fossil fuels

19 November 2021 - Ambitious new sectoral energy and climate goals will be included in Greece’s first Climate Law,...

09 November 2021 - Greece's draft Climate Law envisages a ban on the sale of new cars with internal combustion in 2030, five years earlier than the EU's target

05 November 2021 - The energy crisis fueled a rapid rise in prices of power and gas to unseen highs and accelerated inflation as most products become more expensive

22 October 2021 - Saudi Arabia, Australia, and OPEC are lobbying against fossil fuel phaseout, while Brazil and Argentina oppose the promotion of meat-free diet.

20 October 2021 - Despite the Paris Agreement goals and net zero commitments, fossil fuel producers are on track to significantly boost output through 2040

15 October 2021 - The G20 governments need to come up with more ambitious national emissions reduction targets ahead of the UN climate summit COP26, which opens on October 31.

07 October 2021 - Governments need to take decisive action to enable low-carbon hydrogen to fulfill its potential and help the world reach net zero emissions by 2050.

20 September 2021 - Fossil fuel companies are suing countries around the world, seeking more than EUR 15 billion in damages over climate, environmental action.

17 September 2021 - Only about a fifth of the energy price increase can be attributed to the rising costs of CO2 emissions, while the rest is simply due to a market shortage, says the European Commission’s vice president in charge of climate issues.

07 September 2021 - CWP Global has acquired a 73 MW onshore wind project under development in Ukraine, entering one of Europe’s largest energy markets.

30 August 2021 - Carbon permits reached almost EUR 61 per ton in the EU as power producers are struggling to obtain gas from Russia and wind has weakened

23 August 2021 - Annual growth in solar power plants output needs to double to meet the European Union’s 2030 emissions targets.

10 August 2021 - Since the beginning of 2020, the G20 countries have committed at least USD 296 billion for fossil fuels and USD 227 billion for renewables.

14 July 2021 - As clean hydrogen remains far less cost-effective than fossil fuels, the EU is urged to adopt policies that would bring down its production costs and make it competitive with fossil fuels.

13 July 2021 - Members of the European Parliament said that all environmentally harmful subsidies should be phased out by 2027.

09 July 2021 - The lower house of the Austrian parliament has adopted a bill aimed at ensuring that all electricity consumption is covered from renewables by 2030.