Money for nothing? Commission set to release first findings on golden handshake to German lignite

MEDIA ADVISORY What is happening? As part of its coal phase-out, Germany promised multi-billion Euro payouts to lignite operators for closing their plants. On 2 March 2021, the Commission announced […]

NEW REPORT: Record Coal Plant Retirements In The U.S. and EU Offset By China Coal Plant Boom In 2020

U.S. Coal Retirements Under Trump Exceed Obama link to download the report A steep increase in coal plant development in China offset a retreat from coal in the rest of […]

Keep the Renewable Energy Directive for renewables

Executive Vice-President Timmermans Commissioner Simson Director-General Juul-Jorgensen Keep the Renewable Energy Directive for renewables – “low-carbon” fuels and non-renewable energies should not be included in any provision of the […]

Europe halfway to closing all its coal plants by 2030

Just five years on from the historic UN Paris Climate Agreement, half of Europe’s 324 coal power plants have either already closed or pledged to shut down before 2030. The […]

EU Commission trashes science-based recommendations by including fossil fuels in green taxonomy proposal

Dear President von der Leyen, Vice-President Timmermans and Dombrovskis, Commissioner McGuinness, We are alarmed by a new proposal allowing fossil fuels into the EU taxonomy. This new proposal drafted by […]

Revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. First input into the Commission’s roadmap

The European Commission committed to revise the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), a cornerstone of the EU energy policy, as part of the Renovation Wave – the flagship initiative […]

Candidate projects for the 5th PCI list: a final push for fossil gas?

In January 2021, the European Commission published a list of candidate projects for the 5th list of Projects of Common Interest, or PCIs. PCIs are cross-border energy infrastructure projects which […]

A fossil-free TEN-E regulation. NGO briefing on the revision of the Trans-European energy infrastructure regulation

On 15 December 2020, the European Commission published its proposal for reforming the EU’s rules for selecting EU energy infrastructure projects for funding and fast-tracking. Unfortunately, despite removing the category […]

Joint NGO letter to European Commission on European Clean Hydrogen Alliance

To: Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market, Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for […]

Legality of the Energy Charter Treaty questioned

The Energy Charter Treaty is controversial and an obstacle for the clean energy transition. Questioning its legality under EU law is getting stronger. Beyond its detrimental impact on climate action, […]

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