A closer look at the Commission’s proposed Regulation on deforestation-free products
05 May Energy & Climate

A closer look at the Commission’s proposed Regulation on deforestation-free products

Here's your quick guide to the EU's draft deforestation legislation, what's at stake and what's coming up next
by Natalia Pujalte
H2 and heat pumps: a dynamic duo to RepowerEU Partner Content
01 Jun Energy & Climate
H2 and heat pumps: a dynamic duo to RepowerEU
How Italy and Croatia are fighting against marine pollution Partner Content
04 May Energy & Climate
How Italy and Croatia are fighting against marine pollution
Niels Fuglsang on how energy efficiency fuels a more secure world
27 Apr Energy & Climate
Niels Fuglsang on how energy efficiency fuels a more secure world
Issue 531 | 1 March 2021
26 Feb Energy & Climate
Issue 531 | 1 March 2021
Gracing the cover this issue is Irish EPP deputy Frances Fitzgerald. A staunch defender of women’s rights, Fitzgerald says she believes we are entering a new era of equality, telling deputy editor Lorna Hutchinson that despite recent setbacks, fresh momentum for change is building.
The next step for fully circular plastic packaging Partner Content
23 Feb Energy & Climate
The next step for fully circular plastic packaging
Traceability and transparent recycled content certification could help Europe achieve a fully circular economy, writes RecyClass Chairman Paolo Glerean.
Paving the way to climate neutrality
04 Feb Energy & Climate
Paving the way to climate neutrality
Renewable hydrogen can make an important contribution to the energy transition, but the EU needs to develop a sustainable hydrogen economy to make it competitive, writes Jens Geier.
Abu Dhabi looks to drive clean energy post-COVID Partner Content
03 Feb Energy & Climate
Abu Dhabi looks to drive clean energy post-COVID
However, the Emirate still sees a future for oil and gas as part of the country’s cleaner energy mix, writes Sara Stefanini.
German Greens MEP calls for quick phase-out of nuclear energy
01 Feb Energy & Climate
German Greens MEP calls for quick phase-out of nuclear energy
Jutta Paulus was speaking at an online event focusing on safety issues surrounding the construction of new nuclear reactor plants in Belarus, Turkey, and Uzbekistan.
Issue 529 | 1 February 2021
29 Jan Energy & Climate
Issue 529 | 1 February 2021
Gracing the cover this issue is Loucas Fourlas, Chair of the MEPs Against Cancer (MAC) Interest Group. The Cypriot EPP deputy tells Jon Benton and Ana Gallego what drives him in his fight against cancer, his campaign to help those affected and of his own personal tragedy.
Lahti: the European Green Capital 2021
21 Jan Energy & Climate
Lahti: the European Green Capital 2021
Henna Virkkunen (FI, EPP), Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (FI, S&D), Elsi Katainen (FI, RE) and Ville Niinistö (FI, Greens/EFA) share their views on this year's European Green Capital, the Finnish city of Lahti.
Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week: accelerating the world’s sustainable development Partner Content
20 Jan Energy & Climate
Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week: accelerating the world’s sustainable development
The Middle East’s economic recovery has a chance to look greener and more sustainable than ever before, writes Dr Guy Burton.
Energy solutions for a green future – some key takeaways to chew over Partner Content
18 Jan Energy & Climate
Energy solutions for a green future – some key takeaways to chew over
Katrina Sichel reports on Liquid Gas Europe’s recent event.
A new Saudi Arabia beckons European tourists and investors. Could these changes bring Brussels and Riyadh closer? Partner Content
13 Jan Energy & Climate
A new Saudi Arabia beckons European tourists and investors. Could these changes bring Brussels and Riyadh closer?
Could the Arab nation’s vision of transforming into a tourist hub by 2030 bring the Kingdom closer to Europe? Muddassar Ahmed reports.
Joe Biden: will he bring a fresh transatlantic wind?
24 Dec Energy & Climate
Joe Biden: will he bring a fresh transatlantic wind?
Joe Biden seems likely to represent a return to a better and more harmonious transatlantic relationship; we should now stand together to champion global democracy and fairness, argues Nicolae Ştefănuță.
2020 vision: A year in review
23 Dec Energy & Climate
2020 vision: A year in review
The year 2020 will go down in history as one of the most challenging in generations. Lorna Hutchinson looks back on an extraordinary twelve months.
EU agrees tough new 2030 climate targets
11 Dec Energy & Climate
EU agrees tough new 2030 climate targets
But new plan to cut carbon emissions by at least 55 percent over the next decade, criticised for falling short of the scale of emission reduction needed.
Despite COVID-19, the EU’s priorities for long-term sustainability and competitiveness are clear, argues Sandro Gozi
11 Dec Energy & Climate
Despite COVID-19, the EU’s priorities for long-term sustainability and competitiveness are clear, argues Sandro Gozi
EU can position itself as a global leader in innovation and sustainable growth, says French MEP.
Creating a powerful circular economy
08 Dec Energy & Climate
Creating a powerful circular economy
The continuing pandemic has highlighted the fragility of our linear economy; let’s use these difficult times as an engine for change, writes Victor Negrescu.
The European Green Deal and the post-COVID-19 recovery are two sides of the same coin
08 Dec Energy & Climate
The European Green Deal and the post-COVID-19 recovery are two sides of the same coin
The paths for delivering the Green Deal and ensuring Europe’s recovery are one and the same, argue former European Commissioners Jyrki Katainen and Janez Potočnik.
A ‘Carbon Budget’ will set Europe on a trajectory to climate neutrality
27 Nov Energy & Climate
A ‘Carbon Budget’ will set Europe on a trajectory to climate neutrality
Establishing a Carbon Budget will indicate that we are serious about climate neutrality and that we are going to pursue a stable climate policy for the next 30 years, explains Finnish MEP Nils Torvalds.
A closer look at the EU Forestry Strategy
24 Nov Energy & Climate
A closer look at the EU Forestry Strategy
Forests and forestry will play an increasingly important role in our cleaner, greener future. It is important to allow those with expertise to bring out the most from them, writes Jessica Polfjärd.
Climate change: time to put the fire out
24 Nov Energy & Climate
Climate change: time to put the fire out
Now more than ever, we must come together to take climate action that meets the emergency we find ourselves in, argues German Greens MEP Michael Bloss.
A Green Europe needs a Green Recovery
24 Nov Energy & Climate
A Green Europe needs a Green Recovery
Let’s make the Nex Generation EU facility and economic recovery a step towards the green Europe we all want and need, argues Morten Helveg Petersen.
Putting the European Single Market on a path to sustainability
23 Nov Energy & Climate
Putting the European Single Market on a path to sustainability
The European single market is one of the best tools available to us in the drive to creating a genuine circular economy, explains Arba Kokalari.
Making the European Single Market more sustainable
23 Nov Energy & Climate
Making the European Single Market more sustainable
Built-in obsolescence is one of the many barriers to delivering a genuine circular economy; enshrining the right to repair is essential, says David Cormand.
Putting a price on the European Green Deal Partner Content
18 Nov Energy & Climate
Putting a price on the European Green Deal
A Commission impact assessment lays out what happens if the EGD is implemented, and it does not look good, writes the Consumer Choice Center’s Bill Wirtz.
Long before the pandemic, Morocco established a development model based on renewable energies and a sustainable vision Partner Content
09 Nov Energy & Climate
Long before the pandemic, Morocco established a development model based on renewable energies and a sustainable vision
Renewable energy can play a key role in both South-South cooperation and Africa’s sustainable economic recovery, explains Mustapha Bakkoury