Tag: EU
Air Pollution: Parliament Adopts Revised Law to Improve Air Quality
Parliament on Wednesday adopted a provisional political agreement with EU countries on new measures to improve air quality in the EU so it is no longer harmful to human health, natural ecosystems...
EU countries increase 2030 solar goals by 90 per cent but grid planning trails
Despite being expected in summer 2023, EU member states have now finally submitted their draft updated National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs). 26 of 27 countries have submitted, with Austria’s on hold...
Which EU Countries Have Met the Targets for Public Chargers?
The number of public chargers for electric vehicles has tripled in the previous three years in the EU. Data collated by the European Federation for Transport & Environment showed that at the...
New EU Rules to Improve Urban Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
With 481 votes in favour, 79 against and 26 abstentions, Parliament adopted the deal reached with the Council in January 2024 on revising the EU’s water management and urban wastewater treatment standards...
One in four EVs sold in Europe this year will be made in China – analysis
Almost a fifth (19.5 percent) of electric vehicles sold in Europe last year were made in China and this is on track to reach a quarter (25 percent) in 2024, according to...
CONTINUED DROP IN EU IMPORTS OF ENERGY PRODUCTS
In the fourth quarter of 2023, the EU imported 111.3 billion euros worth of energy products amounting to a total of 187.9 million tonnes. Compared with the same quarter of 2022, imports...
Launching the Wind Energy Initiative
The annual onshore and offshore wind event organized by WindEurope brought together over 10,000 participants and features dozens of conference sessions, hundreds of speakers and over 500 exhibitors from the field. Held...
Commission approves up to 6.9 billion euros for the third Important Project of Common European Interest in the hydrogen value chain
The Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a third Important Project of Common European Interest (‘IPCEI') to support hydrogen infrastructure. This IPCEI is expected to boost the supply of renewable...
Net Zero Industry Act threatens to be a backward step for Europe’s wind industry
Wind is 19 per cent of the electricity consumed in Europe. Nearly all of Europe’s wind turbines are made in Europe. Europe’s wind energy supply chain is big – over 250 factories...
NEW EU STANDARDS – WHERE IS THE BEST DRINKING WATER?
The European Commission has adopted new minimum hygiene standards for materials and products that come into contact with drinking water, which is a significant step towards improving the quality of drinking water...
800 CHARGERS ON PUBLIC LIGHTING IN PRAGUE BY 2026
The average age of vehicles in the Czech Republic is higher compared to the rest of the European Union. According to data from 2023, the number of electric cars in this country...
EU exported 32 million tonnes of waste in 2022
In 2022, the EU exported 32.1 million tonnes of waste to non-EU countries. This was a slight decrease of three per cent compared with 2021. Imports of waste from non-EU countries decreased...
The EU built a record 17 GW of new wind energy in 2023 – wind now 19 per cent of electricity production
According to WindEurope data, the EU built 17 GW of new wind farms in 2023: 14 GW onshore; 3 GW offshore. These numbers are slightly up on 2022 and are the most...
New Wind Charter and national wind pledges underline ambition for wind power in Europe
The EU’s ambition to advance wind energy took two further steps forward in the margins of Energy Council in Brussels, following up on two of the measures outlined in the recent European...
Halting biodiversity loss: EU outlines achievements one year after adoption of global plan for nature and people
Yesterday marked one year since 196 countries agreed the Kunming–Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) at the United Nations Conference on Biodiversity (COP15) as an action plan to protect, restore, sustainably use, manage...
Additional security in gas supply for citizens, companies ensured
Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic spoke today with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Peter Szijjarto about cooperation in the field of natural gas supply, the construction...
