by Géraldine Kutas | Sep 5, 2017 | Sem categoria
EU trade policy is on a roll. After the conclusions of a deal with Japan, the largest bilateral Free Trade Agreement yet, the EU has set its eyes on a deal with Mercosur. Such a deal offers huge potential for EU industry: it would greatly improve access to emerging...
by Géraldine Kutas | Jul 14, 2017 | Sem categoria
As the US president visited Paris for Bastille Day celebrations, his host his rolled out all of the paraphernalia of state, the pomp and ceremony so reportedly beloved by his American counterpart, in a charm offensive many have suggested was also an effort to get the...
by Géraldine Kutas | Apr 22, 2017 | Sem categoria
Today we celebrate International Mother Earth Day. A day when we should all stop and think of how the Earth’s ecosystems provide us with life and sustenance and try to also understand how our actions impact the environment, and ultimately our survival. This year’s...
by Géraldine Kutas | Mar 24, 2017 | Sem categoria
The revision of the Renewable Energy Directive represents a tremendous opportunity to foster the further development of clean energy in the European Union (EU) for decades to come. The 2009 Directive has had a critical impact on increasing the share of renewables in...
by Géraldine Kutas | Feb 2, 2017 | Sem categoria
2016 was the warmest year on record since the industrial revolution. At Politico’s recent debate on decarbonizing Europe’s transport, that was held in Brussels, DuPont’s Jan Koninckx recognised that the most immediate way to decarbonise transport is through cleaner...
by Géraldine Kutas | Dec 22, 2016 | Sem categoria
Dear readers, This is our last post of the year. 2016 will definitely go down in history as an eventful year, both on the political and policy levels. I hope you will all get to disconnect from work, rest, and enjoy the Winter Holidays with families and friends. The...
by Géraldine Kutas | Dec 7, 2016 | Sem categoria
Are we not losing sight of the main objective: reduce GHG emissions from transport? My feeling after having read and digested the new proposal on the Renewable Energy Directive is that by 2030 there will probably not be a massive change in how much we emit from our...
by Géraldine Kutas | Oct 24, 2016 | Sem categoria
Like most people with an interest in European energy issues, we are impatiently waiting for the release of the European Commission’s ‘Winter Package’. In this package, the Commission will amongst other things present its much awaited and certainly controversial new...
by Géraldine Kutas | Sep 9, 2016 | Sem categoria
The publication of the Communication on low emission mobility by the European Commission in late July and the announcement of the upcoming new Renewable Energy Directive put biofuels, once again, in the front stage. And this inevitably made it irresistible for...
by Géraldine Kutas | Jul 20, 2016 | Sem categoria
Today the European Commission published a Communication on low-emission mobility which lays down its vision and strategy for transport over the next few decades. While we acknowledges the Commission’s clear support signal towards advanced biofuels – as they certainly...
by Géraldine Kutas | Mar 21, 2016 | Sem categoria
This week UNICA’s President Elizabeth Farina was supposed to attend the Apex-Brazil conference on the EU-Brazil partnership, in the presence of Brazilian Ambassador to the EU Vera Machado. Of course, the event was cancelled as a consequence of the tragic events in...
by Géraldine Kutas | Mar 12, 2016 | Sem categoria
What would you think if I told you that I want to have a leading role in climate change policy but that I restrict the access of renewable solutions to my market? “You’re totally inconsistent” would be the natural answer. But this is exactly what the European...
by Géraldine Kutas | Mar 7, 2016 | Sem categoria
A few days ago, I was listening to the speech of Vice-President Šefčovič’s at a high-level event in Brussels on biofuels. This was shortly after the release of the Energy Security package, and so the Commission’s main angle was diversification of supplies, in addition...
by Géraldine Kutas | Feb 16, 2016 | Sem categoria
The moment has come for the EU to review one of the main pieces of legislation that influenced the EU biofuels and transport policies in the last few years: the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). A public consultation was launched in November 2015 along with an...
by Géraldine Kutas | Feb 15, 2016 | Sem categoria
As I mentioned in the first blog of the year, 2016 is the ‘year of implementation’. The year we will have to put together the measures needed not only to achieve the 2030 Framework targets and Energy Union goals, but also the COP21 Agreement. Certainly a Herculean...
