The European Commission is looking to increase the EU's renewable energy target for 2030 as part of plans due next week, which also include faster permitting rules for new projects and a solar...

EU legislators reached an agreement in the early hours of Tuesday (6 December) to pass a new law guaranteeing that products sold in the EU are not linked to the destruction or degradation of forests.

EU negotiators reached an agreement early on Tuesday morning (13 December) that will pave the way for Europe to set up the world’s first levy on carbon-intensive goods entering its market.

Europe needs to build up its renewable energy capacity and diversify its gas supply to end its dependency on Russian gas, according to a leaked draft of the EU’s communication on energy prices seen...

Under pressure from EU countries to tackle rising electricity bills, the European Commission is somewhat reluctantly fetching the key to Pandora’s box - and hoping it doesn’t release too many evils...

France was not invited to a meeting of pro-renewables countries on Monday (19 June) after Paris delayed the adoption of the EU's renewable energy directive, an EU diplomat told EURACTIV.

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Eleven EU countries have signed a declaration calling on the European Union to stop funding fossil fuels under its trans-European energy infrastructure regulation (TEN-E), which is currently under...

The Council today adopted its negotiating positions (general approaches) on proposals of the ‘Fit for 55’ package relating to the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS), effort-sharing between member...

As the EU slowly shifts focus from the maelstrom of policymaking to the upcoming elections, it seems a good time to reflect on how much of the Green Deal has actually been achieved, write Kira Taylor.

The government in Kyiv is looking to the West to protect its energy security and prevent a nuclear disaster after Russian forces in Ukraine seized the country’s largest nuclear power plant overnight.

As the battle over including fossil gas and nuclear energy as “transitional” investments towards a sustainable Europe continues, Fridays for Future activists...

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European Union negotiators on Thursday (19 May) agreed on mandatory gas storage obligations for EU countries, aiming for the the bloc's storages to be at least 85% full by 1 November 2022.

Watch Professor of Energy Policy Lion Hirth's lecture on how prices are set and why they constantly change.

The European Commission is drafting a new target to have at least 40% of clean technologies manufactured in the EU by 2030 as part of a drive to meet climate goals and strengthen energy independence....

EU countries are considering watering down the European Commission’s plan to ditch Russian fossil fuels, known as REPowerEU, including scrapping a proposed 45% renewable energy target for 2030,...

Europe needs to drastically cut its emissions to reach net zero emissions by mid-century, but there is another tool in the battle against global warming that could help: carbon removals.

The European Commission tabled its net-zero industry act on Thursday (16 March), setting a goal for the EU to domestically produce at least 40% of the technology it needs to achieve its climate and...

Five EU countries and Norway have called on the European Union to propose an ambitious law to prevent microplastics pollution further clogging up the environment.