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While in 1990 one-third of Europe’s energy came from nuclear, today it’s only close to 15%. This reduction in the share of nuclear was a choice. And in hindsight, it was as strategic mistake for Europe to turn its back...

Prospect of Trump easing US sanctions on Russian oil is a nightmare for the bloc as nations work out how to respond

If we want things to be ‘Made in Europe’ again, we need to be realistic about how grimy and grey our centres of commerce once were

MPs warn the plan so far lacks direction and drive, but there are four clear ways to really move on from our disastrous Brexit

The deregulation agenda being pushed by Germany’s chancellor and Italy’s prime minister is economically and ethically flawed

Emissions have plunged 75% since communist times in the birthplace of big oil – but for some the transition has been brutal

Auditor calls renewable energy targets ‘unrealistic’ unless ‘EU ups its game’ in mining, refining and recycling of metals such as rare earths

Britain among 10 nations to build 100GW grid in North Sea linking countries through subsea cables

Energy secretary Ed Miliband says clean energy project is part of efforts to leave ‘the fossil fuel rollercoaster’

Researchers say event described as ‘major tipping point’ for clean energy in era of destabilised politics

The dramatic arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro sent shock waves around the world. Yet nowhere was the reaction more negative – and more baffling – than in the European Union, where outrage swept through...

Simple arithmetic already raises red flags. EU emissions fell by 37% over the 33 years from 1990 to today. Achieving an additional 68% reduction in just 17 years would require nearly tripling the pace of decarbonization.

The European Union serves as a warning of what happens when ideology trumps physics. Climate mandates cannot make the wind blow. The “green” emperor has no clothes, and, baby, it’s cold outside.

Europe built its “green” cathedral on the shifting sands of a cult. Norway built its future on rocks that happen to float in black gold.

The fingerprints of Russia and Saudi Arabia are all over the decision text in Brazil. But a group of nations led by Colombia and the Netherlands offer hope