Lukas Scheid

Lukas Scheid has been the editor for Europe.Table Professional Briefing since August 2020. Previously, he worked as a freelance journalist. For Zeit Online he wrote about mobility and climate issues, at RBB he reported from the sports desk and at EURACTIV Scheid was correspondent for climate, environmental and agricultural policy. At the Europe.Table, Scheid will therefore focus on the topics of climate, energy and the environment."

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On Monday, the EU Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) confirmed the agreement reached by the rapporteurs last week. According to the agreement, the EU Commission’s REPower-EU program should not be partly financed by certificates from the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) of the European Emissions Trading System (ETS). A cross-party alternative proposal envisages that €20 billion would […] continue reading →

Negotiators in the EU Parliament’s Environment Committee have reached an agreement on the use of CO2 allowances from the Market Stability Reserve to finance the REPowerEU program. Unlike the EU Commission, the Parliament could come out in favor of not using MSR allowances to finance the program intended to make Europe energy independent of Russia. […] continue reading →

In the face of rising energy and food prices across Germany and Europe, voices from politics and industry are growing louder calling for less disruptive climate and environmental policies. Stricter environmental regulations and high carbon prices are being met with more criticism than ever before. And criticism is also increasingly being heard in the crisis. continue reading →

To achieve the carbon reduction targets of the Green Deal and the Fit for 55 package, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is calling for more ambitious intra-sector targets for aviation. These include measures to expand the supply and use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). In this year’s European Aviation Environmental Report, EASA recommends faster […] continue reading →

After the Commission presented a proposal to reform the electricity market to reduce electricity and gas prices last week, the Czech Council Presidency handed in the first compromise proposals. Although the draft states that the electricity price cap should be €180 per MWh, member states have the option to introduce a higher cap if generation […] continue reading →

In 2021, the EU imported nearly 138 million tons of agricultural products. A study citing recent data from the UN Food Waste Index shows that at the same time, the EU wastes 153.5 million tons of food each year. “At a time of high food prices and a cost of living crisis, it is a […] continue reading →

In a resolution adopted by the EU Parliament on Thursday, a large majority of MEPs called on the Commission to step up efforts to fight climate change. Therefore, the Commission should propose a “comprehensive, ambitious and legally binding European climate adaptation framework” aimed in particular at the EU’s most vulnerable regions, according to the resolution. […] continue reading →

Parliamentary rapporteurs reached a breakthrough in negotiations for the development of a European charging infrastructure (AFIR) on Wednesday. As Europe.Table has learned from parliamentary circles, most of the outstanding issues were clarified at the last shadow meeting. For example, prices must be charged per kilowatt hour (EVs) or kilogram (hydrogen) and be transparent and comprehensible […] continue reading →

The Czech presidency is apparently ready to adjust the EU’s climate target. An internal draft of Council conclusions in preparation for the UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm el Sheikh (COP27) states that it is ready to adjust the nationally determined contribution (NDC) to global emissions reductions. Participating countries at COP27 are urged to raise […] continue reading →

With the trilogues on ETS reform and the introduction of CBAM, two fundamental parts of the Fit for 55 package will enter the final negotiations this fall – and possibly be finalized. But until then, numerous conflict lines need to be sorted out. And then there's COP27. continue reading →

The trilogue negotiations for the reform of the European Emissions Trading System (ETS) and for the introduction of a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) were supposed to be concluded before COP 27 in November. But nothing is likely to come of this. The next trilogue round on ETS reform is not scheduled to take place […] continue reading →

The German government has been granted permission to give energy-intensive companies a helping hand in the face of rising electricity costs. The industry has been eagerly awaiting approval from Brussels. But how exactly the €27.5 billion will be distributed and whether it will deliver what it promises remains to be seen. continue reading →

This year’s drought in Europe is the worst in at least 500 years, according to a report by the EU Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). Nearly two-thirds of Europe’s land area is still in a critical condition, it said. Forty-seven percent of the land has less precipitation than usual, resulting in deficient soil moisture. According […] continue reading →

The potential of renewable energies in the G20 countries exceeds the current energy demand. It is therefore possible to completely replace fossil energy sources with renewables in the 20 largest industrialized countries by 2050. This is the result of a study published today by the F20 Foundation Platform and the University of Technology Sydney. To […] continue reading →

Germany may support energy-intensive companies with around €27.5 billion. On Friday, the EU Commission gave the green light for a corresponding aid measure. Specifically, this involves indirect emission costs being reimbursed by the state for the years 2021 to 2030. This is the part of the higher electricity prices caused by the increased CO2 price […] continue reading →

The German government plans to use energy-saving measures to secure the heat supply in the coming winter. So far, it has focused primarily on gas storage, but this is likely insufficient. An international comparison shows that others are already making much faster progress. continue reading →

The German steel industry is expecting additional costs of €500 million a year due to the gas levy. The levy is significantly increasing the cost pressure on the steel industry already caused by the extreme price increases on the energy markets, explained Hans Jürgen Kerkhoff, President of the German Steel Federation, on Monday in Berlin. […] continue reading →

For the first time since the debt crisis, Greece will no longer be subject to increased monitoring by the EU Commission as of August 20. This was announced by Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras in Athens on Wednesday. The release from curatorship has now been approved not only by the finance ministers of the euro […] continue reading →