European Union
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Countries Increase Biomass Subsidies Despite COP 27 Pledge
A new report shows that European countries are giving more money than ever to bioenergy
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Will Europe Stop Trashing U.S. Forests in the Name of Bioenergy?
In light of the fact that burning trees from U.S. forests is not carbon-neutral, the European Union’s renewables policy needs to change
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Europe Drives Up Demand for U.S. Wood Pellets
The European Union is shedding coal in favor of biomass, but critics are alarmed at the environmental fallout
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Buildings Will Play a Big Role in the EU’s Carbon-Reduction Plan
By 2050, greenhouse gas emissions of ‘nearly zero-energy buildings’ will need to show a 88% to 91% drop from 1990 levels
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Pre-Copenhagen: The EU’s “Near Zero” Directives, Pledges from the U.S. and China, New Code Minimums in the U.K.
For some environmental groups, though, the new initiatives still fall short
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Consultant: Europe Leads U.S. in Green Building
Green-building consultant Jerry Yudelson says his latest book on green building explains why Europe, not the U.S., is at the green forefront -
The European Parliament’s Zero-Energy Ambitions
The European Parliament votes to impose a zero-energy standard on new buildings beginning in 2019 As they do in the U.S., residential and commercial buildings account for an estimated 40%…