critics say

AI likely to increase energy use and accelerate climate misinformation – report

EU underprepared as climate change risks mount, draft report says

Departing from coal: Poland’s new energy roadmap

In Florida, skyrocketing insurance rates test resolve of homeowners in risky areas

EU to finally exit ‘climate-wrecking’ energy treaty

China steps away from 2025 energy efficiency goal

UK spring budget 2024: Key climate and energy announcements

Italy's green transition efforts held back by lack of big solar projects

Will floating solar prove pivotal in archipelagic Philippines?

France’s Le Maire slams EU’s ‘no longer wanted’ renewable targets

Ignoring resilience benefits limits growth of energy efficiency programs

Pro-nuclear countries back total opening up of EU funding for nuclear

France strikes CO2 storage deal with Denmark

The Supreme Court’s social media case has big implications for climate disinformation, experts warn

‘We can’t close our borders’: Harsh solar industry protectionism off the table

Europe’s industrial decarbonisation at risk amid sharp drop in CO2 price

More electric cars on Germany's roads but growth 'too slow' – Greenpeace

Africa to be $2.5 trillion short of climate finance by 2030, UN says

Fury after Exxon chief says public to blame for climate failures

Two years on, how is Russia’s invasion of Ukraine driving energy security and decarbonisation?

Satellite to ‘name and shame’ worst oil and gas methane polluters

Will national teams become champions for sustainable travel during Euro 2024?

Mild winter pushes heating requirement in Germany to lowest level in 12 years

EU lawmaker alliance calls for ban on all Russian energy, including gas

People displaced by climate crisis to testify in first-of-its-kind hearing in US

High time for a fifth fundamental European freedom: energy

Reforming UK taxation for large, heavily-polluting cars

Cutting emissions is responsibility of G20 nations, UN's Guterres says

Global energy-related CO2 emissions hit record high in 2023 - IEA

Wind of change for Shetland oil hub, but who will benefit?

February 2024

US spends billions on roads rather than public transport in ‘climate time bomb’

This is what happens when an uncosted Coalition thought-bubble on nuclear power is presented as a concrete proposal

Why Europeans should be going to the United States for tips on climate leadership

German energy industry calls for standardisation of renewables' grid connections

‘The technologies are there’: How oil and gas companies must go beyond pledges to abate methane and cut emissions

Germany to adopt 2060 target for net-negative greenhouse gas emissions

EU softens gas consumption curbs in sign energy crisis easing

EU countries already hitting some of their sustainable energy targets for 2030

Gas consumption in France down 20% from 2021 levels

We are taking a devastating risk with the green energy sector – one that might cost us our future

Germany’s aim for 80 percent renewables in electricity by 2030 well within reach – minister

First drop in sales: Honeymoon is over for Europe’s heat pump industry

Southeast Europe’s largest nuclear project lacking EU companies

EU carbon border levy could hurt Asian developing countries, yet do little to cut emissions: ADB

UK’s net zero economy grew 9% in 2023, report finds

Germany to support CCS for industry, allow offshore carbon storage with upcoming strategy

Clean, cheap or fair – which countries should pump the last oil and gas?

Public transport workers join climate activists for week of strikes across Germany

Berlin launches ‘milestone’ strategies to capture and remove CO2 permanently

Brazil partners with largest climate finance alliance to boost green growth

Europe automakers will not challenge 2035 fossil-fuel car ban, industry group says

Batteries are still getting exponentially cheaper, more efficient: ready to displace half of global fossil fuel demand by 2045?

Why is Britain quitting the Energy Charter Treaty?

Germany’s last major solar module producer to close in March

UK SUV sales have increased by more than a fifth in one year

Transforming our buildings: Europe’s path to sustainability

Germany's largest heating installer terminates sale of gas boilers, focuses on heat pumps

Dirty construction habits block path to truly climate-friendly buildings

EU Commission eyes ‘Juncker plan on steroids’ to boost green investments

Growth in CO2 emissions leaves China likely to miss climate targets

US: To electrify industry at scale, flexible demand is essential

Analysis: Record drop in China’s CO2 emissions needed to meet 2025 target

Extra €406bn needed annually to hit EU’s 2030 climate target: report

Some vehicles on Australian roads use 20% more fuel than claimed – which models are the worst?

EU deal on improved air quality fails to align with WHO standards

Could hyperscale data centres be the key to achieving round-the-clock clean power in Asia?

The public wants clean energy – but this is Australia, where the climate wars never die

UK ministers in court again over net zero plans

EU reaches deal on world’s first carbon removal certification scheme

Big oil profits top €260bn since start of Ukraine war: report

In Antwerp, European industry kicks off fight for its future

Countries draw battle lines for talks on new climate finance goal

Asia's sustainable aviation fuel projects and agreements

‘Energy turmoil’ looms unless demand is checked, says Cop28 president

Carmakers are failing to deliver affordable electric cars, holding back EV adoption – analysis

Toyota Industries faces crackdown for engine emissions cheating - Nikkei

EU approves German subsidy scheme for slashing industry emissions

Potential of decentralised “prosumers” greatly underused in German power system – industry

The link between global GDP growth and CO2 emissions is weakening rapidly. Will emissions peak well before 2030?

