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EU recommends ambitious 2040 climate target, goes light on farming
The European Commission recommended on Tuesday that the EU slash net greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040, an ambitious target that will test political appetite for the region's fight against climate change ahead of EU elections.
read more... 07/02/2024
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Wind power outpaced gas plants in Europe for the first time in 2023
Wind power production outpaced gas plants in Europe for the first time last year as fossil fuel electricity generation plummeted, cutting the region's carbon emissions, data from think-tank Ember showed.
read more... 07/02/2024
Stellantis starts volume production of hydrogen vans in Poland, France
Stellantis will start volume production in Europe of large and midsize hydrogen fuel cell vans, expanding its range of zero-emission commercial vehicles.
read more... 31/01/2024
EU to Bet Big on Carbon Removals to Meet Net-Zero Goal
The European Union must raise significantly emissions capture and removals to meet its target to become a carbon-neutral bloc by 2050, the European Commission said in a draft document seen by Bloomberg News.
read more... 15/01/2024
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Sweden Doubles Down on Nuclear Energy with Parliamentary Approval
The Parliament of Sweden has approved a new energy bill paving the way for the construction of additional nuclear reactors beyond the 10 originally approved to boost energy security and reduce carbon emissions, Reuters reports. Sweden’s current fleet of six nuclear reactors is all that remains from 12 reactors after a 1980 referendum committed to exiting nuclear energy entirely.
read more... 30/11/2023