France to end oil and gas production by 2040
France’s parliament has passed legislation requiring all oil and gas exploration and production on French territories to end by 2040. The bill, presented in...
EU agrees clean energy position
The European Council has agreed its negotiating position on a regulation establishing the framework for an internal electricity market across the EU. This regulation is...
EU welcomes launch of China’s carbon market
China has officially launched its national emissions trading scheme that will focus on the power generation sector before covering seven other sectors, including iron...
Powering progress
European Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič explains how the European Battery Alliance will establish an innovative value chain in Europe. The European Commission's Industrial Policy Strategy aims...
Commission attends Baltic Energy meeting
EU commissioners have met with ministers from Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to agree a desynchronisation solution from the Russian energy grid. The meeting...
Celebrating Scotland’s woods
An annual opportunity to reward and showcase the contribution of Scotland’s woods and forests to the health and wealth of communities has begun. Last year’s...
Boost for Scotland’s wilderness and wildlife
Scotland’s international reputation as a key destination for experiencing world-class wild landscapes and outstanding wildlife is to be boosted by Trees for Life joining...
France, Portugal and Spain to attend energy summit
Portugal will organise a summit early next year dedicated to energy interconnectors, as lawmakers work to end the Iberian Peninsula’s energy market isolation. Portuguese Prime...
EU shows lack of overfishing ambition
Despite a legal commitment to end overfishing in European waters by 2015, EU fisheries ministers agreed to forgo legal, scientific and moral obligations, and...
Affecting afforestation
Iceland has low forest cover and will need to increase afforestation efforts to meet its climate change targets, writes the Icelandic Forest Service. ‘Skógrækt ríkisins’,...
