Today, the revised Energy Efficiency Directive, the revised Renewable Energy Directive and the new Governance Regulation were formally adopted at today’s Transport, Telecommunications & Energy Council, following on from the strong support that all three dossiers got from MEPs at last month’s European Parliament Plenary session.
Energy Council adopted new rules on Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Governance
A complete transformation of our global energy economy is needed
In this way, António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, justified yesterday at the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 24) in Katowice the importance of a cleaner and greener energy system to successfully combat climate change.
#EU and ME and #CleanEnergy
The European Commission has launched a campaign under the name of “#EU and Me”, which aims at sharing “things that Europeans are passionate about” such as clean energy or climate action.
Political agreement to improve the EU’s risk preparedness in the electricity sector
Yesterday five out of the eight legislative proposals of the 2016 Clean Energy for All Europeans package have been politically agreed by the co-legislators in Brussels, which means that “Europeans will be better protected against black-outs and will ensure that all Member States put in place appropriate tools to prevent, prepare for
New electricity transmission line in Bulgaria thanks to EU supported project
On 22nd November, the works of a new 100 km electricity line connecting the Bulgarian cities of Dobrudja and Burgas, supported by the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for Energy programme, were started. The new line will reinforce the Bulgarian electricity network and enhance the security of supply to households
Discussing clean energy transition at the SET Plan conference
The 11th annual conference of the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) took place this week (20-21 November) in Vienna, with the aim to examine and discuss different views for a successful energy transition. This year, it was co-organised by the Austrian Presidency and the AIT Austrian Institute of
EUSEW 2019: Shaping Europe’s Energy Future
“Shaping Europe’s Energy Future: moving towards carbon free electricity by 2050” will be the theme of the European Sustainable Energy Week 2019 (EUSEW19), which will take place 17-21 June in Brussels, as announced yesterday the European Commission. This theme aims at meeting the targets of Paris Agreement and EU’s long-term
European Parliament approved key files of the Clean Energy for All Europeans package
Today European Parliament completed the parliamentary approval of half of the eight legislative proposals in the 2016 Clean Energy for All Europeans package, which means new rules on renewables, energy efficiency and the governance of the Energy Union. An important step in enabling the European Union and its Member States
Celebrating World Cities Day
“Building sustainable and resilient cities” is this year’s World Cities Day theme where the spotlight on building sustainable cities came to the fore. The United Nations General Assembly has designated this celebration with the expectation to greatly promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization, push forward cooperation among countries