The urgency of promoting the right fuels (instead of biofuels) has been highlighted by a report from Greenpeace and a warning from the International Energy Agency.
The IEA’s chief economist Fatih Birol says the world is heading for a catastrophic energy crisis because most of the world’s major oil fields have passed their peak production, but the public and many governments appear to be unaware that oil is running out far faster than previously predicted.
A number of companies are investing in projects to make oil from tar sands, a controversial process because of high climate-changing emissions from production. But a report from Greenpeace says such projects are increasingly risky in economic terms because they rely for their viability on a price of oil that is unlikely to persist.
Uphold the European Green Deal
The Commission must champion the Green Deal as a strategy for hope, resilience and fairness. Now is the moment to lead with courage – and to invest in...
Connecting European railways
Reorienting the Connecting Europe Facility programme to support swifter network integration
Seven rail megaprojects capitalize EU funds
The EU should reduce its emphasis on megaprojects to focus future funding on rail infrastructure upgrades which would generate more rapid and widespre...