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EU energy plans won’t meet Paris climate commitments
Today the European Commission releases its report on the progress of the European Union’s energy plans, the ‘State of the Energy Union’. Greenpeace has criticised the EU’s energy plans as…
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EU lifeline to coal could derail renewable energy transition
Coal plants would be eligible for subsidies until at least 2026 Brussels, 30 November 2016 – A package of policy proposals released today by the European Commission threatens to derail…
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Commission risks putting renewable energy transition in the hands of reluctant power companies
On 30 November, the European Commission will release a package of draft legislation to help fulfil EU commitments under the Paris global climate change agreement. Read more here: Two of…
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Greenpeace letter to the European Commission on Hungarian nuclear regulator plan
Please click on the link below to read the full letter. – 2016094 Letter to EC on Hungarian nuclear regulator plan
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Media briefing: Potential for citizen-produced electricity in the EU
Half of all European Union citizens could be producing their own electricity by 2050, and meeting 45% of the EU’s electricity demand. Our energy market is switching from fossil fuels…
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Report: The potential of energy citizens in the EU
With an increasing share of renewable energy sources (RES) in the European Union (EU), the role of energy consumers as active participants in the energy system is bound to expand,…
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People can power the Energy Revolution
Brussels – Over half of citizens in the European Union could be generating their own renewable electricity by 2050, according to new research released today. The research outlines the potential…
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Greenpeace letter to the European Commission on public procurement infringements for the Paks II nuclear project
Please click on the link below to read the full letter. – 2016094 Letter to EC on Paks II public procurement infringements
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Greenpeace comment on Commission extension of glyphosate licence
Brussels – The European Commission has extended a licence for glyphosate, a controversial weedkiller, until the end of 2017, when the European Chemicals Agency is expected to complete an assessment…
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Prosumer Rights: Options for an EU legal framework post-2020
Brussels – There are many ways for citizens, small businesses and communities to contribute to the energy transition, actively participating in different aspects of the energy market to become true…
