Portugal ran on 100% renewables for six days

Portugal ran on 100% renewables for six days

For nearly a week this autumn, the country of 10 million met customer needs with wind, hydro and solar — a test run for operating the grid without fossil fuels. Portugal started its decarbonization journey with some legacy hydropower, but no nuclear capacity...
European Grandparents for Climate officially launched

European Grandparents for Climate officially launched

Press release, 2 Dec 2023 European Grandparents for Climate (EGC) was officially launched this week in Brussels as the umbrella organization of national associations of seniors and grandparents. Across the world, older citizens are gravely disillusioned with the...
Broken Promises, Broken Records

Broken Promises, Broken Records

The European Grandparents for Climate will meet in Brussels from November 30 to December 3, when they participate in the Belgian Climate March. After almost a year of preparation by the Belgian National Organising Committee, they meet for an important next step in the...
“Less is more – time for a hydrogen reality check”

“Less is more – time for a hydrogen reality check”

Says William Todts, Executive Director of Transport&Environment, a European clean transport campaign group. Despite sky high ambitions and unprecedented political support, Europe’s hydrogen industry is struggling. The EU’s goal to produce and import 20 million...
US – China

US – China

Sunnylands Statement on Enhancing Cooperation to Address the Climate Crisis Source: CNN, article by Nectar Gan and Ella Nilsen The United States and China have agreed to resume a working group on climate cooperation and pledged a major ramp-up of renewable...
European Parliament  Strasbourg                            agenda 20-26 November 2023

European Parliament Strasbourg agenda 20-26 November 2023

Some of the climate related issues at the agenda of the European Parliament in Strasbourg this week Packaging and packaging waste. Parliament will debate on Tuesday and vote on Wednesday on its position on new rules to make packaging easier to reuse and recycle, to...