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In a groundbreaking bill approved by Irish parliament on Thursday 12th of July, the Irish government is set to completely divest its Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) from companies with shares in the fossil fuel industry. The move makes the Irish government the first government in the world to divest from fossil fuels. The Fossil… » read more
Posted by Arthur Wyns - environmental journalist
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June 29, 2018
Next month, on Tuesday 10 July to be precise, the European Parliament’s Committees on industry (ITRE) and transport (TRAN), will each cast key votes on the European Commission’s proposal for future CO2 targets for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, the latter better known as vans or LCVs. While the Commission’s proposal for post-2021 CO2… » read more
Posted by Secretary General of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA)
Summary of the decision On May 24, the European Commission has published its final and binding decision in its antitrust/cartel case 39816 on Upstream gas supplies in Central and Eastern Europe by virtue of which it has obliged Gazprom to rectify numerous abuses on the European gas market. Namely, in pursuance to Article 9 of… » read more
Gas transit contracts between Gazprom and Naftogaz will expire on December 31, 2019. It means that Russia won’t have legal grounds to supply gas to Europe via the Ukrainian gas system. In order to continue supplies, Europe has to make an important decision about the transit routes. Further use of the Ukrainian pipelines and construction… » read more
March 12, 2018
In late January, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project received permission for construction and operation where it would make landfall in Germany. Nord Stream 2, like its first iteration, seeks to transit 55 billion cubic meters (bcm) of Russian natural gas annually—by the Baltic Sea instead of through Ukraine. By redirecting gas flows, the Kremlin… » read more
February 6, 2018
After 4 months of bickering about coalitions and policy measures, Germany’s 2 largest parties – Angela Merkel’s conservative party CDU/CSU and the Social Democrats (SPD) – have formed a grand coalition: the so-called GroKo. German politics plays a mayor role in the climate goals of the whole EU: which parties end up in the government… » read more
Posted by Arthur Wyns - environmental journalist
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German power struggle leads to GroKo coalition Last year’s election results have led to unprecedented difficulties to build a new government in Germany. Despite heavy losses in parliamentary elections, Angela Merkel was re-elected as Chancellor for another four years. But the weakened position of the traditionally 2 largest parties – Angela Merkel’s conservative party… » read more
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blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Energy, EU Priorities 2020, Science & Policymaking |
December 6, 2017
Guest post by Hans Korteweg, Managing Director, COGEN Europe The message from European manufacturers and users of the latest smart home energy solution is clear: fuel cell micro-cogeneration is market-ready. Already, 3500 households and businesses across Europe are using fuel cell micro-cogeneration for their heating, hot water and electricity supply. Each unit is enabling… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
December 5, 2017
Conflict of Interest in international climate negotiations has been taking place from the very beginning of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), a new report by Corporate Accountability shows. This visual summary guides you through 3 decades of corporate lobbying:
Posted by Arthur Wyns - environmental journalist
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blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Development Policy, Energy, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com |
November 20, 2017
In the last days of COP23, a final text came out that defines the Tanaloa Dialogue, and thus lays out the path for an inclusive climate dialogue during 2018. The COP22 and COP24 presidencies consulted all the countries to agree on how this process will look like. But what is the Tanaloa Dialogue? It… » read more
Posted by Arthur Wyns - environmental journalist
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blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Development Policy, Energy, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com, Science & Policymaking |
November 15, 2017
The first week of COP23 has come to an end, and an army of delegates has been negotiating the details of how to implement the Paris Agreement. The second week is kicking off with a a lot at stake, while many of the negotiating points are being delayed. With ministers arriving in Bonn, the pressure… » read more
Posted by Arthur Wyns - environmental journalist
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blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Development Policy, Energy, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com, Global Europe, Science & Policymaking |
November 14, 2017
Posted by Arthur Wyns - environmental journalist
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blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Development Policy, Energy, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com, Global Europe, Science & Policymaking, Sustainable Dev. |
November 13, 2017
By Climate Tracker Originally Published on the Climate Tracker Website
Posted by Arthur Wyns - environmental journalist
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blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Development Policy, Energy, EU Priorities 2020, Global Europe, Science & Policymaking, Sustainable Dev. |
‘America’s Pledge’ is inspiring because it comes at a time when negotiations are not moving fast enough to keep up with climate science and citizens are realising that they’re on their own. By Aruna Chandrasekar Bonn: On a cold and rainy Saturday morning, a long queue snaked outside the US Climate Action Centre at the… » read more
Posted by Arthur Wyns - environmental journalist
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blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Energy, English, EurActiv.com |
November 6, 2017
Last year, just as I was shaping a vision of how a “Manufacturing Renaissance” could allow creating 100 million jobs for less skilled westerners, I took a course on AI (Artificial Intelligence) which suggests that 100 to 200 million more low technology jobs in service such as banking and trading were going to disappear soon… » read more
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