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EHA Climate Brief Week 31: financing zero emission “sailing” and flying

June 19, 2019

This week 31, after the UN report on urgent action needed till 2030 that came out last  October, annoucements in notoriously hard segments to reach zero…

EHA Climate Brief 30: IEA Hydrogen Report Ahoy!

June 14, 2019

The small mountain resort of Karuizawa in Japan’s Nagano prefecture, hosting G20 Energy Ministers from June 12-14, 2019 will be a bit puzzled by the main…

EHA Climate Brief Week 29: EU votes, RE costs, Fins and CO2 tax

June 5, 2019

As EU citizens on May 26, 2019 on average voted for tougher action on climate protection, (see results German up 20%, France 12% , Austria, Ireland…

EHA Climate Brief Week 28: CBA of PCI will never look the same…

May 28, 2019

The EU Energy Infrastructure Forum Conclusions of the fifth meeting in Copenhagen on May 24-25 , 2019 pointed out clearly " the necessity to speed up in…

Nordrhein Westfalen (NRW) jetzt ein Wasserstof Land!

May 23, 2019

These were the words of state scercetary of Economic affairs and Energy of NRW at the presentation of the NRW IN4Climate NRW study on consequences of…

Shift2RailShift2H?

May 17, 2019

At the FCH JU and Shift2Rail workshop on The FCH JU latest study on hydrogen powered trains on May 17, 2019 in Brussels Siemens announced that its…

Time to end 75 year old pact on aviation tax derogation?

May 14, 2019

Aviation’s carbon footprint could be reduced by 11%, or some 16.4 million tonnes of emissions, if the EU were to end  jet fuel’s tax derogation (Pact…

EHA Climate Brief Week 27: green hydrogen blues

May 10, 2019

To get a glimpse of how fast the EU energy transition is taking place, cruise the Rotterdam port!  "Blessed" with 5 refineries (the largest concentration of…

15 years since Big Bang entry of 10 EU Member States

May 2, 2019

Air pollution is topping the list of EU citizens environmental concerns throughout the EU.  As 15 years passed after the May 1, 2004  entry of 10…

EHA Climate Brief Week 23 Fourth State of the Energy Union: hydrogen can also play an important role? Really?

April 12, 2019

The Commission on April 9 published the 4th State of the Energy Union report highlighting the key priorities of the Juncker Commission by stocking the progress…