Industrial Plans and EU Climate Law: how to keep climate and competitiveness goals aligned?

In Energies

The EU is updating its climate law with a 2040 target. What’s your take on the Commission’s proposal? Radan Kanev: I think that ambition without credibility weakens Europe. A unilateral –90% by 2040 may read well on paper, but if other major economies don’t deliver comparable, measurable cuts, we risk exporting industry and importing emissions.That’s why I proposed a ranged target: at least –78% by 2040 (from 1990), with an additional conditional –12% up to –90%, activated only if selected major…

Decarbonising Road Freight Transport

In Energies

Today, 96.9% of heavy-duty freight vehicles operate on diesel fuel, posing a major challenge for the transition toward low-carbon solutions. Heavy-duty freight vehicles account for more than 86% of total freight transport in France (measured in tonne-kilometres…

EdEn regrets the postponement of the adoption of the IMO Net-Zero Framework

In Press release

On Friday, 17 October, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adjourned the Extraordinary Session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC ES.2), thereby postponing the adoption of the IMO Net-Zero Framework. This decision follows sustained…

Preserving our ocean: time to accelerate support towards a sustainable blue economy

In Maritime

At the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) held from the 9th to the 13th of June, our President Brice Lalonde and EdEn called for accelerated support for a sustainable blue economy to protect the oceans. In the official statement submitted to the United Nations…

MEP Oetjen – An EU framework to deliver on sustainable aviation

In Aviation

With the adoption of the ReFuelEU regulation, the EU now has a framework to decarbonise the aviation sector. But is that framework realistic and appropriate? Can the EU develop its own industry for Sustainable Aviation Fuels? And what are the initiatives that can…

CEO Patrick Pouyanné – The energy transition: a global project for society

In Energies

With the United States and China being global leaders for the production of oil and gas and of low-carbon technologies, the EU finds itself in a tricky situation with a very ambitious framework for decarbonisation and higher energy costs weighing on its competitiveness.…

Towards an IMO agreement on net-zero shipping

In Energies

On Friday 11th of April, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Member States reached an agreement on a draft Net-Zero Framework for global shipping as a result of the 83rd Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 83). This historic agreement, if…

Distribution grids: a cornerstone towards the Energy Union

In Energies

Over the last five years, thanks to the efforts of the French and European grid operators, energy infrastructure has come to the forefront of European debates. A year after the publication of the first European strategy dedicated to electricity grids, a large number…

Nuclear power as a lever for decarbonised hydrogen

In Energies

The EU has opted for the development of renewable hydrogen to decarbonise its hydrogen consumption, but the high cost compared to fossil hydrogen is hindering the development of a sector that could yield drastic reductions in CO2 emissions. Hence, EDF among…

Adopting an Electrification Act for Europe

In Energies

Electricity is now recognised by the International Energy Agency and the European institutions as the energy that can make the fastest and most significant contribution to achieving carbon neutrality. Yet, in Europe, fossil fuels continue to cover a large majority…