eceee news index
March 2023
Polish PM will ‘do anything’ to stop EU combustion engine ban
Africa expects action - and funding - for climate justice
Czech expert: EU Building Directive targets should be met by states, not owners
The EU has set ambitious targets on renewables, but the real challenge starts now
‘Terrified for my future’: climate crisis takes heavy toll on young people’s mental health
Elderly Swiss women bring European court’s first climate case
Swedish right-wing government puts country on ‘wrong’ climate path
UK is Europe’s worst private jet polluter, study finds
UK government pledges world-leading electric car targets
UN adopts landmark resolution on climate justice
'Loss and damage' climate fund should be in place this year -Egyptian negotiator
US House's repeal of energy-saving investments would raise household costs
Nuclear vs renewables: Two camps clash in Brussels
Net zero strategy shows UK will miss 2030 emissions cuts target
The UK’s ‘green day’ has turned into a fossil fuel bonanza – dirty money powers the Sunak government
EU deal on truck charging clears the way for ambitious CO2 targets
Slovakia failed to inform Commission about energy, climate plan progress
'Climate lockdown' anger drives Swiss grandmother to sue Bern at EU court
Climate in court: The Paris Agreement’s role in safeguarding human rights
Eleven EU countries push to keep nuclear out of renewable energy goals
US, Japan reach deal on critical EV battery minerals
Why the EU’s power grids need higher renewable energy targets
Paris plots response to von der Leyen’s ‘unfortunate’ comments on nuclear
EU countries poised to approve 2035 phaseout of CO2-emitting cars
Berlin vote in favour of tighter emission target fails
Unions call for energy transition authority to help workers exiting fossil fuel sector
Little progress made on energy efficiency in UK homes, report finds
The climate cost of post-Covid revenge event-going: How to stop people flying to conferences?
Why China’s renewables push fuels coal power investment
T&E reaction to EU and Germany deal on 2035 zero-emissions cars law
Industrial policy: Will the EU have the money to finance its ambitions?
EU says ‘not banning carbon offsets’ in greenwashing crackdown
Czech coal regions risk losing EU money
Cargo ships powered by wind could help tackle climate crisis
Over €200 to fill up a car – the cost of Germany’s bid to keep combustion engines
India's shrinking coal jobs fuel 'distress' migration to cities
States should cut low-income residents' utility bills using new home energy rebates
In U-turn, Germany backs swift adoption of EU power market reform
Homeowners concerned about German ministry’s plans for de-facto oil and gas heating ban
Dieselgate: millions of ‘extremely’ polluting cars still on Europe’s roads, says report
German government in crisis amid boiler ban controversy
The IPCC’s climate report has drawn the battle lines for Cop28: oil profits or a livable future
Participation income: the social welfare model that could help communities fight climate change
Campaigners fear loophole will let new homes in England be fitted with gas boilers
From new jobs to cheap power, community renewables show a better future is possible
Scientists deliver ‘final warning’ on climate crisis: act now or it’s too late
US banks are sacrificing poor communities to the climate crisis
Coking coal remains on EU critical raw materials list after Polish pressure
Seven countries reject nuclear-derived hydrogen from EU renewables law
EU proposes extending energy crisis measure to curb gas demand
Green industry: ‘Buy less Chinese’ instead of ‘buy European’
G7 to hold off revising Russian oil price cap this week - EU officials
Germany sees progress in EU talks for ban on fossil fuel cars
Asean women leaders see digitalisation as key for sustainable societies
Germany and Japan vow deeper cooperation to secure raw material supply
EU sets world’s first target for underground CO2 storage capacity
Silicon Valley Bank's collapse could slow clean energy startups
Shining example? Solar power boosts struggling Tunisian school
EU’s Net-Zero Industry Act aims to bring home clean tech production
France to push for ‘very ambitious’ EU raw materials diplomacy
Biden administration tells Supreme Court big oil climate cases belong in state court
EU’s Net-Zero Industry Act sends ‘positive signal’ for nuclear, advocates say
France welcomes inclusion of nuclear in EU power market reform
Bosnia to get €70 million from EU for energy support, envoy says
Germany welcomes EU plans to lead global shift to climate-neutral industry
EU takes first step to ensure green technologies are made in Europe
Shop around and turn off appliances: ways to beat Australia’s energy price hikes
Industrial drop saves Germany’s compliance with 2022 climate targets
These small- and medium-sized states punch above their weight in renewable energy generation
East Asia set to win scramble for wind power dominance by 2030
85% of global companies don’t have credible plans to reduce corporate flying emissions
EU Parliament agrees position on buildings law despite pushback
1.5C target not achievable under current conditions, says COP27 host
Finnish investigation blames EU for high electricity bills
Construction sector bets on EU green buildings law as new growth engine
EU’s Breton: Joint debt for green transition no longer a priority
Italian right-wing slam EU Green Homes Directive
The inconvenient truth about EU’s climate and energy ambition
Can Colombia's green energy plan succeed without fossil fuel cash?
