
Your search for "Energy Development" produced 288 items.
| 1. Greening the European Investment Bank | January 9, 2012 |
The EIB now promotes clean energy more – but fossil fuels still dominate its energy portfolio. Over the past four years, the European Investment Bank – the European... |
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| 2. Denmark the green champion? | December 15, 2011 |
Denmark's position at the forefront of environment policy is likely to have a strong influence on its presidency. In 1973, when the world was in the throes of a global energy... |
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| 3. Smart ways to improve efficiency | November 3, 2011 |
The EU must not miss out on the chance to take advantage of energy technology. The article “MEP urges governments to back energy efficiency to boost growth” (20-26... |
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| 4. Energy roadmap foresees massive shift to renewables | October 27, 2011 |
Draft looks at ways to achieve emissions targets; increased use of electric vehicles is envisaged. Renewable energy sources would have to provide at least 55% of all energy... |
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| 5. Europe needs an integrated electricity grid | October 17, 2011 |
The wind industry sets out its view of the European Commission's ‘energy infrastructure package'. In 1986, Europe opened up its borders to the free movement of goods,... |
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| 6. Can the EU import energy and promote democracy? | September 15, 2011 |
New approach to energy deals could cause some problems. Much of the media coverage of the European Commission's proposals for a more coherent European approach towards... |
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| 7. Germany's bold decision to shut down the reactors | July 28, 2011 |
Reviewing at a book that captures the principal arguments that shaped the German public's opposition to nuclear power. In June, Germany announced its intention to join the... |
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| 8. Inefficient and unambitious | May 19, 2011 |
Just how committed is the EU to energy efficiency? You wrote last week that, as your headline put it, “power firms could face energy-efficiency fines” under proposals... |
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| 9. Putting faith in renewables, not in shale-gas | May 19, 2011 |
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There is more than enough renewable energy in the world to meet future global energy demand. As an opinion piece you published noted (“A renewable future”,... | |
| 10. A better energy policy | May 19, 2011 |
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Renovating buildings would save masses of energy. The nuclear disaster in Japan and the turmoil on the world's energy markets are stark reminders of the energy challenges we... | |
| 11. The renewable future | May 10, 2011 |
A new report by the UN climate-change panel takes a clear stand in favour of a renewable-energy revolution. Renewable energy triggers sharply polarised views. For some, it... |
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| 12. An alternative way to save energy | April 28, 2011 |
NegaWatts could be the solution to the EU's energy problem. A natural cataclysm is not required for a nuclear disaster on the scale of Fukushima to occur (“Pools full of... |
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| 13. Switching on the electric-car market | March 17, 2011 |
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The advantages of separating ownership of electric car and battery. In the article “Driving up demand for electric cars” (3-9 March), you maintain that the short-term... | |
| 14. Feeling the heat | March 3, 2011 |
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Many countries are not fulfilling their potential in terms of biomass. Half of all energy used in the EU goes on heating. “But heating and cooling is not a very popular... | |
| 15. Recharging the grid | March 3, 2011 |
Europe needs to find massive amounts of money to upgrade the electricity grid. Not everything connected to green technology is at the cutting edge of innovation. One of the... |
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| 16. Energy policy needs refining | February 24, 2011 |
The next European Council needs to put future energy needs near the top of the agenda. The EU's first ever energy summit earlier this month (4 February) did not address the... |
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| 17. The Arab world's triple crisis | February 16, 2011 |
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Water, energy and population trends spell more trouble for governments in the Middle East and North Africa. Economic want and inequality, as much as political repression,... | |
| 18. 'Major effort' needed to update energy infrastructure | February 4, 2011 |
EU leaders seek to create a single European energy market, but there is no discussion on financial details. European leaders today renewed their vows to create a single... |
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| 19. Switching on to savings | November 18, 2010 |
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What was missing from a European Voice special report on Europe's energy needs. A crucial element of the energy debate was alarmingly conspicuous by its absence from your... | |
| 20. Action plans could be blown off-target | October 28, 2010 |
The green energy lobby says that the EU is on course to meet its targets. But delays in modernising the grid could hamper progress, writes Sonja van Rensson. As the price of... |
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