Steel made with green hydrogen and electric arc furnaces, or produced from scrap, can reduce the CO2 emissions of producing cars in Europe by 6.9 Mt in 2030, new analysis shows. That’s equivalent to...
Eurostat released the publication ‘Sustainable development in the European Union - monitoring report on progress towards the SDGs in an EU context - 2024 edition’. This publication provides readers with a statistical...
As you prepare for warm summer days ahead, you will be happy to learn that the vast majority - 85.4 4 per cent - of bathing water sites in Europe met the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
