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EU: 100 Percent Renewable Energy Is Here
Two questions for you: how many countries in the world source their electricity 100% from renewable sources? And which major European nation that is well-endowed with renewable energy resources, is the worst at exploiting them?[read more]
EU Energy and Climate Change Policy After 2020
The European Commission is already working on a detailed proposal for the design of a post-2020 target architecture and has started a public consultation to collect views from Member States and stakeholders.[read more]
EU Tariffs on China Solar Panels Loom as Talks Fail
EU-China solar trade war?
The tariffs will average 47.6 percent and will affect 100-plus Chinese manufacturers found by an EC investigation to have been involved in dumping solar products at market-breaking low prices in the European Union.[read more]
EU Biofuels and Indirect Land Use Change [VIDEO]
talking EU biofuels
In the Environment Council, there are very divergent views concerning the Indirect Land Use Change proposal, especially regarding the level at which Europe will oblige suppliers to include biofuels in the fuel mix.[read more]
Climate Change Arithmetic: Missing the Big Picture
Counting renewable energy, and not carbon is bad arithmetic. We keep our eye on the progress of renewables, yet the resurgence of coal in Europe gets ignored.[read more]
EU to Hit China Solar Panel Makers With Anti-Dumping Tariffs
EU vs. China
The European Union is moving ahead with tariffs on imported Chinese solar panels in an effort to protect its own module makers, imposing anti-dumping charges similar to those imposed last year by the U.S.[read more]
Offshore Wind Energy in Europe: €130 Billion Market By 2020
Offshore Wind in EU
Europe is expected to continue dominating the global offshore wind industry, but the Asia Pacific and North American regions will soon represent significant market shares as technological innovations reduce many bottlenecks[read more]
Can Europe Join the Shale Gas Revolution? [VIDEO]
shale gas
Sonja van Renssen, leading environment journalist for viEUws - the EU Policy Broadcaster, provides a story on the future of an EU Shale Gas Policy, with an overview of how the US is conducting its own shale gas policy.[read more]
Shale Gas Development "Need Not Cost Environment" [VIDEO]
EU shale development
As a result of the unconventional oil and gas revolution, American states have been updating their regulatory frameworks to include new measures to protect groundwater and reduce air emissions.[read more]
Europe's 20/20 Energy Vision and Beyond
EU energy goals
Already Brussels is looking beyond 2020 for its climate and energy targets, with the European institutions in recent weeks endorsing 2030 goals and opening public consultation on the 2030 policy framework.[read more]
Completing the European Internal Energy Market [VIDEO]
Jerzy Buzek, MEP
Hughes Belin, leading Energy & journalist for viEUws - the EU Policy Broadcaster, talks to European Parliament rapporteur on making the Internal Energy Market work.[read more]
EU on Track to Meet 2020 Clean Energy Targets, But…
EU energy targets
The newest European Union statistics show its member nations are on track to meet their renewables targets but will need a new policy boost to keep up the pace.[read more]
EU Tension Over Biofuels Cap Intensifies
By capping the production of these fuels, the European Union is hoping to create a larger production capacity for "second generation" biofuels, which are hoped to provide a more environmental friendly long-term solution.[read more]
Nuclear Energy Safety: Lessons of Fukushima for Europe [VIDEO]
nuclear energy safety lessons
Two years on from the Fukushima nuclear disaster following the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, the European Commission is about to propose new legislation on nuclear safety.[read more]
Biofuel Production in EU & Indirect Land Use Change [VIDEO]
In October 2012, the European Commission published a proposal to limit global land conversion for biofuel production.[read more]
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