German parliament approves climate protection law The German Bundestag (the lower house of parliament) has approved a major climate protection package. According to environment minister Svenja Schulze, the package plugs a major gap in Germany’s legislative framework. Through the package, the Bundestag compels ministries to take additional steps to…
IAEA assesses climate change effects on the energy sector A new publication called Adapting the Energy Sector to Climate Change…
Denmark aproves Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction in its territorial waters Denmark's Energy Agency has approved Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction in…
79 percent of EU coal plants are unprofitable A report by the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) has revealed that four out…
Poland to import a record amount of electricity this year Poland exported more electricity than it imported until 2014. Since then,…
The ITER Organisation awarded two Tokamak Assembly Contracts The ITER Organisation has decided to divide the ITER project assembly into…
New eco-design rules for household appliances On 1 October 2019, the European Commission (EC) adopted new eco-design…