{"id":55633,"date":"2021-01-03T21:23:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T05:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energi.media\/?page_id=55633"},"modified":"2021-07-27T09:54:45","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T16:54:45","slug":"european-union","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/energi.media\/energiu_library\/european-union\/","title":{"rendered":"European Union"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/energi.media\/energiu_library\/european-union\/#General\" >General<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/energi.media\/energiu_library\/european-union\/#UK\" >UK<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/energi.media\/energiu_library\/european-union\/#Germany\" >Germany<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/energi.media\/energiu_library\/european-union\/#Netherlands\" >Netherlands<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/energi.media\/energiu_library\/european-union\/#Norway\" >Norway<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>The EU is the regional block with the most advanced energy transition and climate change plan. This section will examine issues, policies, and decarbonization strategies for key countries like German, France, the Netherlands, the UK.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"General\"><\/span>General<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KCtV6XlKATE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EU introduces ambitious new climate plan, &#8220;Fit for 55&#8221;<\/a> &#8211; video interview with Dr. Stephen Hill, associate director of the Trent School of the Environment<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6AGeb0Ciu9M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EU introduces massive climate legislation designed to &#8220;transform&#8221; economy, society<\/a> &#8211; video interview with Dr. Akshat Rathi, Bloomberg climate and energy reporter<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DSbhsTk_XPc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EU to create border carbon adjustment tax, is Canada next?<\/a> &#8211; video interview with economist Aaron Cosbey, International Institute for Sustainable Development<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fVvaydM7q6w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How renewable energy certificates + markets grow European wind, solar<\/a> &#8211; video interview with Tom Lindberg of Norwegian consulting firm ECHOZ<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5_IDL6yw01M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Europeans see Americans as climate change laggards, despite Biden&#8217;s new clean energy plan<\/a> &#8211; video interview with Dr. Akshat Rathi, Bloomberg climate and energy reporter<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VjZojv_CGRo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European oil majors accelerating the pivot to low-carbon economy<\/a> &#8211; video interview with Valentina Kretzschmar, Wood Mackenzie<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8ifk8v1nG8o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">E-bikes are all the rage in Europe, catching on in North America<\/a> &#8211; video interview with Ryan Citron, EV analyst, Guidehouse Insights<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"UK\"><\/span>UK<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Germany\"><\/span>Germany<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/energi.media\/energy-climate-student-resources\/germanys-gunter-bachman-energiewende\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Germany\u2019s Energiewende shows energy transitions are damned difficult<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Netherlands\"><\/span>Netherlands<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eXW0tc29-JU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Netherlands close to integrating EVs into national power grid<\/a> &#8211; video interview with Baerte de Bray of ElaadNL<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Norway\"><\/span>Norway<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/energi.media\/markham-on-energy\/norway-blacklisting-alberta-oil-sands-companies-is-sign-of-things-to-come-not-hypocrisy-or-climate-political-points\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Norway blacklisting Alberta oil sands companies is sign of things to come, not \u2018hypocrisy\u2019 or \u2018climate political points\u2019<\/a> &#8211; Markham On Energy column<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/energi.media\/news\/norways-wealth-fund-should-continue-to-invest-in-oil-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Norway\u2019s wealth fund should continue to invest in oil: commission<\/a> &#8211; Energi Media article<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The EU is the regional block with the most advanced energy transition and climate change plan. 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