Beggars can’t be choosers – Europe needs to smarten up its energy security

Ten of Australia’s top companies lack clear plans to stop using or supporting fossil fuels, report says

Clock ticking as EU tries to unblock energy taxation directive

Power struggle: fears for UK energy generation as green projects delayed

Solar PV industry caught up in China forced-labour controversy

Australia's push to put more solar panels on rental homes

Czech steel industry unprepared for EU decarbonisation

Germany deletes EU CO2 allowances freed up by coal exit

“Urgent action” needed to speed up energy-efficient building renovation – industry association

Will rich nations step away from fossil fuels, as they promised?

Activists storm Canada finance minister's office demanding climate laws for banks

‘It’s almost carbon-negative’: how hemp became a surprise building material

EU Commission urges France to raise renewables target to ‘at least 44%’

EU Parliament set to vote on truck CO2 emissions after green light from committee

Europe’s ‘armed wing’ of the energy transition pivots to Asia

US Department of Energy partners with states and research institutes to boost offshore wind development

Nearly 15% of Americans don’t believe climate change is real, study finds

Three COP summit hosts unite to raise climate ambitions

Will hydrogen overtake batteries in the race for zero-emission cars?

Will New York state divest from big oil?

EU’s waffling on climate goals is allowing far-right to piggyback to power

EU’s waffling on climate goals is allowing far-right to piggyback to power

Planned UK nuclear reactors unlikely to help hit green target, say MPs

Hydrogen hype: Why the EU should be cautious about uncertain imports from far-flung places

Rural Australia believes in self-sufficiency, so let’s set the terms of the renewable energy boom

German ministries plan curbs on biomass in draft national strategy

US: Heat pump programs can’t keep leaving low-income households behind

EU Parliament groups clash on 2040 climate goal, in post-election preview

IEA head urges German government to introduce climate bonus payments for citizens

Asians more prepared to spend on climate protection than Europeans — survey

Blockade lifted: Germany gives way on EU’s 2040 truck CO2 rules

The world is reducing its reliance on fossil fuels – except for in three key sectors

Railway investment cuts put Germany's mobility transition at risk, alliance warns

Germany to vote in favour of EU plans to cut truck emissions -govt sources

Barclays to adopt fresh curbs on oil and gas financing

Luxembourg ranked as Europe's 2023 energy efficiency champion: eceee and ODYSSEE-MURE European Energy Efficiency Scoreboard

FACTBOX: Understanding the eceee & ODYSSEE-MURE ranking

Poland sceptical about EU’s 90% emissions reduction target, cites economic concerns

Why are Europe's Low Emission Zones fuelling unrest?

Religious investors urge Exxon to drop lawsuit against activist shareholders

Australia’s climate has warmed by 1.5C since 1910, BoM temperature records show

US electric vehicles sales are poised to rise a lot in 2024, despite what you may have heard

The US and Saudi Arabia are taking COP28 pledges seriously

Next EU legislative term must reconcile climate and industry, says French think tank

German government threatens to block EU truck CO2 law

This is the year of the climate election. Journalists should cover it that way

Belgium postpones EU vote on truck emissions as Germany imperils majority

Q&A: European Commission calls for 90% cut in EU emissions by 2040

Joe Biden just did the rarest thing in US politics: he stood up to the oil industry

Australians keep buying huge cars in huge numbers. If we want to cut emissions, this can’t go on

EU sets historic target to reduce emissions by 2040 but transport sector puts target at risk

As Pakistan votes, farmers want climate change action - not words

EU aims to agree key path towards green industry ambitions

EU agrees its first ever rules for ESG raters in sector shake-up

EU Commission cautions against trade measures to support solar industry

EU to unveil 2040 climate targets in political tightrope act

Berlin agrees diminished plan for hydrogen back-up power plants

Code Council violating its own rules, putting building decarbonization measures at risk

EU's 90% emissions reduction target by 2040 must be flanked by supporting measures – energy industry

Will other cities copy Paris decision to hike parking charges for SUVs?

‘A deeply troubling discovery’: Earth may have already passed the crucial 1.5°C warming limit

Biden's gas export 'pause' raises hope, concern in US coastal towns

Australia: Fuel efficiency standards – Labor unveils proposal, highlighting petrol savings of $1,000 a year for motorists

Policy experts say the UN climate talks need reform, but change would be difficult in the current political landscape

Analysis: How green are Pakistan’s political manifestoes?

EU agrees new law granting consumers a ‘right to repair’ products

Weatherwatch: study makes green case for electric planes

Q&A: The EU industrial carbon management strategy

The case for separate targets in the EU’s 2040 climate strategy

Hanoi flights halted as city faces worsening air pollution

A boutique hotel helps explain the benefits of businesses and government teaming up to conserve energy

Greta Thunberg says remember 'the real enemy' as oil protest trial starts

German carbon capture row heightened by EU’s draft 2040 climate plan

The election year of 2024 is the climate’s window of opportunity

German energy sector calls for improvements to draft law to protect critical infrastructure

What Europe needs to learn from the German debt brake fiasco

Australia should develop solar PV sector to avoid dependence on China, report finds

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