Kira Taylor
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How Europe weighs the geopolitical risks of its energy supplies
How Europe weighs the geopolitical risks of its energy supplies – EURACTIV.com → Read More
The Green Brief: How to fix an electricity market that isn’t broken
The Green Brief: How to fix an electricity market that isn’t broken – EURACTIV.com → Read More
Mixed waste sorting key to EU circular economy goals: study
Europe is likely to need effective sorting for mixed waste streams before they are sent to landfill or burnt for energy recovery to reach its recycling targets and reduce emissions, according to a study by Eunomia Research and Consulting, published on Thursday (16 February). → Read More
EU turns to long-term solutions for energy crisis
After a turbulent year marked by dwindling gas supplies and soaring energy bills in 2022, Europe is now looking beyond emergency measures to explore long-term fixes to the energy crisis and lay the groundwork for the green transition. → Read More
The Green Brief: France’s pro-nuclear crusade has only just begun
France scored an important victory this week when the European Commission tabled long-awaited rules defining what can be considered “renewable” hydrogen in the EU. This is only the start of a major offensive by Paris to crowbar nuclear into every possible piece of EU energy legislation, writes Frédéric Simon. → Read More
Seven EU countries call for cautious electricity market reform
A group of seven EU countries has called on the European Commission to keep its upcoming reform of the electricity market “targeted” and focused on measures that will enable the green transition while ensuring affordable energy for consumers. → Read More
Battle lines drawn for EU's packaging waste law
The EU's proposed packaging regulation, designed to reverse the growing amount of waste generated in Europe, is set to cause frictions as policymakers in the European Parliament and EU countries hash out their position. → Read More
EU leaders back green subsidy drive but leave details to Brussels
EU leaders backed the European Commission's green industrial plan in response to the US Inflation Reduction Act at a summit on Thursday (9 February) but left the details to the EU executive, which is expected to table new proposals next month. → Read More
The Green Brief: Wanted – German leadership for EU’s green industrial push
As EU leaders meet in Brussels for a two-day summit this week, they will be confronted with a familiar dilemma: whether to endow the European Union with more financial firepower. → Read More
Dutch present priority areas for EU critical raw material strategy
Dutch present priority areas for EU critical raw material strategy – EURACTIV.com → Read More
EU’s carbon levy poses new test for Western Balkan integration
The European Union's newly agreed carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) will likely test Western Balkan countries vying for bloc membership amid their ongoing process of aligning with the EU acquis. → Read More
Timmermans: Africa likely to be EU’s most important renewable energy partner
Africa is likely to be Europe's most important partner as it looks to increase its renewable energy supply and switch to green hydrogen, EU climate chief Frans Timmermans told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview. → Read More
EU’s green industrial plan vague on clean tech, finance, critics say
The Commission’s ‘Green Deal Industrial Plan’, unveiled on Wednesday (1 February), promises simplified EU regulation for clean technologies, but critics say it lacks clarity and opens the door to unrestricted subsidies in France and Germany until the end of 2025. → Read More
The Green Brief: Europe's skills gap – can we fix it?
As Europe looks to ramp up the deployment of solar panels, heat pumps, and electric vehicles, it must face the fact that it simply does not have the people to get the job done, writes Kira Taylor. → Read More
Renewables overtook gas in power generation for first time in 2022: study
Wind and solar power generated a record 22% of Europe’s electricity in 2022, overtaking fossil gas for the first time and outpacing coal again, according to a study by energy think tank Ember. → Read More
The Netherlands ‘unquestionable solar energy leader’ of 2022: study
The Netherlands had the highest share of solar power in its electricity mix of any EU country last year, according to the European Electricity Review report by energy think-tank Ember. → Read More
'We will not sacrifice the single market' in global race for green subsidies, EU's Vestager says
The European Commission has several "red lines" in its drive to simplify state aid rules, including the protection of the EU single market and avoiding a harmful subsidy race within Europe, EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager said on Wednesday (25 January). → Read More
The Green Brief: Willkommen to the EU's green subsidy open bar
The European Commission has signalled a temporary relaxation of EU state aid rules as part of a push to bolster the bloc’s clean tech industries. But many are worried that Germany will end up being the sole beneficiary of the upcoming initiative. → Read More
The Green Brief: The final push for Europe's Green Deal
It’s fair to say that the European Green Deal has not had an easy ride. Launched in 2019, the year before COVID struck and three years before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there have been many moments when the push for a greener Europe seemed at risk, writes Kira Taylor. → Read More
Need for speed as EU launches debate on electricity market reform
The European Union needs to reform its electricity market as quickly as possible in order to stabilise prices for consumers and stimulate investment in renewables, EU politicians have told EURACTIV. → Read More