Despite the gloom coming out of the EU climate talks at the end of last week (and the non-event that UN discussions on the same topic in Poznan appear to have been), there is one ray of hope shining from Brussels in the form of the Renewable Energy Target which will set binding goals for EU governments on sourcing energy from renewable sources. It's been a tough road, not least because of ex-...

With smart meters gradually being rolled out across Europe, households are expected to gain full control over their electricity consumption, helping the fight against global warming and putting more renewable energy onto the electricity grid.   EurActiv Links:  European Commission: Smarter use of energy European Commission: Commission Recommendation on mobilising Information and Communic...

As China grows economically, its demand for energy and the pollution it causes is rising. The Chinese government is now waking up to this and is planning to make more use of renewable energy. Let's hope this plan is implemented.

The Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) has published its first review of EU energy policy, endorsing controversial Commission plans to break up European energy giants and calling for greater cross-border trade in renewable energy among other recommendations.

Renewable energy is set to make up nearly two-thirds of new electricity generation capacity installed in the EU over the next decade, according to new estimates by the European Commission.

Most EU member states are confident that they will be able to ramp up the production of renewable energies to meet their 2020 production targets, according to national forecast documents submitted to the European Commission.

According to an impact assessment conducted by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, the Government’s Renewable Energy Strategy, which is designed to meet the UK’s share of the EU target of producing 20 percent of energy from renewables by 2020, will cost £4.

Wind farms are holding back renewable energy. Due to wind farms, we will have to continue to use fossil fuels to provide power for longer than would otherwise be necessary. Excessive subsidies make them an expensive and inefficient way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, a study by the Renewable Energy Foundation (REF) think-tank says… The industry admits

Lord Smith, the Chairman of the UK’s Environment Agency, has expressed concern in an interview with the FT that the Government is in danger of missing European Union renewable energy targets unless action is taken to promote investment in the renewable energy sector.

A new international body to promote renewable energy is to be established today, in a move that its supporters insist has the potential to replace the global dominance of conventional power with wind, solar and other sustainable sources within a matter of years. Fifty-five governments have said they will commit themselves to full membership of the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena), at ...