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UK decided to keep unchanged its carbon emissions target by 2027 despite strong opposition
The UK government unveiled that it will keep unchanged its goal to curb carbon emissions by 50% across 2023-2027 against 1990 levels, a target that triggered political opposition and criticized that will be hard to meet.
read more... 23/07/2014
Seven EU countries urge European Commission to set a 2030 energy efficiency target
Seven countries of the European Union, including Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg and Portugal, are urging the European Commission to propose an ambitious 2030 target for energy efficiency in its review of the progress towards the 2020 energy efficiency target.
read more... 23/06/2014
Poland: renewable energy bill approved by the government
A long-awaited draft law has been approved by Poland's government on Tuesday exhibiting new subsidies for renewable energy for a longer period, intending to reduce costs to consumers and aid the coal dependent country to reach EU climate targets.
read more... 09/04/2014
UK: 100 billion pounds more investment needed so as to meet 2020 carbon targets
Around 8 to 10 billion pounds are being annually spent for low-carbon energy in Great Britain, or a total of maximum 100 billion pounds over a 10-year period, which is less than half of the level estimated to be invested for attaining 2020 carbon targets, as stated by lawmakers on Thursday.
read more... 07/03/2014
EC’s legal action against UK over failure to meet its air pollution target
The European Commission has initiated legal procedures against the UK, which is now facing fines of approximately 300 million pounds a year since it has failed to meet by 2010 its objectives of cutting nitrogen dioxide levels, believed to cause premature death and affect children’s lungs. About 29,000 people per year are dying prematurely because of small particles in air pollution, which can cause cancer, heart attacks and respiratory disease.
read more... 21/02/2014