EU Energy Poverty Observatory – European Commission
Energy poverty is a concern of the European Commission, it is defined as what ‘occurs when a household suffers from a lack of adequate energy services in the home’. As a consequence it can be ‘associated with a range of adverse consequences for people’s health and wellbeing – with respiratory and cardiac illnesses, and mental […]
Commission and Parliament disagree over EU energy projects priority list
In December 2017, the European Commission presented a list of priority energy projects, including fossil fuel projects. The aim of these projects consists in enabling the EU to comply with the energy and climate objectives. However, the list has been strongly criticised by the Parliament. The main discordance lies on the large number of gas projects; the European Commission states […]
Adoption of the First European Strategy for Plastics
The European Commission has adopted the first strategy for Plastics that aims to contribute towards Circular Economy. This Strategy forms part of the Circular Economy Package, which appearance goes back to 2015, when it was first adopted. Its objective is to achieve a European Circular Economy where resources are used in a more sustainable way. Even […]
Initiatives of the European Commission to promote a modern economy
In December 2017, The European Commission presented ten initiatives at One Planet Summit in Paris. These initiatives form part of the Action for the Planet which has as objective to explain which are the steps that the EU is taking to form a modern economy and fair society, that being accomplished thanks to the use of […]
To pay or not to pay? The EU has to decide on payments to coal-fired plants
The EU has been aiming for a decarbonization of the environment and a green energy transition. However, the reality is that the EU is still dependant on non-renewable resources like coal. Renewable resources such as wind and solar power are highly dependent on weather and season conditions. Therefore, other sources are needed for energy security reasons […]
Rapporteur MEP Adam Gierek (S&D) resigns
The year 2018 will be essential to settle the European laws for energy and environment policies. Regarding the policies on renewable energy, energy efficiency and governance, the EP and the Council have already reached their positions. However, the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) could take a longer time than expected in its development as its rapporteur, Adam Gierek […]