All articles by Dave Keating

EU climate policies in peril as parliament faces shift to the right

In the run-up to EU elections in June, Ursula von der Leyen’s European Commission has been sounding a different tone…
Data: the missing link for electric vehicles

In one sense, the electric vehicle revolution is about hardware. It requires new kinds of cars to be built, powered…
EU 90% emissions cut for 2040 welcomed amid backsliding concerns

With political pressure on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to ease up on climate action as she seeks…
National governments are not taking EU climate targets seriously

On Tuesday 6 February, the European Commission will present its long-awaited proposal for an EU 2040 emissions reduction target. The…
New EU gas directive has big implications for hydrogen

In December, negotiators from the European Parliament and EU national governments reached a deal on a new EU gas directive,…

EU electricity market reform: what’s in it

In the spring of 2022, tempers were running high at an EU summit of national leaders in Brussels as they…
EU, UK set course for scrapping gas boilers

This month, both the EU and UK governments have come out with plans to phase out home gas boilers. This…
EU pushing ahead on cleantech trade battle with China

In September, as she delivered her annual State of the EU speech to the European Parliament, European Commission President Ursula…
Germany’s COP28 message is undermined by its domestic climate action crisis

On Saturday 2 December, on the third day of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told…
What the EU’s new methane emissions limit will mean for business

Oil and gas companies warn that new limits on methane emissions agreed by EU lawmakers two weeks ago may be…