As Europe’s energy system shifts from fossil fuels to decentralised renewable energies, one challenge is coming into focus: how can the rising costs of…

Energy Transition

29.07.2025

Do Britain’s pylon-haters have the power to stop them? This time, probably not | EnergyTransition.org

The British hate ugly energy infrastructure and have got used to blocking projects they don’t like – but they will have to accept more power lines…

Energy Transition

07.07.2025

Denmark’s giant heat pump will heat 25,000 homes – with seawater | EnergyTransition.org

Most observers think of heat pumps as small-scale heating systems for houses, businesses and apartment buildings. But XXL heat pumps are already in service and…

Energy Transition

07.07.2025

Despite its plan to cut emissions by 90% in 2040, the EU misses a robust response to the climate crisis | EnergyTransition.org

How will the EU contribute to global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions during the 2030s? The EU should have come up with a plan already last year if it…

Energy Transition

12.06.2025

The UK has finally committed to carbon capture. But not everyone is happy | EnergyTransition.org

After years of setbacks, the UK is finally pushing ahead with two carbon capture and storage projects. While there is scepticism about the technology…

Energy Transition

12.06.2025

Community-owned renewables now span all of Europe | EnergyTransition.org

In 2019, the EU set into motion dedicated legislation to expand renewable energy communities (RECs) where they already exist, and enable citizen energy in…

Energy Transition

21.05.2025

Solar farms on rewetted peatlands – a double benefit for the climate? | EnergyTransition.org

Peatlands[1] account for 3% of the world’s land surface. As long as they are intact, they store large quantities of carbon dioxide (CO₂), one of the greenhouse…

Energy Transition

04.05.2025

New German coalition puts climate protection on back burner | EnergyTransition.org

On 9 April 2025, Germany’s incoming government of Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and Social Democrats (SPD) concluded a governing ‘contract’ that paves the way…

Energy Transition

04.05.2025

Is the EU still transitioning to renewable energy? | EnergyTransition.org

The EU promised a renewable energy future – but is it still on track? As political shifts, policy delays and legal battles unfold, the energy transition faces…

Energy Transition

02.04.2025

EU’s Clean Industrial Deal: what next for Europe’s energy transition? | EnergyTransition.org

The European Commission has unveiled its new strategy to make EU industries more competitive with cheap energy. Does this mean the bloc will go full speed ahead…

Energy Transition

31.03.2025

Why the British are still heat pump sceptics | EnergyTransition.org

Most Britons have no intention of installing a heat pump. Given the cost of electricity in the UK, that’s not unreasonable. Ros Taylor looks at why it is so…

Energy Transition

25.03.2025

Germany’s new government can’t just walk away from climate protection | EnergyTransition.org

Since 2019, Germany’s Climate Protection Act has had aimed to reduce Germany’s carbon emissions to zero by 2045. The incoming new government has to adhere to…

Energy Transition

25.02.2025

Stopping Russian aggression means rejecting its fossil fuel exports – and, ultimately, switching to renewables | EnergyTransition.org

Three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Paul Hockenos compares the efforts of the EU and the US in view of weaning from Russian fossil fuels.

Energy Transition

25.02.2025

2025: finally a breakthrough for cross-border passenger rail in the EU? | EnergyTransition.org

Boosting passenger train transport is key for reducing greenhouse gas emissions of transport and for accelerating Europe’s energy transition. Are EU railways on…

Energy Transition

21.01.2025

For climate protection, this Trump Presidency could be worse than the last | EnergyTransition.org

On the campaign trail in 2024 and since the November election, former president Donald Trump has not let up in denying the tie between fossil-fuel use and…

Energy Transition

10.01.2025

A mess made in Germany: Volkswagen’s trials warn against resisting the green transition | EnergyTransition.org

The woes of the German automobile giant Volkswagen (VW) offer a lesson that applies beyond Germany and Europe: resist the green transition at your own peril…

Energy Transition

21.12.2024

Renewable energy in Argentina: a utopia for the global south? | EnergyTransition.org

Faced with the urgent challenge of climate change, Argentina needs to transform its energy matrix to use renewable sources. The energy transition (ET)…

Energy Transition

14.12.2024

Delivering a fair household energy transition: learning and priorities | EnergyTransition.org

The green technologies needed to rapidly cut our greenhouse gas emissions are already on the market. What’s more, they are, or very soon will be, cost effective.

