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Europe's waste could supply more than half of its CRMs by 2050

Europe's waste could supply more than half of its CRMs by 2050

Building an onshore wind farm requires nearly nine times more mineral resources than a gas-fired power station. And as the energy transition accelerates, driven by electrification, the spread of ren...

Fabrizio Penna: “The PNRR transformed the Ministry and our relationship with Brussels”

Fabrizio Penna: “The PNRR transformed the Ministry and our relationship with Brussels”

MASE is the beneficiary of a substantial portion of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan: €33.7 billion spread across 49 measures, with 119 milestones and targets to be achieved. The ninth...

Electric Vehicles: how the Hormuz crisis changes the European market

Electric Vehicles: how the Hormuz crisis changes the European market

Faced with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, car electrification in Europe no longer appears to be merely a matter of climate policy or industrial innovation. After all, even now that the fragile...

Up to 500,000 heat pumps per year: this is how Vaillant is investing in Europe

Up to 500,000 heat pumps per year: this is how Vaillant is investing in Europe

Bratislava – Visiting the Vaillant Group’s new mega-factory in Senica, Slovakia, one figure stands out above all others: a potential capacity of 500,000 electric heat pumps per year. A p...

The future of grid intelligence

The future of grid intelligence

Helsinki – European utilities are facing a historic turning point: increasingly complex grids, extreme weather events and customers demanding reliable and sustainable electricity are exerting ...

CBAM: the challenges of international accreditation

CBAM: the challenges of international accreditation

This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer: subscribe to the newsletter Who monitors emissions from a steel mill in Wuhan on behalf of Europe when we import material...

Getting the best out of the ETS/MSR reform and flexibilities

Getting the best out of the ETS/MSR reform and flexibilities

This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer: subscribe to the newsletter Twenty years since its launch, the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) has become the w...

ECESP 2026: Circularity as the foundation of European security

ECESP 2026: Circularity as the foundation of European security

Brussels – “In times of instability, circular economy is not a choice, it’s a necessity.” With these words, European Commissioner for the Environment Jessika Roswall kic...

Europe is warming faster than the global average: the ESOTC 2025 report

Europe is warming faster than the global average: the ESOTC 2025 report

2025 is proving to be a record-breaking year for Europe’s climate. The latest European State of the Climate (ESOTC) report, published on 29 April by Copernicus Climate Change Service and the W...

Helsinki to host Eurelectric Power Summit 2026

Helsinki to host Eurelectric Power Summit 2026

On 3–4 June 2026, Helsinki will host the Eurelectric Power Summit, a high-level gathering of policymakers, industry leaders and experts focused on the evolving “energy trilemma” of...

EUSEW 2026 opens registrations for landmark clean energy event

EUSEW 2026 opens registrations for landmark clean energy event

The European Commission has officially launched the programme and registrations for the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) 2026, marking the 20th anniversary of one of the EU’s flag...

From materials to systems: rethinking Europe’s packaging future

From materials to systems: rethinking Europe’s packaging future

Brussels – At the 2026 edition of the Packaging Waste & Sustainability Forum in Brussels, the future of packaging emerged less as a breakthrough material and more as a complex system in de...

EUSEW at 20: a living workshop for Europe’s clean energy future

EUSEW at 20: a living workshop for Europe’s clean energy future

The European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) is the biggest annual event dedicated to renewables and efficient energy use in Europe, bringing together a diverse community dedicated to building a sec...

Magyar’s victory in Hungary does not dispel Orbán’s shadow

Magyar’s victory in Hungary does not dispel Orbán’s shadow

With 98.15% of the votes counted, the results of the 12 April elections in Hungary are now final: the Tisza party, led by Peter Magyar, has secured 138 of the 199 seats and 53.56% of the vote, achie...

Giacomuzzi-Moore: amidst the current crisis, bioeconomy becomes a strategic asset

Giacomuzzi-Moore: amidst the current crisis, bioeconomy becomes a strategic asset

Brussels – The European bioeconomy already accounts for around 5% of the EU’s GDP, supports over 17 million jobs and plays an increasingly vital role in competitive and sustainable growt...

Strait of Hormuz: from helium to aluminium, the non-oil raw materials crisis

Strait of Hormuz: from helium to aluminium, the non-oil raw materials crisis

Rotterdam - “If the port is doing well, our economy is also doing well,” said Ursula von der Leyen in September 2022, discussing the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. At the time, Eu...

Let's discuss ETS, while staying on track with the transition

Let's discuss ETS, while staying on track with the transition

The world has changed dramatically since 2005. A prime example? Those who were around back then may remember the first BlackBerrys, but had no idea what a smartphone was. Today’s events remind...

Article 6, discounts at the frontier?

Article 6, discounts at the frontier?

This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer: subscribe to the newsletter The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) reached a significant milestone in 2...

PFAS: a turning point in Europe as ECHA opens public consultation

PFAS: a turning point in Europe as ECHA opens public consultation

This article is part of the thematic channel The Water Observer: subscribe to our newsletter and receive exclusive contents from the world of water Brussels – On 26 March 2026, the European C...

Zero Waste Day 2026, food waste: Europe aims for a paradigm shift

Zero Waste Day 2026, food waste: Europe aims for a paradigm shift

30 March marks International Zero Waste Day, established by the UN in 2022. This year’s theme is food waste, but the transition to a circular economy is a much broader challenge: ranging from ...