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French emissions report omits Renault discrepancy

A French government report published last month omitted significant details about Renault cars emitting nitrogen oxides at levels 9 to 11 times higher than EU limits. “The report was ultimately written by...

Informal Energy Council in Bratislava

EU Energy Ministers and Maroš Šefčovič, European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union,  met for the Informal Energy Council in Bratislava, Slovakia on 12 - 13 July. Governance of the Energy Union were on...

EU invests €217 million in energy infrastructure

Member States agreed on a Commission proposal to invest €217 million in key trans-European energy infrastructure projects, mainly in Central and South Eastern Europe. In total, 15 projects were selected following a...

EU Ministers call on the EU to live up to its Paris commitments

Many EU Environment Ministers discussing implications of the Paris Agreement for EU climate and energy policies today acknowledged that the EU must ramp up its climate targets in line with the Paris...

Energy efficiency in industry will rise, study finds

Energy efficiency levels in industry are expected to improve overall up to 2050, according to a new study entitled: ‘Energy efficiency and energy saving potential in industry and on possible policy mechanisms’....

New development could lead to more effective light bulbs

US researchers say they have developed a technique that can significantly improve the efficiency of the traditional incandescent light bulb. These older bulbs have been phased out in many countries because they...

EU Sustainable Energy Awards – call for entries open!

Are you working on an innovative and effective energy efficient or renewable energy project? Tell us about it and you could win an EU Sustainable Energy Award at the EU’s Sustainable Energy...

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