Podcast Selection

Should we be worried about Europe’s level of gas reserves?

European gas storage levels are unusually low for this time of year, reaching their lowest autumn level since 2011. With Russian gas imports set to end in 2027, could Europe face a tougher challenge in…

Listen: Fuel price spike reignites push for EU windfall tax on oil and gas profits

Oil prices are back above 100 dollars a barrel, pushing up fuel prices as fighting intensifies around the Strait of Hormuz. Could taxing the windfall profits of oil and gas companies help governments support consumers?…

Why Europe’s renovation boom is wasting billions, missing real energy savings

EUobserver is proud to have an editorial partnership with Europod to co-publish the podcast series “Briefed” hosted by Léa Marchal. The podcast is available on all major platforms.

Beyond CBAM: How Europe and India can clean up steel

The steel sector alone accounts for roughly 7% of global carbon dioxide emissions. If the world is serious about hitting climate targets, emissions from this heavy industry must fall by at least 50% by 2050.…

Can Meloni win a special EU deficit exception for Italy’s soaring energy costs?

Why should defence spending benefit from budget flexibility, but not energy crisis spending? That’s the question Giorgia Meloni is asking the European Commission. The Italian prime minister wants authorisation to increase Italy’s public deficit in…

Will the EU carbon market pay the price of the energy crisis?

Europeans are looking for answers to the energy crisis. Several EU member states are proposing to revise how the carbon market works, so that it weighs less on prices. But could this actually make a…

After Trump’s climate rollback, how solid are the EU’s green rules?

US president Donald Trump has just announced that his administration no longer recognises that a range of greenhouse gases poses a threat to public health and the environment. Meanwhile, the leaders of the EU, considered…

Transition énergétique: stop ou encore ?

Dans ce nouvel épisode du podcast "Le monde selon l'Ifri", Marc Hecker, directeur exécutif de l'Ifri et rédacteur en chef de la revue Politique étrangère, reçoit Marc-Antoine Eyl-Mazzega, directeur du Centre énergie et climat de…

EU must lead on climate in light of US ‘stupidity’, says former UN rights chief

Mary Robinson, the former Irish president and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, urged the EU to show important leadership in the face of a US withdrawal from efforts to combat global warming. Robinson, who…

French Europe minister touts nuclear shield share

France's nuclear deterrence could be open to other European countries French Europe minister Benjamin Haddad told Euronews in an interview featured on Radio Schuman today. Haddad also praised Germany’s next chancellor Friedrich Merz for his…

Can European carmakers go green without going bust? | Radio Schuman

Later today, EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra will host a second meeting on the crisis in Europe’s car industry, driven in part by strict new limits on carbon emissions for new cars. Where is the…

Centre-right has renounced Green Deal, claims Timmermans

Frans Timmermans reflected on how, in the last legislative term, the Green Deal was a unifying initiative, enjoying political consensus. Now, he said, the far-right parties are pushing for its repeal, while the centre-right is…