Brussels, International — As EU leaders discuss the rebuilding of Europe’s economies after the recession, Greenpeace warns that governments are losing sight of the physical constraints to economic recovery and the EU’s energy system. The European...

Brussels, Belgium — WWF, Greenpeace et les Amis de la Terre Europe ont accueilli très favorablement les objectifs pour l’efficacité énergétique proposés aujourd’hui par la Commission Européenne afin de réduire la consommation totale d’énergie...

Brussels, International — European energy ministers meeting in Brussels today recognised the need to slash greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector in the context of the proposed 2020 strategy for sustainable economic growth. But ministers...

Brussels – Greenpeace cautiously welcomed a communication by the European Commission on the future of Europe’s energy market.

Brussels, International — Greenpeace welcomes the fact that renewables were at the heart of today’s energy summit. It is disappointed there was no progress on binding energy efficiency targets "for now", despite common agreement that the EU is...

Brussels, International — According to leaked texts, next week’s energy council is set to place energy efficiency and renewable power at the centre of Europe’s energy policies for the coming decades.

Brussels, International — Two hundred local businesses and organisations, national and European politicians, and companies from a variety of sectors, including engineering, energy supplies and healthcare, have lent their support to a 100%...

Brussels, International — European leaders assembled in Brussels today for an EU summit agreed in principle to make Europe more energy efficient over the next decade. The leaders adopted a non-binding objective to make the EU energy system 20%...

European environment ministers meeting today in Luxembourg agreed on the EU’s position going into December’s global climate summit in Copenhagen. But the failure to bring commitments on emission cuts in line with scientific requirements means...

Berlin - Brussels, Germany — Aggressive investment in renewable power generation and energy efficiency could create an annual USD 360 billion industry, providing half of the world’s electricity, slashing over USD 18 trillion in future fuel costs...

Brussels, Belgium — Renewable energy, combined with efficiencies from the ‘smart use’ of energy, can deliver half of the world’s energy needs by 2050, according to one of the most comprehensive plans for future sustainable energy provision,...

The European Commission has proposed increased and coordinated funding to develop a greener energy sector, but has failed to deliver a consistent strategy to achieve this objective, said Greenpeace today following the release of an EU proposal...

Brussels, Belgium — "The EU is investing in carbon capture and storage, but the technology is not even available yet, and will not come on line in time to make a difference in the fight against climate change, nor to help economic recovery. On...

Brussels, Belgium — The European Commission has been unable to send a clear message on energy security by once again downgrading the importance of energy efficiency and providing a lifeline to coal and nuclear energy, said Greenpeace today...

Nuclear energy cannot fulfil Europe’s energy needs, but burdens countries with spiralling costs and constitutes an enormous threat to the environment, said Greenpeace at an EU-sponsored meeting on nuclear energy in Bratislava today.(1)

Brussels, Belgium — With the release of its climate and energy package of new EU laws today, the European Commission has made a good but faltering start, according to Greenpeace. This package introduces a number of necessary policy overhauls in...

Brussels, Belgium — The European Commission is right to call for the EU to lead the world in pushing for renewable energy and efficiency, Greenpeace said today, but its ‘European Strategy for Sustainable, Competitive and Secure Energy’...

Brussels, Belgium — Mahi Sideridou of Greenpeace said: "It is encouraging to see energy ministers recognise the pivotal role of renewables and efficiency for future energy policy, just as the Commission did in the Green Paper it launched last week".

Lahti, Finland, International — Today, Greenpeace urged European leaders meeting in Finland to stop relying on fuel imports and put renewable energy and energy efficiency at the core of their energy security discussions. The message "Energy...