European Union Sees Businesses Wanting to Increase CO2 Targets
In an odd shift, it now seems that the European Union is seeing an increasing demand from businesses to increase their CO2 targets. In fact, executives from organizations like Asda and Vodafone wrote to ministers recently urging them to lobby European Union authorities to raise targets. In a recent letter that
by Jenson Brayshaw July 23rd, 2010
United States and European Union Intensify Power Plant Crackdown
It now seems that new rules have been introduced that will increase the pressure on energy firms. These new rules will see energy companies try to curb their emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide and particulates. Thus, fossil fuel ...
by Tessa Clarke July 14th, 2010
Greenpeace Says European Union Could Gut Emissions by 95 Percent
Apparently, in a report from Greenpeace International and European Renewable Energy Council, the savings that would be made from switching over to renewable energy would far out weight the €2 trillion investment. The European Union could actually obtain 92 percent ...
by Emma Young July 12th, 2010
European Union Continues Discussion on How to Move Beyond 20% Carbon Reduction Goal
The Environment Council is now meeting in Luxembourg in order to discuss the economics of moving beyond the current 20 percent emissions reduction target. Right now as it stands, governments are committed to reducing their overall carbon dixieland emissions from ...
by Justin Becks June 16th, 2010
European Union Drops Energy Regulations
It now seems that pressure from the British government and energy companies has encouraged the European Union to drop new energy regulations. These are the same regulations that could have led to the closure of Drax and many other heavily ...
by Lynnette Adamson May 12th, 2010
European Union Sees Steep Decline in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Apparently the emissions of greenhouse gases in the European Union have been on a very steep decline, according to new figures released just recently. Emissions covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme between 2008 and 2009 actually dropped by an ...
by Jason Drew April 5th, 2010
The European Union May Beat 2020 Renewable Energy Target
Despite all the people that have been criticizing the European Union's renewable energy plan, it seems that they may actually be able to beat their energy target for 2020. A report that was submitted to the European Commission showed that ...
by Emma Young March 22nd, 2010
EU Announces New Round of Renewables Funding
The European Commission issued a statement saying that it would supply an additional €294 million (£267 million) in grants to encourage the development of renewables as well as carbon capture and storage (CCS) research. The funding will come from the European ...
by Beth Williams December 11th, 2009
New Report Says 10% of European Energy Comes from Offshore Wind
In a recent research report conducted by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) findings revealed that installed and planned offshore wind projects scattered throughout Europe account for 10 percent of the continent's electricity. The newly released findings can be found in ...
by Emma Young September 16th, 2009
European Union May get One-Fifth of its Electricity From Wind Farms
According to many sources, it now seems that offshore wind farms could make up about 17 percent of the electricity demand for the European Union by 2030. This means that the total installed capacity of offshore wind farms could jump ...
by Tessa Clarke September 16th, 2009
Australian Senate Passes New Renewable Energy Laws
The Australian Senate reached an agreement today regarding renewable energies and target goals for reducing carbon emissions. The political parties came to a decision which will see energy companies drawing 20% of their energy from renewable sources, such as solar ...
by Lynnette Adamson August 20th, 2009
