2030
Data insight: The 2030 European wind gap
Ahead of WindEurope’s annual conference in Bilbao, Spain, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) released its Global Wind Report 2022.…
Europeans want climate action. Their governments are blocking it.
Speaking at her second annual State of the European Union address to the European Parliament on Wednesday, European Commission President…
Weekly data: How Japan is turning its back on LNG
Resource-scarce Japan has long had to innovate to power its economy. Until recently, the country was the third-largest consumer of…
How far along are the G7 nations in their journeys to net zero?
Climate change is a global problem. Every nation will have to transition its energy system away from fossil fuels to…
Why European carbon prices could be higher for good
For those who believe in the “polluter pays” principle, the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) is starting to deliver. On…
We need to free EU climate action from unseemly politicking
Europe’s prime ministers and presidents were supposed to discuss the specifics of how they will reach the EU’s 2030 and…
US, UK, EU: Comparing the new 2030 climate targets
The world has seen a flurry of new emissions reduction targets for the next decade this month, thanks to the…
How Europe’s carbon price is struggling to decarbonise industry
A year ago, as Europe went into lockdown and economic activity cratered, the price of allowances in the EU Emissions…
2021: Turning net-zero pledges into tangible steps
“Trying to predict the future is a mug’s game,” writes science fiction author Douglas Adams. Indeed, it is. Few would…
EU emissions reduction deal leaves many questions unanswered
When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen took to the virtual stage at this weekend’s UN Climate Ambition Summit…