Europe’s solar power surge hits prices, exposing storage needs on 21/06/24
Europe has clocked a record number of hours of negative power prices this year due to a mismatch between demand and supply as solar power generation soars, potentially helping to shift investment to much needed storage solutions. E-fuels: as much import as necessary, as sustainably as possible on 21/06/24
This year's International E-Fuels Dialogue organised by the German Federal Ministry of Transport focused on the use of e-fuels in aviation. For e-fuels to be part of a globally just energy transition, the implementation of sustainability criteria should also be a priority. EU centre-right decides future of combustion engines in early July on 21/06/24
After the victory of the European People’s Party (EPP) in the European Elections, the party will decide how to implement one of its core election promises – to secure a future for cars with an internal combustion engine – at the group’s “study days” from 2-5 July in Cascais, Portugal. Charges brought against Austria’s Gewessler for rogue nature restoration vote on 20/06/24
The centre-right Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) has accused its Environment Minister, Leonore Gewessler, of knowingly voting illegally in favour of the controversial EU nature restoration law, going against the Chancellery's own legal service. The Hidden Key to Sustainable Buildings [Promoted content] on 20/06/24
Rebuilding the EU for citizens was headline news this month, as European Parliament elections took place ahead of the appointment of new European commissioners. But a quietly overlooked proposal, known as the Construction Products Regulation (CPR), is set to bring home the benefits of the EU and its single market, for businesses and for voters. EU approves 14th Russia sanctions package, includes first-ever LNG sector measures on 20/06/24
EU member states on Thursday (20 June) approved a 14th package of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, which for the first time included a ban on re-exports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the EU. “This... Charting the Path to Climate Neutrality and Energy Resilience [Promoted content] on 20/06/24
While EU's next institutional cycle opens new perspectives, some objectives remain unchanged: Climate neutrality by 2050, security of supply and energy resilience. Renewable fuels are critical in meeting those objectives, but an EU strategy for liquid fuels is needed. EU climate dialogue with China affirms focus on climate finance goal past 2025 on 19/06/24
The fifth EU-China high-level environment and climate dialogue, which took place in Brussels on 18 June, served to highlight Beijing's concerns in the face of clean-tech trade restrictions and emphasise that agreement on climate finance would be crucial to make COP29 in Baku a success. French elections: Candidates’ proposals to lower energy bills hit European law on 19/06/24
All three blocs running in French parliamentary elections are promising rebates on energy bills, with most of the envisaged measures compatible with European law but subject to certain conditions. The New Council Conclusion on the 8th EAP: A new step towards a Water-Smart Strategy [Promoted content] on 19/06/24
On Monday, the 17th of June, the Council adopted its conclusions on the mid-term review of the 8th environment action programme, paving the way forward to a green, just and inclusive transition for a sustainable Europe. The water community welcomes these conclusions as they stress out ‘the important regulating role of water cycles for ecosystems, human life and the functioning of the economy and our society’.
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