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Activists call out EU ministers for failing to support renewable energy development
Sofia/Brussels, 19 April 2018 – Climate change activists demonstrating outside a meeting of EU energy ministers in the Bulgarian capital Sofia urged European governments to stop restricting the rights of…
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European Parliament votes to increase renewable energy target
Bad bioenergy still counts towards renewable target Strasbourg – Today the European Parliament voted to increase the EU’s 2030 renewable energy target to 35 per cent. 17 January 2018 Projections…
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Energy ministers give Europeans coal for Christmas
Council adopts preliminary agreement on energy reform package Brussels – European energy ministers have backed coal and other fossil fuels over renewable energy, in the ongoing reform of the EU’s…
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EU 2030 energy package: community power holds key to renewables transition
In the coming days and weeks, European governments and Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will have a crucial say on the direction and pace of the European Union’s renewable…
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EU Parliament backs people-powered renewables but aims too low
Energy committee plan would undo Spain’s controversial ‘sun tax’ The European Parliament’s energy committee voted today to recognise the right of Europeans to produce and sell their own renewable electricity.…
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Commission shows narrow vision on renewable-powered shared mobility, Greenpeace
Brussels – A package of policy measures for the transport sector released by the European Commission fails to deliver an ambitious vision of shared mobility powered by renewable energy, said…
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Activists urge EU to go for 100% renewable energy
** High-res photo and video available at bit.ly/GP_9Oct17** Sixty-five activists, from five countries, [1] also painted surrounding roads with biodegradable yellow paint to turn the roundabout into a giant sun,…
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EU-China statement must lead shift to renewables, Greenpeace
Brussels, 1 June – The EU and China’s renewed commitment to fighting climate change must be backed up by a decisive shift to renewable energy, said Greenpeace. The EU-China joint…
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European Parliament fires up Europe’s energy transition
European Parliament proposals to increase the EU’s share of renewable energy to a minimum of 35 per cent, and to set binding targets for each EU country, are a step…
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EU could retake climate leadership under new EP plan to boost renewables
A new plan by key members of the European Parliament would help the EU retake global leadership on climate change, just as the US dithers on its commitments under the…