Energy and the Climate Crisis

Climate and energy policy after Brexit: Great Britain is cutting its energy links to Europe

The coming Brexit will confront Great Britain with new challenges in its climate and energy policy. Most likely big player in energy industry and NPP operators will profit from it. Within the European Union above all balance of power will shift.

Monday 18 July 2016

Nuclear power gap

Nuclear power plants are exposed to big risks. Natural disasters, terrorism and technical defects can lead to significant damage. Despite worldwide increasing number of new nuclear power plants Europe could say goodbye to nuclear power. The only condition is to smartly use an arising gap.

Wednesday 11 May 2016

Swiss Energy Transition without Europe

The bilateral relations with Switzerland and the EU have been clouded after the successful immigration referendum. That’s negatively impacting inter alia the negotiations about an energy agreement which should enable Switzerland to participate in the internal energy market.

Wednesday 23 March 2016

An unprecedented and historic gathering to start COP21

Never before have so many heads of state and governments gathered together during a single day and spoke one after the other in a succession of speeches. More than 150 of them had the opportunity to kickstart the COP21 and give a strong mandate to negotiators, as well as showing their active interest in the climate. But what emerged from this historic moment?

Monday 7 December 2015

COP 21 - negotiating the future of planet Earth

The number of fascinating Europe-related events held in Helsinki is high this autumn. One important topic that I’ve recently learned about at a public discussion is the upcoming Paris climate conference, called COP 21. Maria Vuorelma, Senior Officer at the Finnish Ministry of the Environment and Hanna Aho who works as an expert at the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation had been invited to give their thoughts on what can be expected from the conference which will take place in early December.

Sunday 15 November 2015

The Volkswagen scandal: A new challenge for the EU?

After economic uncertainty and the migrant crisis, a new sensitive issue is about to undermine the EU: the environment. The revelation of the Volkswagen scandal, joined to the recent decision of the EU Parliament (EP) of not opening an inquiry into the scandal significantly jeopardise the stability and coherence of the European Institutions. Once again, the European Union is at stake.

Friday 6 November 2015

Poland fires against climate goals

Already a few days after the election of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) the strong headwinds from Polish nationalists against international climate protection goals are noticeable. This could not only weaken European ambitions but also endanger the UN climate conference in Paris more generally.

Wednesday 4 November 2015

UN-climate conference: No perspective for a Plan b

To avoid severe, far-reaching and irreversible consequences for all humankind and the ecosystem, at the 21st Climate conference in Paris, binding goals for the 195 states must be determined. To stop a two percent warming of the Earth the industrial nations must act together especially. The EU has set for a while important measures however its influence still remains small.

Wednesday 16 September 2015

Naples, the Mafia and the garbage

For years the garbage problem of Naples has not been solved. Now the European Court has interfered and has convicted the region with a fine of 20 million Euro and 120 000 Euro per day in delay since the Verdict of 2010. However even here the Mafia has a finger in the pie.

Sunday 16 August 2015

The Power of Parliamentarians in Abolishing Nuclear Weapons

At first glance, the elimination of nuclear weapons appears to be a hopeless case. The Conference on Disarmament in Geneva has been paralyzed for many years. The Non-Proliferation Treaty is in crisis. The major nuclear weapons states refuse to enter into comprehensive negotiations for nuclear (...)

Wednesday 19 November 2014

Εnergy Europe, renovating the European project

Two months before the European elections the House of Europe organised on the 1st of April a debate between the representatives of political parties on environmental and energy policies. Pascal Durand, co-founder and candidate for the French Green Party and members of the European Parliament (...)

Sunday 13 July 2014

The EU & the green battle

Once upon a time the EU was a global leader in fighting climate change. In the last few years it has played a pivotal role in tackling CO2 emissions and boosting the green economy world wide. In international summits, EU representatives advocated radical change of industrial production and (...)

Friday 10 May 2013
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