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May 2024
Malta’s energy minister warns: The energy crisis isn’t over
Contrails – Plane to see
Australia's second-largest pension fund blacklists thermal coal investments
April 2024
G7 ministers agree 2035 coal exit, sextupled energy storage and ‘water coalition’
US: Water heater standards set to slash bills and pollution
NSW to announce life extension of Eraring, Australia’s largest coal-fired power station
US scorecard: Cities embrace equity goals in climate efforts, but more action needed
What China, Germany, and Texas tell us about Capacity Adequacy
Truck manufacturers a more carbon intensive investment than oil, steel or cars – study
EU report: 91% of cities look to nature-based solutions in face of climate change
African leaders seek record World Bank financing to combat climate change
G7 discussing 2035 end date for coal-fired power plants, source says
California community organizer wins prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize
Taxing big fossil fuel firms ‘could raise $900bn in climate finance by 2030’
Energy taxation directive: No progress expected before EU elections
10% of global GDP growth came from the new Clean Energy economy in 2023
Can climate lawsuits help to stop global warming?
Europe’s net-zero industry law will do little for manufacturing ambitions, experts say
Climate groups picket Swiss National Bank's shareholder meeting over its investments
A smart industrial policy to fast-charge Europe’s electric vehicles revolution
Macron at Sorbonne: Energy key to French president’s ‘new European paradigm’
Why does the EU want to quit the Energy Charter Treaty?
Germany supports EU proposal to reduce emissions by 90 percent by 2040 – foreign min
Groups celebrate updated energy efficiency rules for new US-backed homes
New rule compels US coal-fired power plants to capture emissions – or shut down
Putting people first: why healthy buildings matter
EU Parliament approves new ‘ecodesign’ rules to make products more sustainable
Researchers urge Europe to ’embrace’ deindustrialisation
EU ETS2 for Buildings, Road Transport in 2027: why we need auctions to start early
Here’s the truth: energy transition is hard. Not everyone gets a pony
China can't quit coal by 2040, researchers say, despite global climate goals
Electric and hybrid car sales to rise to new global record in 2024
South Korean court hears children's climate change case against government
EU’s 2050 net zero goals at risk as EV rollout faces setbacks
Biden marks Earth Day with $7bn ‘solar for all’ investment amid week of climate action
Can renewables ease Africa’s energy access crisis?
Why isn’t Methane included in the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism?
‘Children won’t be able to survive’: inter-American court to hear from climate victims
Greens challenge socialists on commitment to climate action
Judge throws out case against UK climate activist who held sign on jurors’ rights
Some UK airlines polluting more than ever as emissions approach pre-pandemic levels
Global billionaires tax to fight climate change, hunger rises up political agenda
EU to world: Don’t depend solely on China to hit renewable goals
France unveils 55 ‘turnkey’ sites for clean industry
From gold to green: Can the Paris 2024 Olympics slash emissions?
Carbon price fall deprives Europe's green funds of billions
Scottish government to abandon pledge to cut carbon emissions 75% by 2030
The Letta report: What’s in the box for Europe’s energy sector
Most EU countries on track to meet charging targets
Fear of ousted populists could be enough to stall climate policy in Poland
Explainer: The EU’s Green Deal Industrial Plan
World Bank climate funding greens African hotels while fishermen sink
Europe is not meeting its cross-border grid connection goals, watchdog warns
New wind installations hit a record last year, report says
Laggard EU seeks growth fixes to compete in global shift to new technologies
Green Deal 2.0: Spain’s Ribera lays down vision for next Commission
German transport minister stirs climate debate with threat of driving bans
ECB and cheap gas to blame for heat pump slump, says lobby group
‘Grownup’ leaders are pushing us towards catastrophe, says former US climate chief
‘Right time to revisit’ managed coal phase-out in Japan: GFANZ APAC
Shell says it ‘lobbies for energy transition’ during climate ruling appeal
EuroACE: Final agreement on the Buildings Directive. Time to deliver on the ground
Climate verdict for Swiss women a warning for European states, oil industry
China responsible for 95% of new coal power construction in 2023, report says
Europe embraces speedier, riskier way of building power grids
Biden races to commit billions to climate action as election looms
Shift to hydrogen networks: EU Parliament adopts laws for new gas era
EU ‘declaring war’ on energy sector methane emissions
EU Parliament approves deal on world’s first carbon removal certification scheme
UK startup lifts lid on plan to turn human waste into jet fuel
EU Parliament adopts 90% phase-out of new diesel trucks by 2040
UN climate chief calls for “quantum leap in climate finance”
European Parliament committees vote to withdraw EU from the Energy Charter Treaty
Human rights violated by inaction on climate, ECHR rules in landmark case
Don't forget women in new UN climate fund, policymakers urged
Who is winning the Clean Energy race between China, Europe, and the US?
