European Parliament calls for new EU biodiversity law
11 Jun Energy & Climate

European Parliament calls for new EU biodiversity law

MEPs also want a ‘Paris agreement’ style deal for biodiversity at an upcoming UN conference in October, that will set global biodiversity priorities to 2030 and beyond.
by Martin Banks
Technology for a greener world
07 Jun Energy & Climate
Technology for a greener world
New Environment Action Programme: The direction of travel
14 Jun Energy & Climate
New Environment Action Programme: The direction of travel
Carbon Capture & Use technologies: Capturing the potential
14 Jun Energy & Climate
Carbon Capture & Use technologies: Capturing the potential
Revision of the Buildings Directive: Fit for the Future
09 Jun Energy & Climate
Revision of the Buildings Directive: Fit for the Future
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive is Europe’s opportunity to ensure a housing stock that is fit for the future; let’s build on it, says Ciarán Cuffe.
Revision of the Buildings Directive: Realising the full potential
09 Jun Energy & Climate
Revision of the Buildings Directive: Realising the full potential
The European Parliament has done sterling work on maximising the energy efficiency potential of the EU Building Stock report; let’s make sure it ties into all areas, writes Iskra Mihaylova.
Revision of the Buildings Directive: Better living in a greener Europe
09 Jun Energy & Climate
Revision of the Buildings Directive: Better living in a greener Europe
While greener energy sources are a vital part of reducing energy consumption, more efficient buildings can make an equally important contribution, argues Pernille Weiss.
Huawei will always stand side by side with Europe Thought Leader
07 Jun Energy & Climate
Huawei will always stand side by side with Europe
Huawei can play a key role in ensuring the Green Deal is an environmental success for Europe and the world, writes Angeliki Dedopoulou.
How LED and smart school lighting can transform learning PM+
07 Jun Energy & Climate
How LED and smart school lighting can transform learning
As students return to school, there is a strong case for all educational buildings in the EU to switch to LED lighting by 2030. The move will save energy, create jobs, and further Europe’s digital future, say Signify.
Issue 537 | 07 June 2021
04 Jun Energy & Climate
Issue 537 | 07 June 2021
The latest edition of The Parliament Magazine is now available to read online for free.
Transport emission problem-solving
03 Jun Energy & Climate
Transport emission problem-solving
The EU must be open to innovation, investment and new ideas in the fight to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, argues Henna Virkkunen.
EU-Artic Strategy: Not a capitalist playground
02 Jun Energy & Climate
EU-Artic Strategy: Not a capitalist playground
If we want to save our planet, then we must save the Arctic, argues Alviina Alametsä.
EU-Artic Strategy: Northern exposure
02 Jun Energy & Climate
EU-Artic Strategy: Northern exposure
We need more Arctic in the EU, and more EU in the Arctic, explains Anna Fotyga.
Tilly Metz interview: Animal Farm 2.0
26 May Energy & Climate
Tilly Metz interview: Animal Farm 2.0
A long-time advocate for animal rights, Tilly Metz is working to create a Europe that focuses on less-but-better animal farming and one that faces up to the climate crisis while factoring in sustainability. Lorna Hutchinson reports.
Connected lighting could help Europe meet its green recovery goals PM+
25 May Energy & Climate
Connected lighting could help Europe meet its green recovery goals
Signify argues EU targets can be realised through the widespread adoption of connected lighting.
Issue 536 | 24 May 2021
21 May Energy & Climate
Issue 536 | 24 May 2021
The latest edition of The Parliament Magazine is now available to read online for free.
EU Biodiversity Strategy: A time of transformative change
11 May Energy & Climate
EU Biodiversity Strategy: A time of transformative change
With the EU Biodiversity Strategy turning one year old in May, Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius reviews its accomplishments and sets out what the future holds.
Issue 535 | 10 May 2021
10 May Energy & Climate
Issue 535 | 10 May 2021
The latest edition of The Parliament Magazine is now available to read online for free.
How Ultraviolet-C lighting can support Europe’s recovery PM+
10 May Energy & Climate
How Ultraviolet-C lighting can support Europe’s recovery
The potential of UV-C lighting to rapidly destroy traces of Coronavirus and other viruses from surfaces can be crucial in building a post-pandemic world, argues Signify’s Neil Pattie.
Air pollution is a public health and climate emergency the EU can no longer ignore PM+
07 May Energy & Climate
Air pollution is a public health and climate emergency the EU can no longer ignore
In an open letter, European health industry leaders call on the European Commission to urgently develop the Green Pillar of the European Health Union for a healthy recovery from the pandemic.
Mapping Europe’s greener, post-Covid future PM+
03 May Energy & Climate
Mapping Europe’s greener, post-Covid future
As European economies emerge from the coronavirus crisis, the next challenge is building climate resilience throughout the continent. ECMWF can provide the climate data, tools, and analysis to make sure these efforts are a success, says Dr Carlo Buontempo, Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service at ECMWF.
Rights, rules, and requirements for climate justice
30 Apr Energy & Climate
Rights, rules, and requirements for climate justice
Europe should no longer be the Wild West for big corporations, argues Kira Marie Peter-Hansen
Sustainability First supplement Sponsored
29 Apr Energy & Climate
Sustainability First supplement
The prospects of sustainable palm oil certification and consumer action to tackle deforestation. A special supplement produced with the Center for Sustainable Palm Oil Studies.
Issue 534 | 26 April 2021
26 Apr Energy & Climate
Issue 534 | 26 April 2021
Gracing this issue’s cover is Hungarian Renew Europe deputy Katalin Cseh, who was drawn to politics having witnessed the deterioration of rule of law in her native Hungary. She talks to deputy editor Lorna Hutchinson about what it means to be European, the power of sanctions on China, and that SofaGate incident.
NGO claims EU climate policy ‘not coherent’ with bloc’s stance on peace and human rights
23 Apr Energy & Climate
NGO claims EU climate policy ‘not coherent’ with bloc’s stance on peace and human rights
Quaker Council says Europe’s military sectors operating under a “state of exemption” with goals of European Green deal.
Dismay in some quarters after Parliament fails to clinch 60 percent climate target
22 Apr Energy & Climate
Dismay in some quarters after Parliament fails to clinch 60 percent climate target
Early on Wednesday, it was announced the EU’s three main institutions had reached a deal on the EU Climate Law. The three-way talks lasted 14 hours and ended at 5.15am.
Copernicus: European State of the Climate 2020 underlines the need for united action on climate change PM+
22 Apr Energy & Climate
Copernicus: European State of the Climate 2020 underlines the need for united action on climate change
The European State of the Climate 2020 is an annual report compiled by the Copernicus Climate Change Service. The newly published report confirms that 2020 was Europe’s warmest year, beating past records. Worldwide, it was one of three hottest years on record.
Parliament, Commission and Member States strike ‘landmark’ climate deal
21 Apr Energy & Climate
Parliament, Commission and Member States strike ‘landmark’ climate deal
The EU Climate Law enshrines the bloc’s commitment to reaching climate neutrality by 2050 and the intermediate target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.