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Why an EU-US trade deal matters for the energy sector

November 12, 2013 by Sonja van Renssen

This week the second round of negotiations for an EU-US free trade agreement is taking place. Energy has not been making headlines in the context of these talks, but a TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) will have far-reaching implications for the energy sector, e.g. with regard to oil sands, LNG and shale gas. NGO’s worry that the TTIP will give big business the chance to undermine Europe’s environmental legislation. Sonja van … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Energy, EU Policy, Markets, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: EU energy policy, European gas market, geopolitics, internal market, natural gas, oil, unconventionals

Why a carbon tax is a bad idea

November 12, 2013 by Alex Trembath and Matthew Stepp

With the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) struggling and “carbon credit frauds” in the news, many analysts argue we should get rid of carbon trading and opt for carbon taxes instead. But according to Alex Trembath and Matthew Step, carbon taxes will do nothing to cut emissions because they don’t lead to innovation. “Steve Jobs didn’t develop the PC because the price of typewriters went up.” … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Climate policy, Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal, Renewables Tagged With: climate change, EU ETS

Peak Coal in China – or long, high plateau?

November 7, 2013 by Armond Cohen and Kexin Liu

Recent reports predicting a "peak" in Chinese coal power consumption are misleading, Armond Cohen and Kexin Liu of the Clean Air Task Force (CAFT) point out. The amount of Chinese coal-fired power generation will "continue to skyrocket". The same goes for other parts of Southeast Asia. The only way to prevent climate disaster is by scaling up carbon capture and storage (CCS). (Photo from Shanxi province by Bert van Dijk) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Climate policy, Energy, Energy Outlooks, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: climate change, coal power, renewables

VIDEO: 2030 Climate & Energy – Will Europe have the courage to fix its climate & energy tools?

November 7, 2013 by viEUws - the EU Policy Broadcaster

Sonja van Renssen, leading environment journalist at viEUws.eu, gives an insight into the EU’s progress on reducing green house gas emissions in order to tackle climate change and an outlook on the debate on reduction targets for 2030 coming up next year. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Climate policy, EU Policy, Renewables, Videos

EU Commission: feed-in tariffs should be abandoned

November 5, 2013 by Karel Beckman

The European Commission has presented a Communication which gives guidance to Member States on “how to make the most of public interventions” in the electricity market. The Communication discusses “how to reform existing” interventions, especially renewable energy subsidy schemes, and how to effectively design new ones, especially for back-up capacity schemes." The Commission notes that “in some very specific cases public intervention might be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EU Policy, Markets, News Tagged With: electricity market, Energiewende, EU energy policy, renewables, solar power, wind power

EU Court upholds primary importance of internal energy market

November 4, 2013 by Sonja van Renssen

In its first ruling on mandatory unbundling, the European Court of Justice has deemed this principle so vital to the internal market that it supersedes fundamental freedoms enshrined in the EU Treaties, such as free movement of capital. It is a victory of public interest over pure economics. The ruling in the case of the Netherlands vs. three energy companies comes on the eve of fresh EU guidance intended to better align the state interventions … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Energy, EU Policy, Markets Tagged With: electricity market, EU energy policy, infrastructure, renewables, smart grids

VIDEO: Brussels Briefing on Energy – State Aid and more

October 31, 2013 by viEUws - the EU Policy Broadcaster

In this latest Brussels Briefing on Energy for viEUws - the EU Policy Broadcaster, leading journalist Hughes Belin provides an overview of the the European Union’s most pressing energy issues: State intervention in the energy sector Unbundling of the electricity and gas distribution European Commission’s list of energy infrastructure projects Energy Efficiency Directive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EU Policy, Networks, Videos

Crowdfunding renewables: game-changer for the energy sector?

October 29, 2013 by Clare Taylor

Crowdfunding of renewable energy projects is growing fast in Europe. If this grassroots movement gets organized in time to access the big money available in the next round of cohesion funding, it could have far reaching effects on the European energy sector. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Energy, EU Policy, Markets, Renewables, Uncategorized Tagged With: electricity market, financing, renewables, solar power, wind power

EU renewables sector fears for future subsidies

October 28, 2013 by Sonja van Renssen

Brussels wants both a single European energy market and 20% renewables in the energy mix by 2020. The latter goal, however,  risks disrupting the former. The Commission must resolve this tension in new state aid guidelines for energy for 2014-2020.  The renewables sector warns that the conditions the Commission is currently considering threaten the renewable energy sector. (Photo: uSwitch) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Energy, EU Policy, Policies, Renewables Tagged With: biofuels, electricity market, EU energy policy, renewables

A future for CCS? Set emission performance standards

October 24, 2013 by Vincent Swinkels

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has come to a dead end in Europe. Although the EU is carrying out a consultation to revive the CCS programme, it is already evident that the EU Emission Trading Scheme is too uncertain to provide a clear business case for CCS. If it wants to revive CCS, the EU should follow the US example and implement emission performance standards for power plants, argues energy consultant Vincent Swinkels. Photo: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Energy, EU Policy, Innovations, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: CCS, climate change, coal power, EU energy policy, EU ETS

Fossil fuel euphoria: oil and gas forever!

October 23, 2013 by Michael T. Klare

A European country like Germany may have embarked on an energy transformation away from fossil fuels - with major German energy companies like RWE following suit - worldwide there is no such trend, notes US energy expert and author Michael T. Klare. On the contrary, countries and companies, particularly in the US, are euphoric about all the new "unconventional" oil and gas coming on the market. "What we're seeing is a sea change in elite thinking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Climate policy, Energy, Markets, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: climate change, Energiewende, European gas market, geopolitics, natural gas, oil, shale gas, unconventionals

Europe is not alone on climate

October 21, 2013 by Liz Gallagher

Cynics claim that the EU has failed in its attempt to achieve a worldwide climate policy and is only hurting its own economy by insisting on highly ambitious CO2 emission reduction targets. But this is a far too simplistic view of how the world works, argues Liz Gallagher of E3G. According to Gallagher, Europe has achieved much more than most observers realise. Countries across the world are increasingly modelling their policies on the EU … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Climate policy, Energy, Policies Tagged With: climate change, EU ETS, geopolitics, renewables

How to turn Bulgaria into Eastern Europe’s energy hub and gateway

October 18, 2013 by Valentin Stoyanov

Bulgaria has become notorious for the failure of many big energy projects in recent years. Yet there is more going on in the Bulgarian energy sector than meets the eye, writes independent energy consultant Valentin Stoyanov. According to Stoyanov, Bulgaria could even become one of Europe’s main energy hubs. The country has strong and diverse energy assets to start with, ranging from coal and nuclear power to hydropower and renewable energies. It … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Energy, EU Policy, Markets, Networks Tagged With: coal power, diversification, electricity market, European gas market, gas pipelines, geopolitics, grid, natural gas, nuclear energy, oil, renewables, shale gas, solar power, unconventionals, wind power

VIDEO: Brussels Briefing on Environment – All you need to know this month

October 17, 2013 by viEUws - the EU Policy Broadcaster

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Filed Under: Climate policy, EU Policy, Videos

The North Seas Grid: how to get it built

October 16, 2013 by Jonathan Gaventa - Taylor Dimsdale - Pelin Zorlu

Investors stand ready to build a stunning amount of offshore wind capacity in the North Seas, as well as the interconnectors needed to integrate the North Seas region into a massive wind power production and trading area, new research from E3G shows. But the E3G researchers warn that most projects are still in an early phase and may not get built because of policy and regulatory barriers. They call on policymakers to develop a joint … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Energy, EU Policy, Networks

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