Only low-energy buildings to be built after 2020

MEPs approved the EU’s new energy efficiency legislation for buildings, which will help consumers to cut their energy bills and the EU as a whole to hit its climate change target of using 20% less energy in ten years’ time. Member States will have to alter their building codes so that all new buildings constructed…

EU financial aid for closure of Bulgarian nuclear plant to be extended

The EU is planning to prolong its financial support for the decommissioning of four blocks of the nuclear power plant at Kozloduy in Bulgaria until the end of 2013. On Thursday MEPs backed proposals to earmark €300 million for site cleaning and safe treatment of radioactive waste but they also called for stricter financial controls…

Mediterranean Sustainable Energy Summit 2010 [18-19 May 2010]

Financial Times Global Events, the Institute for Climate and Energy Security and C&C International are pleased to present the third annual Mediterranean Sustainable Energy Summit bringing together senior government officials, corporate leaders, financiers, academics and global experts to discuss the way forward for this region. Taking place over two days, the comprehensive agenda will interpret…