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Friday, June 22, 2018

EU strikes deals on energy efficiency targets and governance rules
On 19 June 2018, the negotiators from the EC, EP, and the Council reached an important agreement on the Energy Efficiency Directive before proceeding with the lengthy debates on the Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union, which also culminated with a deal in ...
Friday, June 15, 2018

EU strikes deal on new RES Directive after trilogue on Energy Efficiency fails
In the early hours of 14 June, during the final trilogue on the RES Directive, the Council, the MEPs from the ITRE Committee, and the EC reached an important compromise and stroke a deal on a legally-binding EU-wide 32% RES target and a complete phase-out ...
Friday, June 8, 2018

EC proposes restructuring of energy funds and increased funding under new EU budget
Major changes to the current structure of EU financial instruments are being considered by the EC with the second set of legislative proposals for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) – the EU’s 2021-2027 budget.
The EC aims to introduce three major proposals for the current ...
Monday, December 18, 2017

Will the financial sector make the planet great again?
On 12 December 2017, two years after the adoption of the COP21 Paris Agreement and one year after it came into force, world leaders came together again to reaffirm their common commitment to combating the effects of climate change.
The One Planet Summit in Paris, convened ...
Sunday, December 3, 2017

Green is the new black – oil majors bet on RES
Hydrocarbon giants have recently been showing a growing appetite for RES, especially through investments in EVs and offshore wind. The oil and gas industry also appears to be healing financially and, while some announced a major refocusing of their businesses, others are aiming for a ...
Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Hot Topic: New York and Virginia reaffirm their offshore wind support with promising developments

Monday, July 3, 2017

Hot Topic: Germany bans negative offshore bids

Saturday, July 1, 2017

Hot Topic: Estonia takes over the Presidency of the Council
