News of the European Commission Directorate General Climate Action http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/index_en.htm en Copyright 2010-2011 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/images/banners/rss_banner_en.png http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/index_en.htm 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 21 22 23 60 17 May 2013 17:01:35 +0100 Jos Delbeke, the European Commission's Director-General for Climate Action, participated in the European Steel Day conference on 16 May in Brussels. His remarks are available below... 17 May 2013 12:00:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2013051602_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2013051602_en.htm The European Commission today launches the second call for proposals under the NER300 programme. This major funding programme promotes the commercial demonstration of environmentally safe carbon capture and geological storage (CCS) and innovative renewable energy (RES) technologies. It is a key instrument to combat... 03 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2013040301_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2013040301_en.htm The European Commission today took the first step towards developing a 2030 framework for EU climate change and energy policies. Its Green Paper launches a public consultation on the content of the 2030 framework. The Commission also published a Consultative Communication on the future of carbon capture and storage... 27 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2013032701_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2013032701_en.htm The European Commission intends to launch the second call for proposals under the NER300 programme on 3 April 2013. Member States will be invited to submit their proposals for the co-financing of commercial demonstration projects that aim at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage of CO2 as well as... 04 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2013030401_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2013030401_en.htm Under the Directive on the geological storage of CO2 (so-called "CCS Directive"), the Commission may provide a non-binding Opinion on a national draft storage permit - submitted by a Member State - within four months of its receipt. On 28 February 2012 the Commission adopted its first such Opinion on the draft permit... 29 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2012022901_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2012022901_en.htm 78 proposals for large-scale demonstration projects involving innovative renewable energy and carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies have passed the Member State stage of the NER 300 programme and have been submitted to the European Investment Bank (EIB) under the EU's "NER 300" programme, the world's largest... 18 May 2011 12:38:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2011051301_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2011051301_en.htm The European Commission today issued four guidance documents to support coherent implementation of the EU Directive on the geological storage of carbon dioxide ('CCS Directive') across EU Member States. The four documents, mainly addressed to national authorities and other relevant stakeholders, elaborate on key... 18 May 2011 12:38:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2011033102_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2011033102_en.htm More than 150 proposals for large-scale demonstration projects involving innovative renewable energy and carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies have been submitted under the EU's "NER 300" programme, the world's largest demonstration programme for such technologies. According to reports provided to the European... 11 Mar 2011 11:40:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2011031101_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2011031101_en.htm