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New Beginnings at QCEA
When asked recently what interested me most about European politics, my answer was that this is a sector that is constantly evolving. Europe never stands still. This constant change brings with it exciting new ideas, challenges and opportunities that I … Continue reading
Bridging the Gap: the EU Energy Efficiency Directive
On 15 June, negotiators from the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union struck a deal on the proposed Energy Efficiency Directive. This is the first time that Member States have agreed binding policy measures … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainable Energy Security
Tagged Claude Turmes (MEP), Climate change, Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), Energy 2020, Energy Efficiency, European Commission, European Parliament (EP), François Hollande, France, Member States of the EU, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, The Greens, United Kingdom (UK)
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Reindustrialising Europe: Do Green Politics Work?
The twenty-seven countries which make up the European Union have much which unites them, economically, politically, and socially. However, among them, these Member States also have different cultures, histories, climates, and, officially, twenty-three different languages. All this amounts to numerous … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Justice
Tagged Climate change, environment, European Parliament (EP), Green New Deal, Politics, The Greens, unemployment
Is there a Green Way Out of the Unemployment Problem?
Preparations are well underway for the next seven year EU budget, covering 2014 to 2020. This budget – the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) – has a lot of work to do. As well as tackling high unemployment rates across Europe, … Continue reading
Will Durban deliver? There is much indecision
The Durban Conference of Parties is over. There may be a signed document to show for the conference, however this document, laying the way for the Durban Platform, merely saved the negotiations. Potentially irreversible and catastrophic climate change is still … Continue reading
Poll: European Union releases the 2050 Energy Roadmap
The EU has released the 2050 Energy Roadmap. This suggests five decarbonisation scenarios. Please tell us which of these you would like to see happening. You may select two answers.
Durban: Is unanimity necessary?
The annual COP17 climate change conference in Durban has begun. Between 28 November and 9 December, representatives from governments across the world, international organisations and civil society will gather together in Durban to debate and advance the Kyoto Protocol, the … Continue reading
Energy, Climate, Development… What does the EU matter?
If you care about climate change, sustainable energy, poverty, inequality… why care about the EU? Watch my final video blog to find out! For more in depth discussion of how these different issues and policy areas are interconnected, take a … Continue reading
New Briefing Paper: Poverty, Inequality and Climate Change – Challenges on the road to sustainable energy security, in Europe and beyond
QCEA’s conception of Sustainable Energy Security involves social, economic and ecological sustainability. It also recognizes that promoting the EU’s short term energy security, at any cost, will undermine its long time security in all senses: by further marginalizing the global … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainable Energy Security
Tagged Climate change, Conflict, developed countries, economic growth, EcoQuakers Ireland, Energy, Global South, inequality, International Alert, international development, Living Witness Project (LWP), Migration, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Northern Friends Peace Board, Oxford Research Group, Peacebuilding, poverty, Quaker Pea, Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO), Quakernomics, sustainable development, sustainable security
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