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"Smart charging of an electric vehicle means shifting charging to a time when it is cheapest for consumers and best for the grid".

Europe needs smart charging of all EVs now

By: EBR | Monday, February 7, 2022

As sales of electric vehicles continue to rise, smart charging needs to be the standard. In fact, without smart charging as the default, costs for the energy system will increase unnecessarily, burdening all consumers

A cyberattack on Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) may have reverberating consequences on business operation and the economy across Europe.

Why the energy sector’s latest cyberattack in Europe matters

By: EBR | Monday, February 7, 2022

A cyberattack on the major European oil refining hubs of Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) has considerably disrupted the loading and unloading of refined product cargoes amid a continental energy crisis

Environmental law charity ClientEarth on Thursday (3 February) formally asked the European Commission to review the rules allowing bioenergy investments to be labelled sustainable.

Campaigners begin legal fight against EU taxonomy’s bioenergy rules

By: EBR | Friday, February 4, 2022

Climate campaigners have started the process of a legal challenge against the European Union over the labelling of investments in bioenergy and bio-based plastics and chemicals as green in its flagship sustainable finance rulebook

Under ReFuelEU Aviation, airlines refuelling in EU airports would be required to uplift kerosene blended with a set percentage of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), which are derived from second-generation biofuels and electro-fuels.

Advanced biofuels can replace used cooking oil in aviation, industry says

By: EBR | Thursday, February 3, 2022

Pressure is growing on EU lawmakers to ensure agricultural and waste residues are legally required in the production of green jet fuel to prevent a reliance on imported used cooking oil

The new mandate does not include any limit for transferring large data sets to Europol, including from countries where fundamental rights might not be guaranteed.

EU institutions bolster Europol’s mandate for data-crunching activities

By: EBR | Wednesday, February 2, 2022

The European co-legislators agreed on a new mandate for Europol, closing a controversy over the agency’s data processing practices

«Our mission and obligation is climate neutrality. We need to act now if we are to meet our 2030 and 2050 targets. Today’s Delegated Act is about accompanying the EU economy in the energy transition, a just transition, as a bridge towards a green energy system based on renewable energy sources.»

EU Taxonomy: Commission presents Complementary Climate Delegated Act

By: EBR | Wednesday, February 2, 2022

The European Commission has today presented a Taxonomy Complementary Climate Delegated Act on climate change mitigation and adaptation covering certain gas and nuclear activities

LNG in Europe last month traded about $30 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) amid concerns that cheaper Russian gas supplies were failing to keep up with demand in a standoff over Ukraine.

Europe remains top destination for US LNG for second month running

By: EBR | Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Europe last month remained the top destination for shipments of US liquefied natural gas (LNG), according to Refinitiv data, outpacing exports to Asia for the second month in a row

Data collected from workers in the digital platform or gig economy shows that some of the points touted as the main attractions of such work, such as its flexibility, are often disadvantageous to women.

Action needed to address gender inequality in gig economy, report finds

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 1, 2022

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and the platform economy has affected men and women differently and action is needed to address gender inequality, a report by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) found

On average, coal is taxed €2.9 per megawatt hour while natural gas is taxed €7/MWh. Electricity, by comparison, is taxed €32.1/MWh, according to the report.

EU’s energy taxation policy contradicts climate goals, auditors say

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Energy taxation, carbon pricing policies and fossil fuel subsidies must be aligned more closely if the European Union wants to reach its 2030 climate targets, EU auditors said in a new report published on Monday

Gas prices rose 585% in 2021, resulting one of the largest energy price shocks since the OPEC oil embargo of 1973, Ember said.

Gas crisis brought Europe’s coal exit to a halt in 2021: study

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 1, 2022

The European Union’s efforts to phase out polluting coal power was stopped in its tracks by the surge in gas prices, according to a new analysis of 2021 electricity market data by the financial think-tank Ember

The document includes controversial agreements on various issues – like a headscarf ban or the distribution of non-political positions – that were not mentioned in the official coalition agreement. Even the highest-ranking Green politicians were not informed about its contents.

