In brief | 18 December '25

Eurostat: 25.2% of energy EU used in 2024 came from renewables

In 2024, 25.2 percent of gross final energy consumption in the EU came from renewable sources, up by 0.7 percentage points compared with 2023.

Euronews: EU gets tough on carbon border tax on heavy industry, vows to protect domestic producers

European producers of steel and aluminium will face higher CO2 emissions costs, but the European Commission wants to channel part of the revenues of the EU's carbon border tax to help heavy industries decarbonise.

Politico: China poses major risk to Europe’s energy grids, top NATO official warns

NATO increasingly sees energy vulnerabilities as a military risk.

Reuters: US demands EU exempt its gas from methane emissions law, document shows

The US has demanded that the European Union exempt its oil and gas from obligations under the bloc's methane emissions law on fuel imports until 2035.

Agora Energiewende: Clean heat for all

Integrating the concept of social leasing into heat pump support schemes.