Data insight: The 2030 European wind gap
Ahead of WindEurope’s annual conference in Bilbao, Spain, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) released its Global Wind Report 2022.…
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Europeans want climate action. Their governments are blocking it.
Speaking at her second annual State of the European Union address to the European Parliament on Wednesday, European Commission President…
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Weekly data: How Japan is turning its back on LNG
Resource-scarce Japan has long had to innovate to power its economy. Until recently, the country was the third-largest consumer of…
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How far along are the G7 nations in their journeys to net zero?
Climate change is a global problem. Every nation will have to transition its energy system away from fossil fuels to…
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Why European carbon prices could be higher for good
For those who believe in the “polluter pays” principle, the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) is starting to deliver. On…
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We need to free EU climate action from unseemly politicking
Europe’s prime ministers and presidents were supposed to discuss the specifics of how they will reach the EU’s 2030 and…
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US, UK, EU: Comparing the new 2030 climate targets
The world has seen a flurry of new emissions reduction targets for the next decade this month, thanks to the…
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How Europe’s carbon price is struggling to decarbonise industry
A year ago, as Europe went into lockdown and economic activity cratered, the price of allowances in the EU Emissions…
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2021: Turning net-zero pledges into tangible steps
“Trying to predict the future is a mug’s game,” writes science fiction author Douglas Adams. Indeed, it is. Few would…
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EU emissions reduction deal leaves many questions unanswered
When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen took to the virtual stage at this weekend’s UN Climate Ambition Summit…
