TAG: Greenhouse gas emissions
Frustrated farmers slam EU ‘technocrats’ who ‘call the shots’ in Brussels protest
BRUSSELS — Benoît Laqueue was one of 100 disgruntled French farmers on a bus headed for the European...
8 months ago
European Commission set to push for 90 percent emissions cut by 2040
The European Commission is expected to call on the EU to slash its greenhouse gas emissions by 90 pe...
8 months ago
Poland’s climate surprise pressures EU to pitch ambitious 2040 target
Poland wants Europe to know its days as the bloc’s top climate spoiler have come to an end.Urszula Z...
8 months ago
Europe’s new energy risk: Trading Russia for America
On cloudy days, from his house John Beard can see the fireballs lighting up the dark sky, flares from the distant fossil fuel plants where he once made his living as a technician.The fiery discharge of excess gas is a constant reminder of the industry tha...
6 months ago
EU calls for 90 percent emissions cut by 2040
The European Union should slash greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2040, the European Commission said on Tuesday. The EU executive's recommendation comes as the bloc's green policies are facing a growing backlash, particularly from farmers, and was...
6 months ago
Fossil fuel giant Norway pitches itself as Europe’s ideal green partner
HANNOVER, Germany — In world politics, just as in life, some partners are more attractive than others. In its bid to diversify away from China in the race for green technologies and raw materials — all while guaranteeing a stable energy supply — the Europ...
5 months ago
How a climate U-turn broke the Scottish government
It was meant to make Scotland a green world leader.But the country’s ambitious climate targets — and the Edinburgh government’s failure to keep up with them — triggered the break-up of the country's governing coalition and left the ruling Scottish Nationa...
5 months ago
Labour will need ‘Herculean effort’ to hit green goals, says UK climate watchdog
LONDON — It will take a “Herculean effort” for Labour to reach its key net zero target of clean power by 2030 if it wins power, the U.K. government’s chief climate adviser has said.Chris Stark, who steps down as chief executive of the Climate Change Commi...
5 months ago
Nobody even noticed the Tories’ biggest legacy
LONDON — When she needed a break from the Brexit wars, Theresa May would head for the hills. Far from the pressure-cooker of Westminster, May spent every summer between 2016 and 2019 — her three years as U.K. prime minister — walking in the mountains of S...
2 months ago
Whatever happened to the climate kids?
Five years ago, hundreds of thousands of students walked out of their schools in a coordinated global “strike” to demand climate action — and turned the 2019 EU election into a triumph for the Greens. This month’s vote was different. Green parties crashed...
2 months ago
To do: 6 thorny issues lurking in MEPs’ inboxes
This article is part of the Brussels Survival Guide.Becoming a member of European Parliament isn’t just about fancy gifts and bottomless (well, €4,950 a month) general expenses. There’s also serious work to be done. But a new term doesn’t mean a blank sla...
2 months ago
EU imposes restrictions on former climate official over his new gas role
The EU has allowed a former top Green Deal official to take up a role for a major gas network operator — although with restrictions imposed on his work there.Diederik Samsom, who was chief of staff to former EU Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans an...
2 months ago
Denmark’s Jørgensen tapped for top EU energy and housing job
Dan Jørgensen is on course to become the EU's next energy chief after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the former Danish climate minister would be commissioner-designate for energy and housing on Tuesday."His work will help to...
4 weeks ago