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    EU Solar Companies Say New Plans to Boost Domestic Products Over Imports Would Hamper Solar Progress

    EU Solar Companies Say New Plans to Boost Domestic Products Over Imports Would Hamper Solar Progress

    European solar companies disapprove of local content rules in the European Commission’s proposed Net Zero Industry Act that effectively limit Chinese imports, saying the rules will make the transition to clean energy more difficult. The rules require governments to reduce public funding and consumer subsidies for renewables projects if companies import a particular product from […]

    The War in Ukraine Hasn’t Left Europe Freezing in the Dark, But It Has Caused Energy Crises in Unexpected Places

    The War in Ukraine Hasn’t Left Europe Freezing in the Dark, But It Has Caused Energy Crises in Unexpected Places

    Through a year of war in Ukraine, the U.S. and most European nations have worked to help counter Russia, in supporting Ukraine both with armaments and in world energy markets. Russia was Europe’s main energy supplier when it invaded Ukraine, and President Vladimir Putin threatened to leave Europeans to freeze “like a wolf’s tail” – a reference to a famous Russian fairy tale – if they imposed sanctions on his country.

    Forever Chemicals Contaminate More than 17,000 Sites in Europe and UK, New Map Reveals

    Forever Chemicals Contaminate More than 17,000 Sites in Europe and UK, New Map Reveals

    There are more than 17,000 sites across Europe that have been contaminated with toxic forever chemicals and another more than 21,000 sites that have likely been polluted. That’s one main finding from “The Forever Pollution Project,” a month’s-long collaboration between 18 European newsrooms to investigate and map the extent of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pollution across […]

    EU Approves Ban on New Gas or Diesel Cars by 2035

    EU Approves Ban on New Gas or Diesel Cars by 2035

    The European Parliament on Tuesday approved a ban on the sale of new fossil fuel powered cars and light vehicles by 2035.  The European Union will now be one of the largest car markets to mandate a shift to electric vehicles (EVs), following the road paved by California and New York among other U.S. states.  […]