Poland wants to loosen EU methane proposal, fears huge fines
Sunak to focus on carbon capture and mini-nuclear reactors in energy policy
EU’s green buildings law faces right-wing backlash in European Parliament
New York city begins its climate change reckoning on the Lower East Side, the hard way
Vietnam’s energy transition deal is a ‘black box’, partner warns
Can Pakistan's electric buses reduce urban air pollution woes?
Energy efficient buildings: the insurance policy against high energy bills
Retrofitting quota and minimum standards needed in EU building efficiency regulation – analysis
Recommendations for the EU’s Green Deal Industrial Plan
New EU energy efficiency directive sets 11.7% reduction target by 2030
Brussels prepares ‘strategy’ to boost deployment of heat pumps
EU agrees to push for global fossil fuel phase-out ahead of COP28
Fossil fuels received £20bn more UK support than renewables since 2015
Why renewable energy must be responsible energy
Tug of war over ambition threatens EU energy efficiency law
Sustainable construction: lessons from Helsinki
What is slowing Vietnam’s just energy transition?
Denmark inaugurates world’s first cross-border CO2 storage site
Vulnerable nations set up alliance to prepare loss and damage action plans
Research map reveals great local differences across Germany in attitude to climate action
Women more likely to fall into energy poverty, EU Parliament warns
Land used for European biofuels could feed 120 million people daily
Court restrictions on climate protesters ‘deeply concerning’, say leading lawyers
Chinese cities hit record high temperatures for early March
Gas industry lobbying hard against EU boiler phaseout, leaked emails suggest
EU rewrites climate diplomacy deal to resolve nuclear sticking point
Why European mayors support ambitious building retrofitting goals
Japan to spend $2.35bn on turning Victorian Latrobe valley coal into ‘clean hydrogen’
Von der Leyen meets Scholz ahead of her US visit
Two-thirds of European battery production at risk – analysis
Plans to ban fossil fuel heaters spark outrage in Germany
Climate change effects could cost Germany up to 900 billion euros by 2050 – report
Climate change effects could cost Germany up to 900 billion euros by 2050 – report
Revealed: 1,000 super-emitting methane leaks risk triggering climate tipping points
LEAK: Brussels targets 40% of clean tech manufacturing in Europe by 2030
German Science Academy urges speed and cooperation in Europe’s energy transition
‘Green Hydrogen’ would squander renewable energy resources in Massachusetts
Offshore energy workers call for public ownership in UK’s net-zero carbon transition
How to design Europe’s net-zero industry plan
Integrated planning helps local authorities to create sustainable energy and climate plans – report
Heat pump makers worried by EU crackdown on climate-warming F-gases
Italy rejects ‘ideological’ EU ban on combustion engines
EU too lax on methane venting from coal mines, campaigners say
Will efforts to ban the combustion engine fall at the final hurdle?
