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‘Electrify daily life’, urges Cop31 host
Third of world’s energy needs should come from electricity by 2035, says Murat Kurum, as priorities set out for this year’s UN climate summit
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Commission to set EU-wide smart meter targets
At least 50% of households should be equipped with smart meters by 2030 under draft proposal
A third of world’s energy needs should come from electricity by 2035, says Turkish minister Murat Kurum, as he sets out priorities priority for this year’s UN climate summit
Germany given green light to combine industry energy subsidies for 2026
Agreement with EU allows companies to benefit both from temporary lower industrial electricity price and power price compensation scheme that reduces exposure to carbon pricing
Energy use in EU households drops for 3 years in a row - eurostat
In 2024, EU households used 9.54 million terajoules of energy, a slight decline (-0.2%) from 9.57 million terajoules in 2023
Majority of German cities have lost tree cover and green spaces over the past seven years, finds DUH report
Residents exposed to greater risks from extreme heat
Green steel projects threatened by EU carbon market reform plans – German state premier
Weakening EU ETS could put green steel projects in German state of Saarland at risk, writes Anke Rehlinger
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Germany sets sights on global carbon removal leadership
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The draft proposal would require member countries to ensure that at least 50 percent of households and other final consumers are equipped with smart meters
Germany sets sights on global carbon removal leadership
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Europe pours money into ocean research as Trump guts science funding
US withdrawal means Europe is a lifeline for ocean research, although a poorer one
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GWEC urges governments to fast-track offshore wind to mitigate against future supply shocks
Some 327 gigawatts of new capacity could be added over the decade under council's market outlook
The majority of German cities have lost tree cover and green spaces over the past seven years, exposing residents to greater risks from extreme heat, NGO Environmental Action Germany (DUH) found in a report. Between 2018 and 2025, over 900,000 trees had disappeared from the 195 surveyed cities, DUH said in its 2026 Heat Check.
Weakening the European Union's Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) could put green steel projects in the western German state of Saarland at risk, state premier Anke Rehlinger said in an open letter to chancellor Friedrich Merz, Spiegel reported. The state’s industry had invested in projects to make steelmaking climate friendly with political commitments in mind, and unreliable framework conditions risked jeopardising the transformation, Rehlinger wrote.
Germany will be able to support energy-intensive industry by combining two subsidy schemes throughout 2026 after receiving a green light from the European Commission, economy minister Katharina Reiche told business daily Handelsblatt. The agreement allows companies to benefit both from a temporary lower industrial electricity price and a power price compensation scheme that reduces their exposure to carbon pricing, which was previously not possible.
In 2024, EU households used 9.54 million terajoules of energy, a slight decline (-0.2%) from 9.57 million terajoules in 2023. Energy use in households has been decreasing for 3 consecutive years, after the all-time peak of 10.98 million terajoules in 2021. Households, or the residential sector, represented 26.0% of final energy consumption in the EU in 2024. Most of the EU’s final energy consumption in households was fuelled by natural gas (29.4%), electricity (26.9%) and renewables and biofuels (22.8%)....
