EU countries fight to retain their own energy crisis policies in place
European Union countries are seeking for assurances that they would be able to maintain their own windfall profit levies on energy companies, as well as the flexibility to apply even harsher restrictions in addition to the bloc-wide measures proposed by…
EU gas solidarity is hampered by the absence of fuel sharing agreements
The European Union reached an agreement this week to deal with a gas supply issue, but for it to be effective, member states must develop bilateral pacts to exchange gas, and the majority of them do not currently have such…
Carnegie Clean Energy receives assistance from the European Union for wave power

A contract has been awarded to an Irish subsidiary under the EuropeWave Pre-Commercial Procurement initiative. CETO Wave Energy Ireland, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carnegie Clean Energy, has been chosen for a contract under the EuropeWave Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) initiative. After…

Australia came in bottom place out of 60 countries in terms of policy responses to the climate catastrophe

The country dropped four places on the greenhouse gas index and was the only one to receive a score of zero on policy. In a report presented at the global climate conference in Glasgow, the Australian government’s policy approach to…

Despite the energy crisis, the Poland conflict is poised to take center stage at the EU meeting

When EU leaders arrived in Brussels on Thursday, they couldn’t avoid being asked about the strained relationship between Warsaw and Brussels. For long years, the eastern European country and the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, have been at odds…

The European Union is divided on nuclear power as a result of the energy crisis

The continuing energy crisis has caused a schism between France and Germany regarding nuclear power expansion France is exploring a new strategy to shore up its energy mix as energy costs continue to rise and shortages put strain on energy…

According to think tanks, new EU climate measures will hasten Germany’s coal departure and industrial change

According to think tanks Agora Energiewende and Institute for Applied Ecology, the EU’s proposed new climate and energy legislation will effectively push Germany’s coal phase-out date to 2030, and rising prices in the Emissions Trading System (ETS) will make coal…

Germany’s agriculture commission has made recommendations for climate-friendly farming
The "Commission for the Future of Agriculture" was established by Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet in 2020 as a last-ditch effort to involve the farming sector in the government's efforts to achieve climate neutral transformation. Agriculture had been thrust into the…