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Latest news, analysis and comment on energy and climate policy in Europe and beyond.

EU energy ministers break deadlock on power market reform

October 17, 2023 5:59 pm CET

Talks had stalled for months due to Franco-German dispute.

Greta Thunberg arrested in London during anti-oil protest

October 17, 2023 5:38 pm CET

Police put climate activist into the back of a van.

Amid air strikes, Gaza’s internet hangs by a thread

October 17, 2023 6:00 am CET

Gaza faces a total blackout as its networks were hit by Israeli retaliatory strikes — and energy to power what’s still working may soon run out.

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Close agriculture gender gap to enhance global food security

October 17, 2023 5:00 am CET

As events take place to mark the October 15 International Day of Rural Women, the financial institutions must do more to support women farmers.

EU countries call for phaseout of ‘unabated’ fossil fuels

October 16, 2023 10:56 pm CET

Fractious negotiations were due to a deep divide between EU states.

Polish parties scramble for coal miners’ vote in knife-edge election

October 13, 2023 3:19 pm CET

Parties are resorting to handouts, U-turns and hiding the truth in a bid to win miners’ backing.

Ex-Finnish PM Alexander Stubb warns of attempts to ‘intimidate’ NATO allies after pipeline leak

October 13, 2023 6:45 am CET

Presidential candidate and ex-PM said the Finland-Estonia pipeline was a ‘natural target’ for NATO’s adversaries.

German gas deal with Qatar under renewed scrutiny

October 12, 2023 5:49 pm CET

Berlin wants Qatari gas. But Qatar is a seen as a sponsor of Hamas, which carried out an attack on Israel.

Finland says ‘state actor’ might be involved in gas pipeline damage

October 12, 2023 5:48 pm CET

NATO defense ministers are briefed on the investigation.

Carbon trading for farmers is back on the table

October 12, 2023 3:41 pm CET

EU policymakers are coming back to the idea of a cap-and-trade system for the farm sector, where curbing emissions has lagged behind.

Living Cities

Bikeless in Berlin: Europe’s cycle backlash has begun

October 12, 2023 1:29 pm CET

Conservative parties are turning cars into a major culture war issue.

Government advisers to Rishi Sunak: You’ve put UK climate goals at risk

October 12, 2023 1:02 pm CET

Climate Change Committee said the government’s pivot on green policy has made “net zero considerably harder to achieve”

Baltic pipeline leak raises winter gas supply fears

October 11, 2023 5:43 pm CET

Prolonged disruption on the Balticconnector could cause problems for Finland’s energy supply, analysts say.

It’s the EU and US against the rest of the world in new steel club

October 11, 2023 1:54 pm CET

Brussels and Washington prepare to slap 10 to 25 percent tariffs on countries outside their metals club.

3 disagreements Macron and Scholz can’t (yet) resolve

October 10, 2023 10:01 pm CET

The German and French leaders tried to find common ground during a Hamburg retreat. But here are the key issues still dividing them.

Finnish pipeline leak points to ‘external activity,’ president says

October 10, 2023 2:45 pm CET

The Balticconnector pipeline suffered an “unusual” drop in pressure over the weekend, the grid operator said.

Labour wants to decarbonize UK power by 2030. Mission impossible?

October 8, 2023 5:00 pm CET

Unions, business and green policy experts fear the ‘moon shot’ promise to hit net zero electricity by the end of the decade is doomed to fail.

EU climate chiefs back radical new 90 percent emissions target

October 6, 2023 4:08 pm CET

Two new climate commissioners pledged to ‘defend’ the goal of 90 percent emission cuts by 2040 this week.

France blocks American takeover of nuclear suppliers

October 6, 2023 1:05 pm CET

The economy ministry cited strategic concerns in vetoing the takeover of France-based Segault by American industrial machinery giant Flowserve.

West’s oil price cap fails to empty Russian war chest

October 6, 2023 12:19 pm CET

Moscow is still raking in huge sums from its energy exports despite G7+ restrictions.

Russia to lift fuel export ban amid supply fears

October 6, 2023 9:24 am CET

Moscow’s self-imposed embargo on diesel sales abroad was designed to tackle shortages at home.

Meet the farmers who control one-third of the EU’s budget

October 6, 2023 6:00 am CET

The European Parliament’s farmer-packed agriculture committee is hindering a push for environmental sustainability and consumer interests.

Blinken: US and EU need legal frameworks to seize Russian assets

October 5, 2023 2:06 pm CET

Moscow has to pay to rebuild Ukraine, the top diplomat says, telling Putin: ‘You broke it, you bought it.’

MEPs confirm EU’s new climate chiefs

October 5, 2023 12:17 pm CET

Maroš Šefčovič and Wopke Hoekstra pass plenary vote to take up European Commission posts.

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