The second Trump administration has made a U-turn on industrial policy designed to support decarbonisation, while making a protectionist trade policy its hallmark.

This year is expected to match 2023 as one of the warmest on record, second only to 2024, EU scientists warn. They cite greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels as the main cause of global warming.

Backing these reactors would be a ‘costly mistake for Europe’, the lead author said

Germany pivots to nuclear fusion, partnering with Focused Energy and RWE. Breakthroughs at Lawrence Livermore bring commercial fusion closer to reality.

Eurelectric calls on EU Energy Ministers to strengthen Europe's electricity system to ensure energy security

A blog by E3G examines the European Commission's new joint communication on strengthening EU's economic security, and sets out the case for prioritising economic security tools with joint climate benefits.

Work on a new lithium extraction site in southern Germany got underway at the end of last week. Company Vulcan Energy celebrated its groundbreaking ceremony for a combined geothermal and lithium extraction plant (G-LEP) in Landau in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The Australian-German company aims to filter lithium chloride from geothermal sources, which can also be used to produce electricity and heat.

The European Grids Package is an initiative by the European Commission to speed up the modernisation and expansion of the bloc’s energy grids. While it is set to focus heavily on electricity, it could also cover hydrogen and carbon networks. Given the EU's emphasis on securing industry competitiveness, the package is set to focus on lowering energy costs.

The European Grids Package is an initiative by the European Commission to speed up the modernisation and expansion of the bloc’s energy grids. While it is set to focus heavily on electricity, it could also cover hydrogen and carbon networks. Given the EU's emphasis on securing industry competitiveness, the package is set to focus on lowering energy costs.

Work on a new lithium extraction site in southern Germany got underway at the end of last week. Company Vulcan Energy celebrated its groundbreaking ceremony for a combined geothermal and lithium extraction plant (G-LEP) in Landau in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The Australian-German company aims to filter lithium chloride from geothermal sources, which can also be used to produce electricity and heat.

In 2024, the total number of passengers travelling by air in the EU was 1.1 billion, an increase of 8.3% compared with 2023 (973 million). Data show that in 2024, all EU countries registered an increase in the number of passengers carried by air compared with 2023. Hungary (+19.2%), Czechia (+18.9%) and Estonia (+17.8%) reported the largest increases, while the lowest ones were in Sweden (+1.3%), Bulgaria (+3.8%) and France and Ireland (both +4.6%). This information comes from data on air transport published by Eurostat. The article presents a selection of findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained articles on air passenger transport statistics and on air freight transport. Source dataset: avia_paoc Increase in air freight and mail transport Total air freight and mail transport in the EU also saw an increase of 8.7% in 2024 compared with 2023. It was driven by a 10.8% growth in extra-EU transport, while intra-EU transport was almost stable at +0.1% and domestic transport fell by 4.3%. At national level, Hungary (+65.9%), Czechia (+43.7%) and Greece (+36.7%) recorded the highest increases, while only Poland (-3.6%) and Latvia (-2.7%) registered declines. Top 9 airports for air passenger transport remain the same In 2024, among the 10 EU airports recording the biggest numbers of passengers carried were Paris/Charles de Gaulle, with 70.3 million passengers (+4.3%), Amsterdam/Schiphol, 66.8 million passengers (+8.0%), Madrid/Barajas, 66.1 million (+9.9%), Frankfurt/Main, 61.5 million (+3.7%) and Barcelona/El Prat, which recorded 54.9 million (+10.3%). Roma/Fiumicino placed 6th with 48.7 million passengers, but saw the highest increase among the top 10 airports (+20.8%). Athinai/Eleftherios Venizelos moved ahead and replaced Paris-Orly in 2024, securing the 10th place thanks to a significant passenger growth compared with 2023 (+19.6%). Source dataset: avia_paoa Each year, 7 December marks the celebration of International Civil Aviation Day.

Renewables are the cheapest form of power generation. But this doesn’t tell the full story. What about the costs of grids, storage and back-up ? WindEurope’s latest study done in cooperation with Hitachi Energy shows that even when accounting for the grids, storage and back-up, a system running on high shares of renewables is the […]

The European Commission has announced the opening of three new funding opportunities under the Innovation Fund with a total budget of €5.2 billion in EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) revenues.

The Commission is expected to ramp up pressure on France over its resistance to Spanish power links