Europe
The Netherlands is showing progress towards its ambitious offshore wind target of 21 GW installed capacity by around 2030 but more work is needed if the country is to reach its goal of decarbonising the power sector in just over 10 years.
The Italian government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni continues to see a key role for natural gas in the country’s energy mix
The future of Rosebank appears even more uncertain after a landmark decision by the UK Supreme Court last month.
Keir Starmer's government has pledged to double onshore wind, treble solar, quadruple offshore wind and eliminate fossils fuels from the grid by 2030.
Gas consumption in the EU is set to decline by more than 70 percent through mid-century. A new paper argues that governments need to minimise investment in gas infrastructure and plan for decommissioning.
Belgium’s dependence on natural gas is expected to remain strong in the coming years as nuclear power is gradually phased out and the country's green transition faces challenges.
The meeting of G7 leaders under the Italian presidency last week concluded without any significant progress in climate commitments, despite growing calls for a phaseout of fossil fuels.
The new parliament that will emerge from the election could bring new challenges for the bloc’s energy policy, putting the future of the EU Green Deal in doubt.
The climate litigation victory is significant for a country that has been warming at more than twice the global rate in recent years.
The move comes as experts warn of a growing “reputational risk” for institutions like Cambridge University if they collaborate with oil and gas companies.
With gas demand in Europe in long-term decline, the EU has access to sufficient supplies in both the short and long-term. That means that contracts for additional LNG are not needed, and only increase stranded asset risk.
Businesses could cut industrial natural gas consumption by more than 50 percent with investments of €9.5 billion, a new paper estimates.
The UK is set to exceed its GHG emissions target for the period 2033-2037 by 37%, a conference in London heard Tuesday.
For more than 50 years, the health and safety hazards of a petrochemicals complex in northern Spain have been worrying locals. Despite that, and the unease of such communities globally, UN talks this week failed to clinch a plastics treaty.
A landmark EU deal this week to impose methane emissions limits on oil and gas imports into Europe should spur global action at COP28.
The residents of the Spanish town of Ferrol have lived for years in the shadow of an LNG terminal, but a growing body of research suggests such infrastructure poses a health risk to communities like theirs – which should serve as a wake-up call as we brace ourselves for major build-out of LNG in Europe.