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EU expects to meet 20% renewables target by 2020
The EU will meet or slightly exceed its 20% renewable energy target by 2020, according to an analysis by the European Wind Energy Association.
Amsterdam businesses get €3 million to switch to electric vehicles
The Dutch city of Amsterdam’s plans to have 10,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2015 got a boost yesterday with the announcement of €3 million in subsidies to encourage businesses to make the switch.
EU biofuels policy could leave 100 million more going hungry
Europe’s target of replacing 10% of transport fuel with biofuels in the next decade could increase the number of those going hungry in the developing world by 100 million, according to charity ActionAid.
UK and Ethiopia to lead climate change finance group
The Prime Ministers of the UK and Ethiopia, Gordon Brown and Meles Zenawi, are to lead a climate change finance group, they announced with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday.
EU ministers agree to develop common strategy for electric vehicles
European industry ministers meeting in San Sebastián, Spain this week have agreed that the EC should draft a strategy for electric vehicles across the region.
EU must commit to green power for electric cars, says report
The EU must ensure that electric cars run green electricity so that their introduction does not increase carbon emissions, says a report from environmental groups.
EU carbon market failing to drive low-carbon investment, says report
The EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme is failing to deliver much needed investment in low carbon technologies, says a report from UK MPs.
Strong wind growth in China, US and Europe bucks predictions
The world’s wind power capacity grew by nearly a third in 2009, taking total installations to 157.9 GW with China leading the way, according to the Global Wind Energy Council.
EU finally agrees €6 billion investment in clean coal
After a year of negotiations, the EU has finally agreed to use allowances from the region’s emissions trading scheme worth €6 billion to support carbon capture and storage demonstration and renewable energy projects.
55 nations pledge to cut emissions under Copenhagen Accord
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat has confirmed that 55 nations have pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions under the Copenhagen Accord.