Energy
Corporate lobby 'diverts' EU attention from climate crisis
As European leaders meet to discuss energy policy, there is a real urgency to deal with the climate crisis – and the EU cannot be held hostage to corporate demands, write Belén Balanyá and Joanna CabelloThe EU's climate policy is 'under attack' - can it resist?
Critics have concluded that the EU is not prepared to assume the role of climate leader that the world so urgently needs. Instead the region's finance ministers should be leading the fight, argues Lies Craeynest
EU raids oil firms in price-rigging inquiry
European anti-trust regulators raid the offices of the energy giants BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Statoil as part of an investigation into allegations of collusion in oil price rigging
Partnership between Oxford University and Shell condemned
The arguments against Shell - whether ethical, environmental or economic - are beginning to stack up to the extent that they will begin to weigh down heavily on the company's image and possibly the reputation of Oxford University too - warns Chris GarrardEU-Canada trade agreement threatens European fracking bans
As European member states consider the implications of environmentally risky shale gas development, the proposed EU-Canada trade agreement could give energy companies new powers to challenge fracking bans through the back door – claims Pia EberhardtClaims Chinese firms destroying European industry by 'dumping'
It is 'too late' to protect European industry from Asia's economic might, writes Justin Stares after listening to allegations of solar panel dumping levelled at China'No prospect' of carbon price rising dramatically before 2020
Having failed so far to rescue the ETS, Europe's political leaders need to rediscover some of their old ambition if the continent is to repair its reputation as an environmental leader – writes Thomas Legge-
Subsidies for renewables hold back green economy
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Public must have say on Ukraine's nuclear future
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The EU and Russia are at a crossroads
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Solar power industry going global after landmark year
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Azerbaijanis and Armenians can become 'friends' again
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Motorists being ripped off at petrol pumps by UK Treasury
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'Aggressive' EU climate targets driving up energy costs
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