Big companies' emissions goals are too weak, report says
Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate scientists
Think tank estimates French climate adaptation to cost €5-20 billion per annum
US meat lobby delighted at ‘positive’ prospects for industry after Cop28
The Guardian view on Europe’s troubled green deal: make the case, not concessions
Carbon pricing crucial to deliver on greening transport, Volvo boss says
Forest carbon accounting allows Guyana to stay net zero while pumping oil
Germany surpasses 400,000 plug-in solar PV “balcony power plants”
Africa is on the verge of a building boom. Will it be green?
The cost of Europe’s new nuclear power plants
Renewables growth still lags climate targets, think tank says
Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016
Europe’s industry and power sector emissions plunge 15% in 2023
Should big oil be tried for homicide?
Rooftop PV takes off in EU – NGO report
Rooftop PV takes off in EU – NGO report
A big week for climate policy in Australia: what happened and what to make of it
EU transport ministers discuss ‘problem child’ of green transition
Green mortgages set to take off as US makes homes fit for future
Certifying the circular economy, verification required after new deal
Sweden's SSAB to invest $4.8 bln in fossil-free steel mill
Reused and recycled buildings challenge wasteful construction status quo
Salt, air and bricks: could this be the future of energy storage?
Large electrical heat pumps can be key to decarbonising Europe’s industry
Getting homeowners to invest in comprehensive retrofits is hard: Here’s how to do it
March 2024
ExxonMobil accused of ‘greenwashing’ over carbon capture plan it failed to invest in
Election of Donald Trump ‘could put world’s climate goals at risk’
Surge of new US-led oil and gas activity threatens to wreck Paris climate goals
EU Commission to sign partnership with Australia on critical raw materials
How Europe can use tariffs as part of an industrial strategy
Q&A - Germany’s nuclear exit: One year after
Climate-focused investment firm World Fund raises 300 mln euros
Sweden not on track to meet climate targets, warns expert agency
Commission presents parliament with Energy Charter Treaty exit plan
Britain seeks views on 2027 carbon border tax
Greenpeace disrupts international nuclear summit in Brussels
Here’s why there is no nuclear option for Australia to reach net zero
Getting smarter? Europe struggling with smart energy efficiency interconnectivity
Lobby groups call for business-friendly turn of the EU Green Deal
Shipping sector pushes to keep emissions-tax cash for itself
Vehicle carbon pollution would be cut, but more slowly, under new Biden rule
Germany urges tighter global energy cooperation to bring climate targets within reach
How do we enable the green reconstruction of Ukrainian buildings? – BPIE report
Tipping point for low-carbon buildings demand in sight, report says
How can biomass fulfil its potential in EU carbon markets?
World’s largest solar manufacturer to cut one-third of workforce
UK heat pump rollout criticised as too slow by public spending watchdog
Reading the ruins of Amazon fires, scientists see crisis ahead
EU gives final green light to critical raw materials strategy
‘Greenhushing’ is on the rise as companies go silent on climate pledges
New fiscal rules need to support Europe’s industrial ambition
Barriers to next phase of electric vehicle transition revealed
EU Carbon Prices are too low. But they should (and must) rise again
Germany on track for national 2030 climate target despite missing EU goals
Romania delays adoption of energy and climate plan, casts doubt on renewable targets
Tesla EV gigafactory drives Germany’s latest climate justice struggle
Shell abandons 2035 emissions target and weakens 2030 goal
Sales of solar batteries for German homes seen rising 26% in 2024
Europe’s coal legacy remains a major climate hurdle
Fossil fuel firms must plug methane leaks to meet climate targets, warns watchdog
European Parliament adopts Buildings Performance Directive
Failure to insulate UK homes costing thousands of lives a year, says report
Air pollution levels have improved in Europe over 20 years, say researchers
Clean solutions for all: T&E’s car decarbonisation roadmap
Despite Putin promises, Russia’s emissions keep rising
Germany launches green subsidies for industry
No big North Sea fossil fuel country has plan to stop drilling in time for 1.5C goal
Swedish police forcibly remove Greta Thunberg from parliament entrance
EPA’s final truck standards should push continued fuel savings
Newly elected leaders to be held to same climate obligations, says Cop29 chief
Europe must do more to adapt to climate change, says EU environment agency
‘We are a car country’: German conservatives commit to reverse combustion engine ban
The EU’s controversial green buildings law risks failing at the finish line
The European Green Deal isn’t coping with a turbulent world. What must change?
Analysis: UK emissions in 2023 fell to lowest level since 1879
Europe’s mild winter leaves gas stocks at record high
Do the EU’s new ESG rules make ratings more reliable?
Germany's plans for a hydrogen network are oversized, critics say
AI likely to increase energy use and accelerate climate misinformation – report
Departing from coal: Poland’s new energy roadmap
In Florida, skyrocketing insurance rates test resolve of homeowners in risky areas
EU to finally exit ‘climate-wrecking’ energy treaty
China steps away from 2025 energy efficiency goal
Italy's green transition efforts held back by lack of big solar projects
Will floating solar prove pivotal in archipelagic Philippines?
France’s Le Maire slams EU’s ‘no longer wanted’ renewable targets
Ignoring resilience benefits limits growth of energy efficiency programs
Pro-nuclear countries back total opening up of EU funding for nuclear