Climate Brussels e-News 07.03.22

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CAN EUROPE’S STATEMENT ON THE WAR IN UKRAINE AND THE FOSSIL FUEL ENERGY CRISIS

Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe stands in solidarity with the people in Ukraine and neighboring countries that are affected by the war. While we wish for the de-escalation of the war, we urge all parties to abide by the International Humanitarian Law that protects civilians from the attacks. Peo…

climate.brusselsCAN Europe

European Parliament EPP Group endorse EU 45% renewable target for 2030

In line with the #Yesto45RES campaign, today the European People’s Party Group in the European Parliament have endorsed a minimum 45% renewables target for the EU for 2030. Markus Pieper MEP, the lead parliamentarian (‘rapporteur’) on the Renewable Energy Directive file, has revised February proposa…

climate.brusselsSolarPower Europe

More renewables mean huge investments, so don’t tamper with market rules

The current crisis highlights the need to improve Europe’s energy security. Which means more renewables ASAP. The EU and national governments clearly get this. Germany’s Finance Minister Christian Lindner recently called renewables “freedom energies”. Next week’s EU Commission paper on energy pri…

climate.brusselsWindEurope

EU Commissioners Breton and Simson call for scale up of European Solar PV Industry

This week, major solar industry stakeholders gathered in Brussels, under the French EU Presidency, to set out how a renewed European PV industry can address the climate and energy security challenges that the continent is facing. Organised by the French alternative energies and atomic energy commiss…

climate.brusselsEuropean Commission