Region/EU
Parking lots in France must set up solar panels
11 November 2022 - Parking lots in France with 80 or more car spots will need to be equipped with overhead solar power panels
CAN Europe: Limited progress of national climate and energy plans in Western Balkans
11 November 2022 - National plans must implement a more efficient energy policy that will ensure the path to the decarbonization of the region by 2050
EU to accelerate renewables permitting, cut environmental requirements
10 November 2022 - The European Commission wants to cut red tape for renewables but it may lower environmental standards in the process
90,000 Europeans could die every year from extreme heat by 2100 – EEA
10 November 2022 - The European Environmental Agency warns that unprecedented heatwaves are the greatest direct climate-related health threat to population
Assessing climate risk impacts will soon become critical for making business decisions
09 November 2022 - Of all the ESG risks, those caused by accelerating climate change are probably the most complex and they are often not immediately obvious
Energy Community calls journalists to workshop in Vienna in December
08 November 2022 - The Energy Community Secretariat will host 18 journalists at an energy transition workshop on December 14 in Vienna
Berlin Declaration reaffirms energy cooperation in Western Balkans
07 November 2022 - At the Berlin summit, Western Balkan leaders adopted the Declaration on Energy Security and Green...
IEA warns EU of severe gas shortage risk for winter 2023/24
07 November 2022 - The EU may face a gas shortage of 30 billion cubic meters ahead of the heating season next year, the International Energy Agency said
Soil carbon storage in agriculture for climate, and trade, bonds and profits
06 November 2022 - Carbon capture and storage in agricultural land could become one of the more effective methods...
Wind turbine orders in EU drop by one third compared to last year
03 November 2022 - In the quarter through September, wind turbine orders in the European Union fell by more than a third from the same period of 2021
World Meteorological Organization: Europe is warming fastest of all continents
03 November 2022 - Temperatures have increased at more than twice the global average over the past 30 years, according to the first State of the Climate in Europe report
EU eyes green hydrogen that Hyrasia One plans to produce in Kazakh steppes
02 November 2022 - A subsidiary of the Svevind Energy Group has signed an investment agreement in Astana with the Kazakh government for the massive project
Solarplaza summits in Athens, Zagreb aim to help unlock solar market potential
02 November 2022 - Industry leaders and professionals will attend two international events in Athens and Zagreb to discuss opportunities for fostering solar market growth
Europe could be hit by similar protests against lithium as Serbia
02 November 2022 - Julia Poliscanova from Transport & Environment wrote recommendations on how to avoid challenges for the European car industry including potential protests like the ones in Serbia
Poland to build three nuclear power plants
01 November 2022 - Poland plans to build three nuclear power plants with a total capacity of 9 GW by 2040. The government picked Westinghouse for the first one.
EU earmarks grants for Western Balkans to cope with energy crisis in 2023
28 October 2022 - Ursula von der Leyen promised budget aid to Western Balkan governments for energy crisis mitigation measures for families and firms.