Energy

2020 will be a crucial year for our climate, the EU must do all it can to transition to a low-carbon economy before then.

For Europe to successfully transition to renewables, reforms must empower energy actors on the local level.

One state in Germany- alongside many in the US – is showing that sub-national actors can take a lead in protecting the climate.

France & Germany historically represented two different approaches to producing energy – are they growing closer?

Are some of the measures to promote energy security doing more harm than good, by creating a distraction from the real steps needed in light of climate change and increasing instability?

People across Europe still suffer from ‘energy poverty’ – what does it consist of and what policies are needed to deal with the problem?

Post-Trump, should Greens embrace the potential of negative carbon emissions?

A book review of The Entrepreneurial State by Mariana Mazzucato.

The Swedish power company Vattenfall, its mining activities and its impact throughout Europe – especially in Germany – illustrates the need for Greens to Europeanise their battles and their cooperation. Environmental protection and cross-national cooperation are two values that European Greens pride themselves on upholding. Vattenfall is and should be a test case for European Greens.

An interview with French Green MEP Yannick Jadot.