On the 22nd to 25th of May EU citizens are going to the polls, in the much anticipated EU elections. The outcome will shape EU policies for the next four years. […]
Opinion: Why I’m voting green
EU Commission urges renewables uptake for economic boost
By guest contributor Rebecca Cooke The president of the EU Commission has written an open letter urging its member states’ governments to hasten their uptake of renewable technology ahead of the European […]
Opinion: The time is now to move away from Russian gas
Russian state owned oil and gas company Gazprom, responsible for the majority of Ukraine’s gas imports. Photo credit: Ricardo N. Cabral via flickr. By Anders Lorenzen When countries set out their cases […]
Copenhagen: European Green Capital 2014
In 2015 Copenhagen plans for 50% of people cycling to work. Photo credit: Sharing Copenhagen. By Anders Lorenzen A year ago we wrote about the French city of Nantes, who in 2013, […]
Developments outside Cop 19 summit dominated UN climate talks
Greenpeace unfurl a banner hinting that the Polish coal industry run the country. By Anders Lorenzen This year’s round of climate talks have been dominated by developments not central to the talks […]
EU lays out COP 19 climate goals
EU’s climate change commissioner Connie Hedegaard during last years climate talks in Doha. By Anders Lorenzen Last week, ahead of the start of COP 19, the European Commission (EU) laid out out […]
European Parliament approves backloading
By Anders Lorenzen The suffering European Union Emissions Trade Scheme (EUETS) today received a welcome boost, MEP’s voted to support the proposal of backloading with the votes 344 for and 311 against. […]
Will global CO2 levels reach 400 PPM this year?
Keeling Curve’s graph showing rise of CO2 levels from 1958 until today measured in PPM. Credit: Keeling Curve. By Anders Lorenzen In the last year we have seen several records being broken; […]
Opinion: Why ocean protection is more critical than ever before
Hugh during one of his campaign trips outside parliament. By Anders Lorenzen Around 71% of our planet’s surface is covered in water, hence we quite often refer to it as the blue […]
Poland continues to gamble with the EU’s climate policy
By Anders Lorenzen Since our 25th January report on the lowest carbon price ever recorded in the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) of €2.81 per ton, the price has stabilised a […]
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