Luxembourg and Malta’s plans to provide state aid for renewable energy projects have been approved by the European Commission. It said the schemes will increase power production from green sources, in line with EU energy objectives, without distorting competition. The Luxembourg scheme introduces premium payments to support operators of wind, solar, biogas, hydropower and biomass […]

The Swedes lead the European Union’s charge towards renewable energy, according to new figures from EU’s fact body Eurostat. While almost all member states increased their share of renewable energy in energy consumption between 2010 and 2011, the highest share is to be found in Sweden, Latvia, Finland and Austria. The Swedes final energy consumption […]

Countries across Europe are failing the EU environmental standards for water, which could result in taxpayers paying more than €1 billion (£0.84bn) a year in fines. New research suggests a total of 6,331 areas in the Union are not meeting the water requirements, including Brussels, the home of the European Commission. The worst offenders are […]

Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne will attend his first meeting of EU environment ministers today in Luxembourg. On the agenda will be the European Commission’s recent paper on moving beyond a 20% EU emissions reduction target, as well as a debate on international climate negotiations. Speaking ahead of the meeting, Mr Huhne said: […]