MEPs divided over European Commission proposals labelling gas and nuclear energy as ‘green’
04 Jan Energy & Climate

MEPs divided over European Commission proposals labelling gas and nuclear energy as ‘green’

EU deputies quick to respond to controversial plans that would see nuclear and gas promoted as environmentally sustainable energy sources
by Andreas Rogal
EU Regulation on Deforestation: The Case for National Certification Programs
16 Dec Energy & Climate
EU Regulation on Deforestation: The Case for National Certification Programs
Policy Focus: Europe’s offshore energy Strategy
28 Dec Energy & Climate
Policy Focus: Europe’s offshore energy Strategy
Renovation wave or ripple? The time to act is now, argues Martha Myers
10 Dec Energy & Climate
Renovation wave or ripple? The time to act is now, argues Martha Myers
What is circular lighting? How to make a closed loop system PM+
08 Dec Energy & Climate
What is circular lighting? How to make a closed loop system
How circular lighting is a regenerative approach to production, with the long term in mind.
The chronicle of a crisis foretold: Price bubbles in the EU's CO2 emissions trading scheme
06 Dec Energy & Climate
The chronicle of a crisis foretold: Price bubbles in the EU's CO2 emissions trading scheme
It's clear that that the EU's Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) is fundamentally flawed, argues the EESC's Marcin Nowacki
Issue 546 | 06 December 2021
06 Dec Energy & Climate
Issue 546 | 06 December 2021
The latest edition of The Parliament Magazine is now available to read online for free.
COP26: A glass half-full Thought Leader
06 Dec Energy & Climate
COP26: A glass half-full
MEP Peter Liese and Axel Eggert, Director General of the European Steel Association (EUROFER), reflect on the recent COP26 agreement and its implications for the EU Green Deal
Digital & Green transitions: EU needs mandatory sustainability requirements on reparability, longevity and recyclability, argues Anna Cavazzini
26 Nov Energy & Climate
Digital & Green transitions: EU needs mandatory sustainability requirements on reparability, longevity and recyclability, argues Anna Cavazzini
Maintaining our existing high level of consumer protection requires regular updates to keep abreast of changing behaviours, explains chair of Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) Committee
The dawn of the digital lighting metropolis PM+
24 Nov Energy & Climate
The dawn of the digital lighting metropolis
To make your city smart, why not utilise the city-wide network you already possess?
Smart chemistry to improve Energy Performance of Buildings in Europe In Conversation With…
22 Nov Energy & Climate
Smart chemistry to improve Energy Performance of Buildings in Europe
Achieving net zero by 2050 hinges on innovation, some of which will be nearly invisible, hiding in the walls of our houses, in heating and cooling systems, or in the wiring of smart homes. Mark Newman, CEO of The Chemours Company, believes that these invisible solutions (together with their more visible counterparts) provided by smart and sustainable chemistry, are critical in reaching the EU’s climate ambitions
MEP COP26 Delegation welcomes French decision to join declaration on Clean Energy Transition
12 Nov Energy & Climate
MEP COP26 Delegation welcomes French decision to join declaration on Clean Energy Transition
French announcement on eve of Glasgow climate conference climax, ‘very good news’, says European Parliament’s delegation leader, Pascal Canfin
Delivering a toxic-free environment PM+
09 Nov Energy & Climate
Delivering a toxic-free environment
The EU’S upcoming REACH revision will not be complete without new approach methodologies (NAMs)
COP26: By all means necessary
05 Nov Energy & Climate
COP26: By all means necessary
The eyes of the world are on COP26 and for good reason; the preparation in all its many forms underlines that counteracting climate change is a global undertaking, says Anna Zalewska.
COP26: The mechanics of climate change mitigation
04 Nov Energy & Climate
COP26: The mechanics of climate change mitigation
The EU’s new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism will assist in greening industrial processes and help the world become less carbon intensive, explains Gerassimos Thomas.
COP26: The EU must show renewed leadership to the world, urges Pär Holmgren
04 Nov Energy & Climate
COP26: The EU must show renewed leadership to the world, urges Pär Holmgren
Swedish Greens/EFA MEP says reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement are essential, but risk slipping from our grasp
COP26: Global Methane Pledge will see new era of fast-track greenhouse gas emission reductions, says Maria Spyraki
03 Nov Energy & Climate
COP26: Global Methane Pledge will see new era of fast-track greenhouse gas emission reductions, says Maria Spyraki
EP’s rapporteur on EU methane emissions strategy argues that time to act for a quick climate win is now
COP26: Climate change the most important challenge facing current political generation, says Peter Liese
03 Nov Energy & Climate
COP26: Climate change the most important challenge facing current political generation, says Peter Liese
Veteran German MEP warns that, 'climate change doesn't recognise national borders'
Europe needs to get tough to meet emission reduction targets PM+
03 Nov Energy & Climate
Europe needs to get tough to meet emission reduction targets
Signify calls for tough action from EU states to meet emission reduction targets by making the switch to smart LED lighting
COP26: Glasgow should be an opportunity for European leadership to stand out, argues Javi López
02 Nov Energy & Climate
COP26: Glasgow should be an opportunity for European leadership to stand out, argues Javi López
Spanish Socialist MEP says strengthening the commitments within the Paris Agreement can, and must, go hand in hand with a green global recovery
EU needs to show leadership and clear ambition at COP26, say MEPs
01 Nov Energy & Climate
EU needs to show leadership and clear ambition at COP26, say MEPs
Glasgow climate conference must be a turning point in ‘concrete emission reduction’, argues Jytte Guteland, as EP’s 15-strong delegation prepares for participation in next week’s final negotiation phase
COP26: A clear path
29 Oct Energy & Climate
COP26: A clear path
COP26 could be the moment to get the world truly on track to address climate change and build a cleaner, brighter future, says Head of UK's Mission to the European Union, Ambassador Lindsay Appleby
No Green Deal without access to critical raw materials
28 Oct Energy & Climate
No Green Deal without access to critical raw materials
Critical raw materials are so much more than batteries and semiconductors; they are to an extent the new ‘oil’ of the green industry, Hildegard Bentele tells Brian Johnson
Issue 543 | 25 October 2021
25 Oct Energy & Climate
Issue 543 | 25 October 2021
The latest edition of The Parliament Magazine is now available to read online for free.
A Single Circular Economy: How to fix the Single Market Event Coverage
21 Oct Energy & Climate
A Single Circular Economy: How to fix the Single Market
The Single Market is one of the EU’s greatest achievements, but fragmentation at national level is undermining the implementation of a successful circular economy for packaging. Marta Pacheco reports on how the packaging value chain sector, consumers and policymakers can address this challenge.
European Parliament signs off on EU’s flagship Farm to Fork plans
20 Oct Energy & Climate
European Parliament signs off on EU’s flagship Farm to Fork plans
MEPs fend off strong agri-industry lobbying and claim new strategy will deliver more sustainable, healthy, animal-friendly and local food production
This week in the European Parliament
18 Oct Energy & Climate
This week in the European Parliament
The European Parliament’s second October Strasbourg session is not only packed with key issues coming to fruition, but also comes with quite a few potential moments of reckoning and could turn out to be action packed
Pivotal in reaching agreement on the TEN-E revision was the belief that climate cannot wait, explains Erik Bergkvist
14 Oct Energy & Climate
Pivotal in reaching agreement on the TEN-E revision was the belief that climate cannot wait, explains Erik Bergkvist
TEN-E negotiations were tough, but S&D Group shadow rapporteur says ITRE committee delivered a balanced approach to ending fossil fuel funding