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Lacklustre drive for renewables threatens energy transition
Brussels – The energy package being discussed by EU energy ministers today could endanger the transition to renewable energy and falls well below the action needed, warned Greenpeace. The “Clean…
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EU energy plans won’t meet Paris climate commitments
Today the European Commission releases its report on the progress of the European Union’s energy plans, the ‘State of the Energy Union’. Greenpeace has criticised the EU’s energy plans as…
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EU lifeline to coal could derail renewable energy transition
Coal plants would be eligible for subsidies until at least 2026 Brussels, 30 November 2016 – A package of policy proposals released today by the European Commission threatens to derail…
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Commission risks putting renewable energy transition in the hands of reluctant power companies
On 30 November, the European Commission will release a package of draft legislation to help fulfil EU commitments under the Paris global climate change agreement. Read more here: Two of…
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Report: The potential of energy citizens in the EU
With an increasing share of renewable energy sources (RES) in the European Union (EU), the role of energy consumers as active participants in the energy system is bound to expand,…
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Media briefing: Potential for citizen-produced electricity in the EU
Half of all European Union citizens could be producing their own electricity by 2050, and meeting 45% of the EU’s electricity demand. Our energy market is switching from fossil fuels…
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People can power the Energy Revolution
Brussels – Over half of citizens in the European Union could be generating their own renewable electricity by 2050, according to new research released today. The research outlines the potential…
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Prosumer Rights: Options for an EU legal framework post-2020
Brussels – There are many ways for citizens, small businesses and communities to contribute to the energy transition, actively participating in different aspects of the energy market to become true…
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Commission is blind to renewables’ potential, keeps Europe stuck on gas
Brussels – The Commission today published a gas package proposal which fails to recognise that renewables and energy efficiency can secure Europe’s energy supply. It defies the commitments taken under…