Climate Brussels e-News 02.06.22
RWE acquires 1.4-gigawatt power plant from Vattenfall and develops Eemshaven site into a leading energy and hydrogen hub in Northwest Europe
State-of-the-art gas-fired power station Magnum to support the transformation of power generation in the Netherlands through conversion to hydrogen Site offers potential for further expansion of electrolyser capacities In combination with CCS, Magnum and Eemshaven could become a cluster for negative…
Renewable ethanol is EU’s most cost-effective solution for reducing car emissions, new research shows
Full-life-cycle comparison of renewable fuel blends with hybrid and battery electric vehicles highlights importance of policies that promote more than one decarbonisation technology BRUSSELS, 31 May 2022 – Renewable ethanol fuel blends are the EU’s current most cost-effective solution for decarbonis…
EU’s detox pledge sabotaged by illegal delay to microplastics regulation
1 June 2022 As of today, EU’s proposal to slash intentional microplastic pollution has been delayed by a whole year – jeopardising the European pledge for zero pollution and a toxic-free environment. Policy and legal experts at European Environmental Bureau and ClientEarth say this delay is illegal.…
Scientific Advice: No improvement for collapsed fish stocks - time for a reboot in the Baltic Sea
Brussels, 1 June 2022: Responding to today’s publication of annual scientific advice for 2023 fishing limits in the Baltic Sea by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), a group of non-governmental organisations said that the Baltic Sea remains in a dire condition, despite t…