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‘New Barcelona Declaration’ at Science|Business conference calls for more EU climate action

The new ‘Mission Innovation’ to boost energy R&D announced in Paris is good - but the EU isn’t formally a part of it and more needs to be done at the collective, European level. The Barcelona Climate Declaration, launched Nov. 20 at ESADE Business School by the Science|Business Network of universities and companies, calls for a doubling of EU R&D funding in this area as part of a broad, research and innovation-based action plan against climate change.

EU calls for urgent push on closer energy union

The first annual review of the EU energy union shows there has been progress. Companies are changing their business models, renewable energy and energy efficiency are creating jobs. But the electricity and gas markets are still not performing as they should