Solar power battery installations increase exponentially in Germany
Japan’s ‘green transformation’ would derail the energy transition in Asia
No land, no problem: Netherlands innovates to lead EU solar drive
Policy support needed to boost sustainable aviation fuels in China
EU negotiators agree on rules defining European green bonds
CO2 emissions may be starting to plateau, says global energy watchdog
UK efforts to deal with energy crisis ‘raise risk of missing net zero target’
February 2023
The easy fix to air pollution linked to planes
Climate campaigners sue BNP Paribas over fossil fuel finance
Energy battle won, but fight not over, says EU energy chief
Germany asks EU for wiggle room on combustion engine phaseout
EPBD recast must define deep renovation as the standard – BPIE study
Confusion surrounds China’s energy policies as GDP and climate goals clash
Scientists pour cold water on UK aviation’s net zero ambitions
GreenerCars 2023: Efficiency and weight – not just electric vs. gas – shape environmental impact
The ‘last drop of diesel’ cartel
Skilled workers from India encouraged to fill gap in Germany’s solar industry
Electricity market reform: Paris challenges Berlin on the timetable
Toxic smog: Iran criticised for winter 'air pollution catastrophe'
Paris drafts European ‘nuclear alliance’
Ukraine: building back better and greener
‘We have no time to lose’: Ban Ki-moon criticises climate finance delays
Transition state of play – Germany is emerging from the energy crisis
War in Ukraine has not increased EU fossil fuel consumption
This ‘climate-friendly’ fuel comes with an astronomical cancer risk
Italy overturns ‘superbonus’ scheme for housing renovation
Southeast Asia lags in electric vehicles. Can it catch up?
India set to push for green World Bank reforms at G20
The American climate migration has already begun
Republicans in the US ‘battery belt’ embrace Biden’s climate spending
Recapturing excess heat could power most of Europe, say experts
Inability to cool homes in summer heat making almost 90% of Centrelink recipients ill, survey finds
‘Energy battle’ between Europe and Russia not over, says global watchdog
Germany eyes state aid to boost domestic production of solar and wind technologies
Italian MEP warns of EU Buildings Directive ‘anti-EU propaganda’
China’s would-be parents and their climate concerns
It’s not just about the colour: too much hydrogen is unsustainable
Germany on collision course with France, Spain over EU power market reform
The way ahead for sustainable cooling
Russian gas out, renewables in? Europe clings to green goals
‘No excuse’: IEA tells fossil fuel industry over methane leaks
IEA: Global energy crisis pushed fossil fuel consumption subsidies to an all-time high in 2022
German finance ministry eyes tax cuts for firms' efficiency and climate investments
Australia’s big emitters could cut CO2 by 90% by 2050 without offsets, report finds
Green housing must be affordable and inclusive for all
Three countries became heat pump forerunners in 2022, Germany did not
Corporations push “insetting” as new offsetting but report claims it is even worse
Germany launches dialogue platform to prepare comprehensive electricity market reform
ECT boss accuses EU of protecting fossil fuels by blocking reforms
Italy brands EU plan to outlaw fossil fuel cars a ‘suicide’
Tap on commitment from COP27 to support Asean renewable energy target
Traffic-linked air pollution exceeds WHO limits across UK, EU capitals: study
What’s a climate ‘Doom Loop?’ These researchers fear we’re heading into one
EU investment rules will greenwash 90% of Airbus’ polluting planes
UK airlines: not paying for pollution
EU turns to long-term solutions for energy crisis
World risks descending into a climate ‘doom loop’, warn thinktanks
Biomass fight leaves EU renewable energy talks in a deadlock
Climate transition plans for banks: EU legislators on a razor’s edge
City of Hamburg bans new combustion engine taxis from 2025
Soaring fuel bills may push 141m more into extreme poverty globally – study
Analysis: Contradictory coal data clouds China’s CO2 emissions ‘rebound’ in 2022
Study: IPCC asks emerging countries to drop coal faster than rich nations did
EU retains combustion engines for trucks with 90% CO2 reduction target
Can we trust corporate climate pledges or is it greenwashing?
Germany welcomes EU’s new green hydrogen rules, activists divided
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