Renewable Energy Information

European Electricity CEOs Assure Their Joint Commitment to Action

renewenergy — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:54:04 +0000

European electricity companies will strive to achieve a carbon-neutral power supply by 2050, work for an integrated European electricity market that will deliver power cost-efficiently and reliably, and promote energy-efficient electricity applications as a key part of the solution to the great energy-climate challenge. This is the core of a Declaration handed over to EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs by sixty electricity Chief Executives.

The CEOs explained to Mr Piebalgs their view that to achieve this means deploying all economic low-carbon power generation options, developing a single European market through progressive regional integration, and engaging with customers and regulators to ensure take-up of energy-efficient electro-technologies. They called on the Commissioner and his fellow European policymakers to ensure a framework conducive to attaining these objectives.

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EU Plans Puts Climate Finance At Risk

renewenergy — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:36:38 +0000

European Union plans to re-write the rules of a $6 billion scheme that pays developing nations to cut greenhouse gas emissions risks stalling climate investment.

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China minister rejects U.S. pollution duty idea

renewenergy — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:34:24 +0000

China’s top climate change official rejected as protectionist on Wednesday a U.S. idea to put tariffs on some imports.

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EU Utilities Commit To Supply Carbon Neutral Power By 2050

renewenergy — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:31:37 +0000

European utilities will seek to become carbon neutral by 2050, as they commit to adopt new technologies to cut greenhouse gas emissions, an association representing European utilities said.

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EU wants ICT industry to cut emissions by 20%

renewenergy — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:28:31 +0000

The European Commission wants the ICT sector to cut its CO2 emissions by 20% before 2015 in exchange for the benefits the industry is expected to reap from EU legislation on smart technologies to tackle climate change.

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Poland defies Germany over Nabucco pipe

renewenergy — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:26:34 +0000

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Central and Eastern European countries will push for the Nabucco gas pipeline project during an EU summit in Brussels. The statement came as Germany refused to back public funding for the pipeline, which aims to reduce the EU’s dependency on Russian gas.

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‘Miracle’ saved Balkans from blackout during gas crisis

renewenergy — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:24:49 +0000

Against all odds, South Eastern Europe’s electricity grid was able to withstand soaring consumption during the January gas crisis between Russia and Ukraine.

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EU to phase out energy-guzzling light bulbs

renewenergy — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:23:12 +0000

The European Commission officially adopted two regulations to improve the energy efficiency of house lamps and office, street and industrial lighting products. Meanwhile, industry sources claimed that intelligent lighting systems will ultimately provide greater energy savings.

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EU to dodge climate funding decision until summer

renewenergy — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:21:32 +0000

The spring EU summit in Brussels had been expected to reach agreement on the EU’s position for global climate negotiations in December. But European leaders are now planning to postpone a decision on funding for developing countries until the next summit in June.

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UN climate chief hustles on global warming deal

renewenergy — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:26:45 +0000

Big gaps remain in a new U.N. deal on global warming meant to be agreed in December and time is running worryingly short with just 265 days left, the U.N. climate chief said.

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