Tag: fossil fuels
Stellantis Expands Relationship With Vulcan Energy Becoming Shareholder In Decarbonized Lithium Company
Stellantis N.V. and Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd. today announced Stellantis’ €50 million (A$76 million) equity investment in Vulcan and an extension of the original binding offtake agreement to 10 years. The equity...
North Macedonia Adopts National Energy and Climate Plan, Commits to Accelerate Energy Transition During Secretariat’s Visit to Skopje
Director Artur Lorkowski and Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of North Macedonia, Fatmir Bytyki, agreed to step up cooperation to accelerate the just energy transition during their meeting in Skopje on...
European Commission And International Energy Agency In A Common Bid To Reduce EU Reliance On Russian Fossil Fuels
The European Commission and the International Energy Agency are joining forces to help EU countries reduce their reliance on Russian fossil fuels.
By strengthening investments in clean energy and energy efficiency, the project...
REPowerEU: A Plan to Rapidly Reduce Dependence on Russian Fossil Fuels and Fast Forward the Green Transition
The European Commission has presented the REPowerEU Plan, its response to the hardships and global energy market disruption caused by war in Ukraine.
There is a double urgency to transform Europe's energy system: ending the...
Who’s Afraid of Energy Crisis
The prices of fossil fuels are not standing still yet on the world market, so the kilowatts obtained from them are very expensive. It is clear that for a stable future, we...
Energy Community Parliamentary Plenum Debates Energy Security Amidst Russian invasion of Ukraine
Parliamentarians of the Energy Community Contracting Parties and the European Parliament met in Brussels under the umbrella of the Energy Community Parliamentary Plenum. In the presence of EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri...
Let’s Listen To What The Wind Tells Us
The language of the wind is simple. However, although every whistle tells us “healthy environment”, “unlimited green kilowatts”, and “energy stability”, investments in dirty technologies and fossil fuels are still going on.
The...
Greenpeace: We need #CleanAirNow
Air pollution is the root cause of many serious health problems. During the week of World Health Day, from April 7 – April 10, citizens around the world took to the streets...
Energy and Climate Committee Discusses Way Forward for 2030 Targets
The 8th Energy and Climate Committee met on 12 April in Vienna, in the presence of the EU Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson. The meeting provided an opportunity for Ministers and Deputy...
Renewables Take Lion’s Share of Global Power Additions in 2021
Renewable energy continued to expand steadily and well above the long-term trend, with share in total capacity expansion reaching a new record of 81 percent last year.
New data released by the International...
Eight Actions to Solar-Power EU Energy Independence
On March 31st the international solar community gathered in Brussels for the SolarPower Summit. In light of the Russian war on Ukraine, the Summit publicly launched a landmark paper on the necessary,...
Support Shifts Away from Fossil Fuels Despite Rising Energy Prices, Survey Finds
According to a new survey, there is strong global support – across all countries and demographic groups – for the energy transition to move away from fossil fuels. A majority of consumers worldwide...
Energy Transition Holds Key to Tackle Global Energy and Climate Crisis
Short-term interventions addressing the current energy crisis must be accompanied by a steadfast focus on mid- and long-term goals of the energy transition. High fossil fuel prices, energy security concerns and the...
A Country of Technological Innovations and Water Scarcity
It seems that we can learn the most about how to wisely manage resources from countries that do not have them at their disposal to a significant extent. Among those shining examples...
Joint Statement Between the European Commission and the United States on European Energy Security
The United States and the European Commission are committed to reducing Europe's dependency on Russian energy.
"We reaffirm our joint commitment to Europe's energy security and sustainability and to accelerating the global transition...
Director Lorkowski Urges Reforms to Ensure the Electricity Sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina is Ready for CBAM
Director Lorkowski delivered opening remarks at the Energy Summit in Neum this week. In his speech, he underlined that the current global energy crisis strengthened the case for a rapid energy transition...
