Energy Transition

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Community-owned renewables now span all of Europe

Energy Transition

In 2019, the EU set into motion dedicated legislation to expand renewable energy communities (RECs) where they already exist, and enable citizen energy in countries – mostly eastern and southern Europe – where there were none at all.

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Solar farms on rewetted peatlands – a double benefit for the climate?

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Peatlands[1] account for 3% of the world’s land surface. As long as they are intact, they store large quantities of carbon dioxide (CO), one of the greenhouse gases (GHG) accelerating climate change. They even store twice as much CO as all forests together. However, when drained or destroyed, they release great amounts of CO, hence turning from carbon sinks into emitters of GHG.

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Is the EU still transitioning to renewable energy?

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The EU promised a renewable energy future – but is it still on track? As political shifts, policy delays and legal battles unfold, the energy transition faces new hurdles. Are we still moving forward, or is Europe starting to backpedal? Seden Anlar reports. Once upon a time – 2019, to be exact – the European Green Deal was the golden child of EU policy.

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New German coalition puts climate protection on back burner

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On 9 April 2025, Germany’s incoming government of Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and Social Democrats (SPD) concluded a governing ‘contract’ that paves the way for the partners to take office in May. The new chancellor will be CDU chief Friedrich Merz, who underscored in the campaign that climate protection would not be a top priority.

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EU’s Clean Industrial Deal: what next for Europe’s energy transition?

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The European Commission has unveiled its new strategy to make EU industries more competitive with cheap energy. Does this mean the bloc will go full speed ahead in terms of building more wind farms and solar power plants? Jörg Mühlenhoff looks into what the details of the Clean Industrial Deal mean for Europe’s energy transition. Credits: Miha Creative | Shutterstock, All rights reserved.

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Why the British are still heat pump sceptics

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Most Britons have no intention of installing a heat pump. Given the cost of electricity in the UK, that’s not unreasonable. Ros Taylor looks at why it is so hard to tempt them away from gas boilers. Credits: Rawpixel, All rights reserved. ‘Not two blokes talking about politics or sport. No, this is two blokes talking about heat pumps.

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Germany’s new government can’t just walk away from climate protection

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Since 2019, Germany’s Climate Protection Act has had aimed to reduce Germany’s carbon emissions to zero by 2045. The incoming new government has to adhere to this law. Will it though? Credits: MDV Edwards, All rights reserved.