Germany to boost domestic flights tax to fund rail travel
Policy
New German climate protection levies on air travel will be introduced in April next year, giving passengers a reprieve before
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Poland’s energy imports rise as coal charges increase
Production
Poland has imported a record amount of electricity from its neighbours so far this year as suppliers buy cheap, clean
Ireland eyes ‘green’ gas to cut emissions
Industry
Renewable gas could significantly help cut Ireland’s emissions, according to Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) boss Denis O’Sullivan. The Irish government
Renewables to dominate global production by 2035: Statkraft
Environment
Solar power will become the world’s biggest source of electricity generation by 2035, accounting for almost 40 per cent of
Wind farms due to power North Sea rigs: trade body
Production
North Sea oil and gas platforms could use offshore wind farms to cut their carbon emissions, following the example of
Poland to subsidise bills as EU carbon tax bites
Consumption
Polish MPs have adopted measures to compensate employers struggling to cope with rising electricity bills as European Union carbon emission
Poland eyeing energy commissioner role: reports
Policy
Poland reportedly says it wants the right to appoint an important commissioner in exchange for Polish support for Germany’s Ursula
2050 Carbon Neutrality Target in Doubt after Eastern European Opposition
Environment
The European Commission’s proposal for a bloc-wide 2050 zero-net-emissions target failed to garner unanimous approval after Poland, Hungary, the Czech
EU promised radical carbon targets
Policy
The outgoing German defence minister, Ursula von der Leyen (pictured), has pledged to address climate change, ahead of the European
Oil giants not enemy to climate action: industry advocate
Industry
A representative of the fossil-fuel sector says North Sea oil firms are “not the enemy” in the fight against climate
Poland’s top court blocks coal plant
Environment
Construction of Poland’s controversial Polnoc power station has been cancelled by the Polish Supreme Administrative Court. The decision, which concludes
Germany backs net-zero 2050 target
Policy
Germany is backing a European Union target to cut net carbon dioxide emissions to zero by 2050 ahead of the
Energy ministers blast Brussels renewable targets
Policy
The EU’s 28 energy ministers have debated the European Commission’s 2050 climate plan with five member states derided the lack