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20 years of EU green policy: why Europe not solved its problems and what does Ukraine have to do
20 years of EU green policy: why Europe not solved its problems and what does Ukraine have to do

Ukraine needs to take into account not only EU regulations and standards, but also their mistakes

EU wants to increase the energy saving target to 14.5%
EU wants to increase the energy saving target to 14.5%

The amended directive is expected to be easily adopted

The EU to stop global deforestation through new market rules
The EU to stop global deforestation through new market rules

The EU accounts for approximately 10% of global deforestation

A floating SPP was launched after flooding in Albania
A floating SPP was launched after flooding in Albania

Albania has no energy storage capacity and must import fossil energy to meet seasonal demand

Gas boilers will work on fuel oil in France
Gas boilers will work on fuel oil in France

During the operation of the gas-fired boiler room, about 348 tons of pollutants per year and more than 198.3 thousand tons of greenhouse gases per year are released, while fuel oil - more than 5.6 thousand tons of pollutants per year and more than 304 thousand tons of greenhouse gases per year

Gas and nuclear energy can help to achieve the goals of the green agreement, - the MEP
Gas and nuclear energy can help to achieve the goals of the green agreement, - the MEP

If the European Parliament or the European Council does not object to the proposal by July 11, 2022, the taxonomy law will enter into force on January 1, 2023

Austria will sue the EU over the greening of gas and nuclear energy
Austria will sue the EU over the greening of gas and nuclear energy

Spain and Denmark announced on the eve of the voting that they could join the lawsuit

EU steelmakers call for the creation of gigawatts of new RES capacity for decarbonization
EU steelmakers call for the creation of gigawatts of new RES capacity for decarbonization

150 TWh of electricity is needed in the EU to power steel plants and electrolyzers producing H2

The debt-ridden European country is suffering from abnormal weather
The debt-ridden European country is suffering from abnormal weather

The extreme conditions led to an approximate 30% reduction in the seasonal harvest

Аctivists protested in front of the Europarliament because of the new green taxonomy
Аctivists protested in front of the Europarliament because of the new green taxonomy

Such a decision will deepen dependence on the Russian Federation and negatively affect climate change

The EU has developed a methodology for estimating the intensity of emissions in steel industry
The EU has developed a methodology for estimating the intensity of emissions in steel industry

The methodology can be reproduced in other conditions and creates a basis for estimating the intensity of emissions in other energy-intensive industries

The EU is going to prepare a "real gift" for putin, - European activists
The EU is going to prepare a "real gift" for putin, - European activists

This proposal is the result of active government and corporate lobbying