Energy Transition

26.11.2024

The EU and Azerbaijan as Energy Partners: Short-Term Benefits, Uncertain Future | EnergyTransition.org

Azerbaijan has strengthened its energy ties with the EU since 2022, ramping up gas deliveries and articulating ambitions to export renewable energy and green…

Energy Transition

26.11.2024

What is the status of energy poverty in the European Union? | EnergyTransition.org

35 to 72 million people across the EU are facing energy poverty. These issues already have powerful implications today from a public health or productivity…

Energy Transition

26.11.2024

Enforcing energy rights to promote energy justice | EnergyTransition.org

A just energy transition must, in essence, address the three foundations of energy justice (distributive, recognitional, and procedural) as well as the…

Energy Transition

09.11.2024

Side effects of the energy transition in Brazil | EnergyTransition.org

In recent weeks, São Paulo has been featured as the most polluted metropolis in the world. The haze enveloping the city of 11.4…

Energy Transition

09.11.2024

Net zero and energy bills: more payback, less push back | EnergyTransition.org

To win hearts and minds, and to prevent green backlash, net-zero policies must translate into lower bills and better services for ‘ordinary’ households.

Energy Transition

09.11.2024

Europe’s energy transition needs deeper integration. The North Sea is where it could start | EnergyTransition.org

Cross-continental energy networks are the backbone of Europe’s energy transition. With the accelerated roll-out of solar panels and wind turbines…

Energy Transition

29.10.2024

What Labour has done on green energy — and what it could do next | EnergyTransition.org

Tough decisions lie ahead for the UK government as it tries to decarbonise electricity generation by 2030. Several key decisions have been made but much remains…

Energy Transition

29.10.2024

How AI is fuelling the climate crisis, not solving it | EnergyTransition.org

‘Artificial intelligence will make it easier to combat climate change.’ That’s the bold claim made by billionaire and self-proclaimed climate problem–solver…

Energy Transition

14.10.2024

Germany’s mixed record disappoints the climate conscious | EnergyTransition.org

Despite a record rollout of renewables, expectations for a notably greener Germany have not been met. Environmental think tanks and NGOs are taking their gripes…

Energy Transition

14.10.2024

Green Deal under attack? Mapping the risks with the European Green Deal Risk Radar | EnergyTransition.org

There is a real risk that the European Green Deal will be weakened this new European policy cycle. What exact changes will be made to it? And will or won’t…

Energy Transition

14.10.2024

Decentralizing Ukraine’s energy future: microgrids as a path to independence | EnergyTransition.org

Ukraine’s energy landscape has been profoundly impacted by the ongoing conflict, with extensive damage to infrastructure and a historical reliance on Russian…

Energy Transition

08.09.2024

EU-China spat over EV tariffs: a race to the bottom? | EnergyTransition.org

In a rational world, Europe’s climate-conscious representatives would oppose surcharges that make clean tech, like electric vehicles (EVs) regardless of their…

Energy Transition

08.09.2024

Harris-Walz ticket vague on post-Biden climate policy | EnergyTransition.org

With a moonshot US$500-billion spending programme announced in 2022, President Biden put the US on the map in terms of global climate policy. Thus far…

Energy Transition

19.08.2024

Making construction sustainable with upcycling | EnergyTransition.org

For the global construction industry, concrete is a key component. Even were only renewable energy sources employed for its production…

Energy Transition

29.07.2024

How local renewable grids are providing access to affordable electricity in Nigeria | EnergyTransition.org

Nigeria’s energy sector faces challenges with regard to inadequate electricity access, leading to reliance on costly generators.

Energy Transition

29.07.2024

Time for the EU and UK to forge a global renewables alliance | EnergyTransition.org

In the first of a two-part report, Josh Matthews explains why the onus is now on the EU and UK governments to forge a global alliance for renewable energy.

