Clean Energy Package: MEPs must stand firm
Today, EU energy ministers gathered in Luxembourg to discuss the state of play of the revision of three key files of the Clean Energy Package: the Energy Efficiency Directive, the
11/06/2018
MEPs must hold firm on higher renewable energy target
Today, the European Parliament, Council and Commission negotiated the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive for the period after 2020. The proposal by the Council to set a 30-31% or
31/05/2018
Blog
Infographic: Higher ambition, greater benefits
In the context of the negotiations concerning the legislative proposals on the Renewable Energy Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directive, Member States need to support strong renewable energy and energy
18/04/2018
Letter to MEPs on ending support for fossil fuels
Subject: 80+ organizations ask EU-Parliament to stop support for fossil fuels Dear Member of the European Parliament, We are writing to you concerning an infrastructure priority list (list of Projects
14/03/2018
Believe it or not, the EU can look to the US for inspiration on ending coal subsidies
In January this year, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of the United States unanimously rejected proposals by the Trump administration that would have allowed coal subsidies under the guise
06/03/2018
All you need to know about the last phase of the Renewable Energy Directive negotiations
The negotiations on the review of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) enter the final stretch today, with representatives of the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers and the European Commission
27/02/2018
Just Transition must ensure no worker and region is left behind
The EU Platform for Coal Regions in Transition was launched by the European Commission in December last year to support Member States and regions as they shift away from coal
26/02/2018
All you need to know about the last phase of the Energy Efficiency Directive negotiations
The negotiations on the review of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) enter the final stretch today, with representatives of the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers and the European Commission
22/02/2018
MEPs take a step towards fixing electricity market rules
Today the European Parliament’s industry and energy committee (ITRE) adopted its position on the laws to redesign the EU’s electricity market.
21/02/2018
Commission gives go ahead to Poland’s massive coal subsidies
Contrary to its own proposal to curb power subsidies with an emissions limit, the European Commission has approved the Polish capacity mechanism that will allow the country to subsidise coal-fired
07/02/2018
