Shell, BP climate disclosures ‘just a marketing tool’, says ShareAction
Kyla Mandel, DeSmog Two years after BP and Shell shareholders resoundingly passed resolutions requiring the oil majors to factor climate…
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Top 250 firms emit third of CO2 – study before Bonn meeting
The world’s 250 biggest listed companies account for a third of all man-made greenhouse gas emissions yet few have strong…
Enel, on the list of the most active companies in the climate field
Enel has been admitted for the second year in a row in the Climate A list of the non-profit global…
Energy efficient houses with GEFF home mortgages or green consumer loans
If you’ve been wondering how to turn your home into a low-energy house, here are some simple and effective ways…
Energy efficiency: increased productivity or how to do more with less (Brasov, Oct 19)
Representatives of Brasov City Hall, local companies, large financiers and academic experts have brought up numerous novelties and all relevant perspectives on…
Juncker Plan works: EIB lends 7.5 mln. euro to a waste processing plant
The European Investment Bank (BEI) is awarding a loan worth 7,5 million euros to the Romanian company GreenFiber International SA,…
Germany set to widely miss climate targets, Env. ministry warns
Germany’s environment ministry fears high emissions from coal-fired power plants and transport will make the country miss its 2020 climate…
Energiewende experts call on new government to prioritise CO2 pricing
The next federal government should put a high priority on introducing a higher price on CO₂ across all economic sectors…
European energy giants form carbon storage alliance
Statoil, Shell and Total have formed a partnership that will see the three European energy companies develop a carbon storage…
EU plan to cap fossil fuel subsidies will stymie renewables, power utilities warn
A European Commission proposal aimed at capping fossil fuel subsidies across the EU could have perverse effects by promoting investments…
EU utilities say plan for CO2 cap on power subsidies will raise costs
A group of European utilities said on Monday a plan by EU regulators to curb coal use by putting limits…
EU to aim for 100% emission cuts in new ‘mid-century roadmap’
The European Commission is preparing an update of its low-carbon economy roadmap for 2050, acknowledging that the bloc’s current target…
Greenpeace boards ship in bid to stop UK-bound ‘toxic’ VW diesel cars
Greenpeace activists boarded a ship arriving in Britain on Thursday to stop a consignment of over 1,000 Volkswagen cars from…
Emissions Trading System failures sour EU energy policy efforts
At a high-level conference on electricity market design organised by the Estonian presidency of the Council of the EU, the…
2030 EU Energy Package: Will it protect the right to energy for all Europeans?
The EU’s package has to rise to the challenge. Awareness on the causes and consequences of energy poverty has been…
Enel confirmed once again in Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
Enel has been admitted to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) for the fourteenth year in a row,…
EU lawmakers back 40% energy efficiency target for 2030
MEPs agreed on Thursday (7 September) to raise the bloc’s proposed energy efficiency targets post-2020 in order to improve chances…