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November 30, 2017 10:22 AM
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MEPs voted on Tuesday (28 November) in favour of increasing efficiency and renewable energy targets, in a decisive morning for EU energy and climate policy that provoked both jubilation and disappointment.
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November 30, 2017 10:14 AM
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The EU’s climate and energy stock took a tumble this month, after failing to impress at COP23, publishing a ‘wishlist’ of gas projects and supporting what many consider to be disappointing renewable energy targets. We can only hope that this is a side-effect of kicking our fossil fuels habit and not the EU’s true colours.
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November 28, 2017 3:35 AM
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UK100 group of cities urge Environment Secretary to deliver national framework to drive air quality improvements
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November 28, 2017 3:22 AM
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Lawmakers will vote Tuesday (28 November) on a crucial energy saving law that has polarised the European Parliament's main political groups, following months of bitter campaigning.
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November 27, 2017 10:46 AM
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SWEDEN’S parliament passed a law in June which obliges the country to have “no net emissions” of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere by 2045. The clue is in the wording.
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November 27, 2017 10:23 AM
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They provide evidence and a framework for policy learning from the European perspective, and an exchange of experience among national, regional and local bodies in different countries. This paper aims at informing policy-makers at the EU level about the benefits and added value of the interregional programmes in times of resource scarcity.
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November 27, 2017 9:51 AM
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Public spaces are thought to positively affect the wellbeing of their users in various ways. These associated benefits are reason enough for local authorities to invest in the creation of such high quality places through place-making processes.
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November 27, 2017 9:29 AM
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Local communities are at the forefront of the clean energy transition in Germany, with some villages relying 100% on renewables. EURACTIV Slovakia spoke to mayors there.
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November 27, 2017 9:25 AM
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The German Renewable Energies Agency (AEE) has published the Atlas of the Energiewende in English. Dealing with core themes for the expansion of renewable energy, the online version of the book addresses an international audience. The publication covers key aspects for a successful energy transition and ranges from reshaping the electricity sector to achieving a breakthrough for renewables in the heating and transport sectors. “We reach out to the participants of COP23 in offering them this digital book as a virtual business card of the energy transition which shows the possible scope of expanding renewables in Germany”, says AEE Managing Director Philipp Vohrer.
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November 24, 2017 6:41 AM
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The “impressive fall” in renewable energy prices has persuaded the European Commission to update its long-term energy projections for 2030, said Maroš Šefčovič, the EU’s Vice President in charge of the Energy Union.
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November 24, 2017 5:35 AM
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November 20, 2017 8:56 AM
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Anyone who has visited Copenhagen soon becomes aware of the bike lanes and the sheer number of bicyclists whizzing by all the time. Athlyn Cathcart-Keays writes in The Guardian that a variety of reasons is affecting the cycling culture. Even with these concerns, one feels confident that the cycling culture is not going to change…
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November 16, 2017 11:55 AM
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"Today the EU institutions reached an agreement on the redesign of one of the bloc’s key climate policies, the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
The agreement coincides with the UN Climate Summit COP23 in Bonn, where countries should make good progress towards increasing their 2030 climate pledges, in line with the conclusions of the latest Emissions Gap Report published by the United Nations Environment.
Instead of looking at ways to scale up climate action, the EU puts forward a reform that will keep its carbon market ineffective for another decade and falls dramatically short of what is needed to align it with the Paris Agreement. The EU also allows its flagship climate tool to keep funding coal – the dirtiest fossil fuel.
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November 30, 2017 10:15 AM
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There are many creative ways to finance small-scale energy efficiency projects such as building renovations, but they need to be discussed more at the European Commission level, and defined more precisely, Jessica Stromback told EURACTIV Czech Republic.
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November 30, 2017 8:01 AM
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On assiste à un engouement des collectivités pour la création de SEM de production d’énergies renouvelables. « Le Monde » organise jeudi 30 novembre une conférence : « Transition énergétique : innover, mais à quel coût ? »
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November 28, 2017 3:24 AM
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Currently, the European parliament and the Council negotiate the so-called “winter package” which will change existing legislation in the field of energy efficiency, renewable energy support schemes, the electricity market design and the energy performance of buildings. Unfortunately, the political negotiations on the “winter package” show that it will be difficult to achieve binding targets for the deployment of renewable energy, for ambitious energy efficiency measures, for a phase-out of fossil fuels and nuclear power.
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November 28, 2017 3:20 AM
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Votés en commission Industrie le 28 novembre, les projets de rapport sur l’efficacité énergétique et les énergies renouvelables pourraient être adoptés grâce à des stratégies différentes.
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November 27, 2017 10:45 AM
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Today, the European Commission presented its third “Projects of Common Interest” (PCI) list composed of energy infrastructure projects. It contains around 90 gas infrastructure projects. This is even more than the list of 2015 and directly contradicts Climate and Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete’s claim that the new PCI list was moving away from gas.
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November 27, 2017 10:19 AM
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Researchers have measured the effectiveness of crowdfunding for renewable energy projects in terms of human and environmental wellbeing There is growing interest in crowdfunding as an alternative way to support projects focused on renewables. This comes at a time when the green energy sector is feeling the purse strings tighten in many European countries. “National … Continue reading Social impact of green crowdfunding
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November 27, 2017 9:30 AM
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The European Parliament’s influential Committee on Industry, Research and Energy will vote on Tuesday (28 November) on a compromise deal that could set the bloc’s 2030 renewable energy target at 35%.
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November 27, 2017 9:27 AM
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The Bonn-Fiji Commitment aims to advance sustainable urban development as a critical component of climate action and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, specifically SDG 11. UN Habitat Executive Director Joan Clos said a new framework of cooperation among national, regional and local governments is required.
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November 24, 2017 6:41 AM
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The Adaptation Fund secured its future under the Paris Agreement and exceeded its 2017 fundraising target in Bonn.
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November 24, 2017 6:40 AM
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COP 23 was a mix of encouraging commitments, helpful momentum on climate action, and a reminder of the urgent need to cap global temperature increase a
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November 20, 2017 8:57 AM
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Envion AG a créé une technologie destinée au premier centre de données véritablement mobile utilisant une én
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November 20, 2017 8:55 AM
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It's not all bad news at Bonn – with low carbon precincts, living infrastructure and urban networks, cities are leading the charge against climate change.
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