Carbon capture and storage technologies (CCS) are considered as one of the key mitigation tools to achieve the Paris Agreement goals. They differ from other solutions as they theoretically do not prevent industries from emitting according to their business as usual footprint, then capturing and storing the produced CO2 underground. The use of CCS as read more…
Category: Energy
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EU Council reaches compromise on 2030 efficiency targets
The Council of the European Union agreed on June 26 upon its position on Energy Efficiency Directive. The general insight was reached after several proposals and discussions. This Council meeting was a continuum to agree on the EU Commission’s proposal for energy efficiency target and energy savings obligations under the European climate and energy framework read more…
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EU approves stricter limits on pollutants from large power plants
EU Member States approved on Friday (April 28th) new limits to the pollutants European large power plants are allowed to emit. As reported by Reuters and other environmental and health non-governmental groups, the decision imposes stricter caps on emissions of some toxic pollutants, such as nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulphur dioxide (SO2), particulate matter (PM) and, read more…
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SE4All Forum: current efforts are not enough
The 3rd Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll) Forum took place in New York City, US, from April 3-5, 2017. The event was organized by the SEforAll, the UN initiative aimed at promoting actions toward universal, modern and sustainable energy access, and was an opportunity to launch and discuss partnerships and ideas, as well as to read more…
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IN-DEPTH: Has King Coal entered its twilight years?
Generation of electricity and heat worldwide relies heavily on coal, the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel. Except for the 1920s and 1990s, coal use in the world has been continuously increasing since the start of the Industrial Revolution. With the rapid and energy-intensive economic growth in developing countries such as China and India, since the 2000s read more…
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EU electricity companies to cut investment in coal plants after 2020
The European Union of the Electricity Industry (EURELECTRIC) on Wednesday (April 5) announced the sector does not intend to invest in new-build coal-fired power plants after 2020. EURELECTRIC is the sector association representing 3500 companies across Europe (including 28 EU Member States, current EU accession countries and other European OECD countries) with an aggregate turnover of read more…
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Trump issues executive order wiping out Obama’s climate regulation
US President Trump on Tuesday (March 28) signed an executive order to dismantle most of the climate policies and environmental regulations of his predecessor Barack Obama. According to the so-called “Energy Independence” executive order, government departments and agencies will “immediately review existing regulations that potentially burden the development or use of domestically produced energy resources and appropriately read more…
