A target of 27% energy savings equals a less efficient Europe

From mitigating climate change, to keeping energy costs in check and improving energy security, energy efficiency provides a solution to some of the main challenges that have been facing European […]

Climate finance: The elephant in the room

As the UNFCCC negotiations in Bonn wrapped up on Saturday, civil society organisations were left feeling both hopeful and cautious; nothing new there.

Energy saving and Renewable energy: The silver bullet solutions for Europe’s biggest Threats: Climate Change and Energy dependency

On June 26-27, European Political leaders are meeting in Belgium to agree on a concrete Action Plan to tackle Energy Security, an issue of increased concern since the crisis in […]

Implementing the Energy Efficiency Directive

While the G7 leaders met in Brussels last week, another quietly significant deadline came to pass. It was a significant moment for both European energy security discussions and the process […]

Real energy savings require good plans and firm targets

The Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) sets a 1.5% annual energy savings target for each Member State, which will be measured among final consumers until 2020. Member States can put this […]

UN body lays out stark future under extreme climate change

Solutions exist but world leaders must act now to avert the worst effects EU leaders have been handed a warning by the world’s leading climate scientists that our society is […]

European Commission ignores its own analysis on renewables, energy savings and market reform.

On January 22nd the European Commission (EC) released their White Paper on the 2030 climate and energy framework, in which they discuss amongst many other things, energy markets.

EU can push Warsaw results out from the freezing mist

The freezing mist in warsaw mirrored the dampened results of COP 19. As usual, the few outcomes that did happen came during final after-hours wrangling. Here’s a brief look at […]

European Development Days – what does the post-2015 framework hold for the EU’s climate ambition?

On November 26-27, the European Commission for Development Cooperation (DEVCO) held its annual European Development Days, an international forum aimed to address international affairs and development. A panel discussion on […]

STOP CLIMATE MADNESS: Civil society sends a loud message to Ministers at COP19

Last night as ministers and their delegations gathered in the COP plenary, more than a hundred remaining activists at the COP – after yesterday’sprotest walkout by many of their NGO […]

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