Energy Transition

09.07.2024

The funding nightmares of Europe’s climate dreams | EnergyTransition.org

The urgency of the global climate crisis is driving Europe’s transition to a renewable energy system. However, the investment gap for adding renewable…

Energy Transition

09.07.2024

Fuelling change: Europe’s battle against Russian fossil fuels | EnergyTransition.org

Following the EU’s parliamentary elections on 6-9 June 2024 and with the war in Ukraine showing no sign of slowing, a pressing issue demands attention: the EU’s…

Energy Transition

09.07.2024

European Parliament elections: climate policies will suffer | EnergyTransition.org

With the European Parliament tilting towards the right after the EP 2024 elections, there is a significant risk that the EU may shift towards a stance less…

Energy Transition

09.07.2024

Rebuilding Ukraine’s energy future: a Ukrainian perspective of the Ukraine Reconstruction Conference | EnergyTransition.org

Energy security is not only a burning global issue, but a cornerstone of Ukraine’s future, and the recent Ukraine Reconstruction Conference (URC) in Berlin…

Energy Transition

09.07.2024

How Scotland can get its energy for renewables back | EnergyTransition.org

Scotland has been a pioneer in renewables, says Kirsten Jenkins. But the easy wins are over and the task of decarbonising Scotland’s economy is becoming…

Energy Transition

11.06.2024

The implication of South Africa’s 2024 election on its energy transition plan | EnergyTransition.org

South Africa’s 2024 election involves 27 million voters and 70 parties. Energy transition plans vary among candidates, revealing challenges and differing…

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Fair network charges and flexible demand: cutting the cost of the energy transition | EnergyTransition.org

Do Britain’s pylon-haters have the power to stop them? This time, probably not | EnergyTransition.org

Denmark’s giant heat pump will heat 25,000 homes – with seawater | EnergyTransition.org

Despite its plan to cut emissions by 90% in 2040, the EU misses a robust response to the climate crisis | EnergyTransition.org

The UK has finally committed to carbon capture. But not everyone is happy | EnergyTransition.org

Community-owned renewables now span all of Europe | EnergyTransition.org

Solar farms on rewetted peatlands – a double benefit for the climate? | EnergyTransition.org

New German coalition puts climate protection on back burner | EnergyTransition.org

Is the EU still transitioning to renewable energy? | EnergyTransition.org

EU’s Clean Industrial Deal: what next for Europe’s energy transition? | EnergyTransition.org

Why the British are still heat pump sceptics | EnergyTransition.org

Germany’s new government can’t just walk away from climate protection | EnergyTransition.org

Stopping Russian aggression means rejecting its fossil fuel exports – and, ultimately, switching to renewables | EnergyTransition.org

2025: finally a breakthrough for cross-border passenger rail in the EU? | EnergyTransition.org

For climate protection, this Trump Presidency could be worse than the last | EnergyTransition.org

A mess made in Germany: Volkswagen’s trials warn against resisting the green transition | EnergyTransition.org

Renewable energy in Argentina: a utopia for the global south? | EnergyTransition.org

Delivering a fair household energy transition: learning and priorities | EnergyTransition.org

The EU and Azerbaijan as Energy Partners: Short-Term Benefits, Uncertain Future | EnergyTransition.org

What is the status of energy poverty in the European Union? | EnergyTransition.org

Enforcing energy rights to promote energy justice | EnergyTransition.org

Side effects of the energy transition in Brazil | EnergyTransition.org

Net zero and energy bills: more payback, less push back | EnergyTransition.org

Europe’s energy transition needs deeper integration. The North Sea is where it could start | EnergyTransition.org

What Labour has done on green energy — and what it could do next | EnergyTransition.org

How AI is fuelling the climate crisis, not solving it | EnergyTransition.org

Germany’s mixed record disappoints the climate conscious | EnergyTransition.org

Green Deal under attack? Mapping the risks with the European Green Deal Risk Radar | EnergyTransition.org

Decentralizing Ukraine’s energy future: microgrids as a path to independence | EnergyTransition.org

EU-China spat over EV tariffs: a race to the bottom? | EnergyTransition.org

Harris-Walz ticket vague on post-Biden climate policy | EnergyTransition.org

Making construction sustainable with upcycling | EnergyTransition.org

How local renewable grids are providing access to affordable electricity in Nigeria | EnergyTransition.org

Time for the EU and UK to forge a global renewables alliance | EnergyTransition.org

The funding nightmares of Europe’s climate dreams | EnergyTransition.org

Fuelling change: Europe’s battle against Russian fossil fuels | EnergyTransition.org

European Parliament elections: climate policies will suffer | EnergyTransition.org

Rebuilding Ukraine’s energy future: a Ukrainian perspective of the Ukraine Reconstruction Conference | EnergyTransition.org

How Scotland can get its energy for renewables back | EnergyTransition.org

The implication of South Africa’s 2024 election on its energy transition plan | EnergyTransition.org

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