THIS WEEK:

For a kinder, simpler Energy Union

Why the climate and energy policies of both the EU and the Member States may be getting it wrong. Some end-of-year reflections by your weekly Energy Watcher, Karel Beckman

Back on January 9, 2018:

Back on January 9, 2018:

THIS WEEK:

Heading for a climate change showdown – in the courts

“Humanity’s fight against climate change is failing. One technology can change that”

And then there is this other technology that can save the world – which at least the UK is convinced we can’t do without

How energy transition may yet be accelerated (soon for sale: an EV for $5,000)

THIS WEEK:

Jobs versus clean air: finding grassroots support for a European coal phaseout

THIS WEEK:

UK power network operators promise to “open markets for flexibility”

European Parliament supports “robust” Energy Union governance – but the fight is not over yet

The Five who Frustrate European climate policy (no, it’s not the Eastern Europeans this time)

Revealed: how four Dutch multinationals conspired to buy wind power

THIS WEEK:

The bright global outlook for (cleaner) oil

The outlook for EVs is also bright – from around 2026 on

Tillerson, Rasmussen and Putin: playing politics with energy supplies

A vision of a North Sea offshore wind paradise

THIS WEEK:

Governing the Energy Union: it’s crunch time

THIS WEEK:

Ireland faces €450 million fine for not meeting EU climate targets

Biofuels battle in Brussels heats up again

China invests €600 million in lignite power plant in Bosnia

National electricity markets in EU “robust” – but interdependent