Secret deals with conservatives expose Austrian Greens

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 1, 2022

The Green party is currently facing backlash from party members for its lack of transparency and for deceiving the party base after side arrangements of the conservative-Green coalition agreement became public on Sunday

First, the most sustainable way to reduce the dependence on imported energy and at the same time decarbonize the energy mix is to replace fossil fuels with a locally-sourced renewable energy supply. Decarbonizing energy markets will also deliver a blow to Russia’s ambition to increase its economic and political influence in Europe.

The missing element of Europe’s energy and climate security policy

By: EBR | Monday, January 31, 2022

The implementation of the energy and climate security policies in Europe calls for the introduction of new evidence-based policy instruments for monitoring the progress of member-states, such as an EU Energy Security Risks Index

Europe needs ambitious policies that can lead the transformation of the building stock, and bring benefits to society especially in our schools, hospitals, and care homes, write Jutta Paulus and Ciaran Cuffe.

Public and new buildings must lead the energy transition

By: EBR | Friday, January 28, 2022

Each EU country must ensure that at least 3% of the floor area of buildings owned by public bodies are renovated every year – including hospitals and schools, not just buildings owned and occupied by central government

«Considering the limited time when all four stakeholders are present, there are surely better ways to work towards Europe’s future. A good first step to achieve this desired politician and citizen cooperation is expanding the time allocated to working groups.»

Too much democracy can be dangerous

By: EBR | Friday, January 28, 2022

The Conference on the Future of Europe prides itself on giving as many participants as possible a chance to speak. Unfortunately, this horizontal nature of the debate eliminates meaningful discussion of Europe’s future

The European Commission has built up evidence of the various types of Chinese restrictions. These include a refusal to clear Lithuanian goods through customs, rejection of import applications from Lithuania, and pressuring EU companies operating out of other EU Member States to remove Lithuanian inputs from their supply chains when exporting to China.

EU refers China to the WTO following its trade restrictions on Lithuania

By: EBR | Thursday, January 27, 2022

The EU has today launched a case at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the People’s Republic of China over its discriminatory trade practices against Lithuania

“There have been failures and inadequacies that need to be corrected. And for all these reasons, we created the new Ministry of Climate Crisis. I will continue to support this choice, further strengthening its structures and capabilities,” Mitsotakis said.

Greek PM avoids apology for government’s snowstorm fiasco

By: EBR | Thursday, January 27, 2022

After days of absence from the public, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologised on Wednesday (26 January) for the mismanagement of a snowstorm that paralysed the country this week and left citizens trapped in cars for more than twenty hours

To tackle the climate crisis, the European Union seeks to promote the transition to a circular economy where products use less material, contain more recycled content and are easily recycled or reused.

Simpler design seen as key to recycling-friendly food wrappers

By: EBR | Thursday, January 27, 2022

Simple design and using at least 90% of the same plastic is the key to making packaging for foods like crisps and chocolate easier to recycle, according to the industry

90% of Europeans agree that EU citizens’ voices should be taken more into account in decisions relating to the future of Europe. 55% of Europeans mention voting in European elections as one of the most effective ways of ensuring voices are heard by decision-makers at EU level.

Future of Europe: Europeans see climate change as top challenge for the EU

By: EBR | Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Eurobarometer shows that 91% of 15–24-year-olds believe that tackling climate change can help improve their own health and well-being, while 84% of those aged 55 or over agree

Making so-called “flexible packaging” recyclable is a momentous challenge for the industry because of the cumulated costs involved in the collection, sorting and recycling of these products.

‘Flexible packaging’ – a test case for the EU’s recycling push

By: EBR | Monday, January 24, 2022

Lightweight soft packaging such as crisp packets or wrapping for chocolate bars is giving headaches to European recyclers who currently have little incentive to buy the collected material

"Putting sustainable development at the centre of the EU’s trade policy will not only bring our trade policy in line with our own environmental and social ambitions but also pose the EU as a global actor of just transition notably to the benefit of producers and workers in partner countries."

An EU trade policy for true change on the ground

By: EBR | Monday, January 24, 2022

If we want EU trade policy to become truly sustainable before the end of this legislature, the Commission and the Council need to step up their game, a group of MEPs write, presenting their New Year’s resolution to contribute to global fairness

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