James Crisp
Think tank: Lack of EU heating and cooling laws a ‘real failure’
The lack of hard EU legislation for the decarbonisation of Europe’s heating and cooling systems is a failure that puts the bloc’s climate goals at risk, Maarten De Groote, the head of research at the Buildings Performance Institute Europe, has warned.
Under Pressure: Climate change and the future of the oil and gas industry
The Norwegian oil and gas giant Statoil presented its latest Energy Perspectives report earlier this month, drawing up three possible scenarios for global energy-related emissions up to 2050.
EU will fail Paris climate challenge unless it tackles heating and cooling
The European Union’s fight against global warming is doomed to fail unless decisive action is taken to change the way we heat and cool our buildings.
The Brief: May’s shaky bid to be Supremes leader
Theresa May’s election campaign, which ends today, is a lot like Diana Ross’ performance at the opening ceremony of the 1994 World Cup.
The Brief: Corbyn confounding expectations
Theresa May will win the British election but, unlike her, Jeremy Corbyn could emerge from the campaign with his reputation enhanced and his grip on the Labour party strengthened.
The Brief: EU and China will take revenge on Trump for ditching climate deal
The European Union and China will this Friday exact their revenge on US President Donald Trump after he decided to pull out of the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Campaigners push to hitch tobacco control onto sustainable development agenda
Anti-tobacco campaigners from across Europe today (31 May) called on their national governments to use the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals to drive forward tobacco control legislation.
The Brief: Eurovision Medicines Agency
Eurovision. The inspiration for some outrageous haircuts, insane fashion statements and, perhaps, the final destination of the European Medicines Agency.
The Brief: US climate negotiators turn on Trump
Donald Trump isn’t only keeping G7 leaders guessing over whether he will pull the US out of the Paris Agreement on climate change. In the 128 days since he took power, no one from his administration has said a single word to US climate negotiators.
Energy efficiency entrepreneur: EU targets should be higher
Ambitious European Union targets to boost energy efficiency can unlock much-needed private investment, Peter Sweatman told EURACTIV.com. But the current targets are not high enough, said the rapporteur on the Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group (EFFIG).
Trillions of euros of energy efficiency investment up for grabs
European Union policymakers have made energy efficiency, particularly in buildings, central to their plans to create an Energy Union. But they must convince private investors to unlock trillions of euros of capital.
Brexit talks place citizens’ rights in limbo
Brexit negotiators will face “extraordinarily complex” talks over the rights of EU citizens in the UK and British expats in Europe, according to sources in Brussels.
The Brief: May takes back control with Brexit election
Theresa May can take full control of the UK’s Brexit negotiations and stamp out the feeble opposition facing her in Westminster after today announcing a snap election.
The Brief: Burka bans are more racist than Brexit
Brussels bigwigs have been quick to point the finger of blame at Brits being racist and at anyone other than themselves, ever since the Brexit vote. But banning Islamic clothes is more racist than voting to leave the EU.
The Brief: Orbán is the poor man’s Putin
Viktor Orbán has often been described as the enfant terrible of centre-right European politics.
The Brief: Beanz Meanz Brexit
Beanz Meanz Heinz is one of the most iconic advertising campaigns of all time. It is a much superior motto than Brexit Means Brexit, which is fundamentally meaningless.
The Brief: Roam, sweet roam
MEPs today backed a deal that means people will soon be able to call, text, and surf abroad in the EU for the same cost as they do at home.
The Brief: An offer EU cannot refuse?
Jean-Claude Juncker stood up in the European Parliament in Strasbourg and made a startling admission.
The Brief: The green light for Dieselgate 2?
Plans to create a central pan-European Union agency to stop another Dieselgate scandal reached the end of the road today in Strasbourg.
The Brief: Peace in our time?
An unlikely peace broke out in Brussels today. The scent of cordite and gunsmoke cleared. The snarling dogs of war were slipped back on their leashes.
The Brief: Between ‘The Rock’ and a hard place
Spain and the rest of the EU-27 have stuck Brexit Britain between “The Rock” and a hard place.
The Brief: Tusk gores Brexiteers
Donald Tusk has been on good form since he overcame opposition from his own government to be reappointed as president of the European Council.
Quarter of a million British pets face ‘jail’ in Europe if Brexit talks fail
A quarter of a million British cats and dogs face being locked up and quarantined in Europe if the Brexit negotiations between the UK and EU end in failure.