Paris 2015: Lighthouse City of Migration, Integration, Mitigation and Adaptation
"Paris" in view of last week's tragedy and bipartisan call for change, in 2015 hopefully will live up to its City of Light fame facilitating a…
EU Latvian presidency launches 2015 as European Year of Development
Latvia is kicking off its EU presidency on 9 January 2014 in Riga hosting an official ceremony for launching the European Year for Development 2015 that…
EU Parliament vote on Fuel Quality Directive shows unease on EU’s emission ambitions
An EU Parliament vote December 17, 2014 on the Fuel Quality Directive (FQD) did not reach a qualified majority of 376 needed for rejection but found…
Energy Union Commissioner points to strong political buy-in for Energy Union
Maroš Šefčovič, EU Commissioner of the Energy Union, at an High Level Energy Policy Conference co-organized by the EU Commission and the main Gas and Renewable…
European Court puts more heat on diesels
The UK government will come under renewed pressure to cut pollution from diesel vehicles following the latest ruling in a battle over clean air. Nitrogen dioxide…
UNEP presents Emissions GAP Report in Brussels: efficiency is the word….
Jacqueline McGlade, lead author of the UNEP Gap Emission report, presented the last Gap Emission Report at the Climate Foundation on November 19 in Brussels, indicating…
5th Synthesis Report of IPCC: fossil fuel with CCS to phase out by 2100
The International Panel on Climate Change IPCC, published its synthesis Fifth Assessment report, at the 40th session in Copenhagen on October 30. The report states that…
New EU Car Fleet Emissions Performance in Line with Targets
According to a report by the European Environment Agency (EEA), efficiency of passenger cars and vans in the EU has improved over the past years, and…
US and Germany discuss power to gas in DWV annual Parliamentary Evening
Parallel developments and differences concerning climate protection and renewable energies became visible during a Parliamentary Evening which was held on November 4th by DWV with kind…
EU leaders agree to tough carbon regulations to spur renewable energy development and fight climate change
European Union leaders backed the most-ambitious carbon emissions goals of any major economy, in a bid to crank up pressure on the U.S. and China ahead…