In this Brussels Briefing on Environment for viEUws.eu, Sonja van Renssen provides an overview of the latest EU environment policy developments, including the EU ETS reform, the indirect land-use change deal and pollution from medium-sized combustion plants. … [Read more...]
Greece and Iran: two old friends can change the geopolitics of energy in Europe
Greece, which has long had friendly relations with Iran, is poised to play a key role in distributing Iranian to gas to Europe, if Iranian sanctions are lifted. With Iran in the equation, the energy geopolitics of the region – and thereby the rest of Europe – will look very different from what they are today, write Christos Brakoulias, Constantine Levoyannis and Dr. Angelos Gkanoutas-Leventis of the Greek Energy Forum (GEF) in Brussels. … [Read more...]
viEUws VIDEO: High hopes for UN September Summit on Sustainable Development Goals
Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP), talks to Sonja van Renssen on viEUws.eu about his great expectations for the United Nations September Summit that will decide on the UN Sustainable Development Goals to be attained by 2030. … [Read more...]
Historic deal in Brussels: EU decides the future of its carbon market
The European Parliament and Member States have reached a historic deal on the first half of a two-part reform of the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS). This is the introduction of a “market stability reserve” (MSR) that will mandate EU officials to add or remove allowances from the market according to pre-set rules. The MSR is supposed to wick away the enormous 2.1 billion "surplus" of carbon allowances that has accumulated in the market over the … [Read more...]
IEA: Clean energy progress falls well short of what is needed
It is “realistic and economically sensible to pursue a clean energy agenda”, states the International Energy Agency (IEA) in a new edition of its annual Energy Technology Perspectives. But, it adds”: “clean energy progress is failling well short of the levels needed to limit the global increase to no more than 2 degrees Celsius”. Governments must do much more to stimulate the uptake of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies. … [Read more...]
Tennet: Dutch electricity prices down 20%, price declines in almost all European countries
Electricity prices in the Netherlands declined 20% in 2014, according to a new Market Review published by Tennet, the Dutch transmission system operator (TSO), which is also active in Germany. According to the Market Review, electricity prices went down across Europe. Prices in the Netherlands and Germany showed convergence, but there was little convergence overall in Europe. The report also shows that coal-fired power plants are taking over from … [Read more...]
Less worldly, more wise: a letter to Ben van Beurden, CEO of Shell
In a speech given in London in February, Ben van Beurden, CEO of Shell, called on the energy industry to be "less aloof, more assertive" in the debate about climate change. Van Beurden stressed that "the world's energy needs will underpin the use of fossil fuels for decades to come" and called for "realism and practicality". In a speech given in Paris in March, John Ashton, independent speaker, former UK Special Representative for Climate Change … [Read more...]
viEUws VIDEO: Brussels Briefing on Energy – All you need to know for April & May 2015
In this Brussels Briefing on Energy for viEUws.eu, Hughes Belin provides an overview of the latest EU energy policy developments, including the Gazprom investigation and various developments in South East Europe. … [Read more...]
EU investigation Gazprom comes at the wrong time
The timing of the EU's investigation of Gazprom further exacerbates tensions with Russia, notes Friedbert PflĂĽger, Director of the European Centre for Energy and Resource Security (EUCERS), King’s College London. PflĂĽger warns that if the EU and Russia continue to be on a collision course, both sides will lose. … [Read more...]
EU takes on Gazprom: “abusing dominant position, charging unfair prices”
The European Commission has accused Gazprom of imposing unfair gas prices in five EU member states – Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Bulgaria and Poland – through abuse of its dominant market position. This constitutes a breach of EU anti-trust rules. … [Read more...]
The Great Grid Special: where is Europe going with its grids?
The EU has adopted a 10% electricity interconnection target that all member states have to meet by 2020. However, experts question this one-size-fits-all approach. They do agree that new investment in power grids is crucial - but not which type should get priority: interconnection, transmission, distribution, "smart" or even microgrid. A new French report shows that most investment is actually going to gas grids where it may be less … [Read more...]
Interview André Merlin: “Europe needs regional System Operators like in the US”
Developing electricity interconnectors should be a shared competence of the EU and individual Member States, with costs shared out at least across regions, says AndrĂ© Merlin, President of Medgrid, a consortium looking to facilitate the exchange of electricity across the Mediterranean, in an interview with Energy Post. Merlin, former Chairman of both RTE, the French transmission system operator (TSO) and ERDF, the main French distribution system … [Read more...]
Greece: Russian backdoor to fortress Europe?
An alliance between Greece and Russia could have far-reaching consequences for EU-Russia energy relations and for the success of the EU’s energy policy in South Eastern Europe, writes Constantine Levoyannis, Deputy Head of the Greek Energy Forum in Brussels. According to Levoyannis, it could open the door for Gazprom’s proposed gas pipeline Turkish Stream and even lead to a rapprochement between Turkey and Greece. … [Read more...]
Dramatic shale gas plea falls on deaf ears in Paris, but Brussels “opens back door to fracking”
A report from the French Ministry of the Economy and Industrial Recovery concludes that France could have its own shale gas revolution, with hundreds of billions in revenues and hundreds of thousands of new jobs. What is more, with the help of a unique new technology, based on propane stimulation, the shale gas could be produced without harm to the environment. The report, already produced in June 2014, was, however, ignored by the French … [Read more...]
viEUws VIDEO: Brussels Briefing on Environment – biofuel compromise, carbon trading clash
In this Brussels Briefing on Environment for viEUws.eu, Sonja van Renssen provides an overview of the latest EU environment and climate policy developments. Highlights: the European Parliament is heading for a compromise deal on new biofuel legislation, but for a clash with Member States on the reform plan for the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS). … [Read more...]
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