Stefano Porciello
@steporciello.bsky.social
Energy, Environment & Transport journalist for Euractiv in Paris
stefano.porciello@euractiv.com | opinions are my own + usual disclaimers
stefano.porciello@euractiv.com | opinions are my own + usual disclaimers
This was picked up by the leading Italian news agency
ANSA - not once, but twice
ANSA - not once, but twice
October 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This was picked up by the leading Italian news agency
ANSA - not once, but twice
ANSA - not once, but twice
The Italian ministry of energy security called the US Secretary of Energy “Allen Wright” in its statement on Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin’s work at the G7 energy ministerial meeting.
The US official is actually known as Chris Wright – his full name is Christopher Allen Wright
The US official is actually known as Chris Wright – his full name is Christopher Allen Wright
October 31, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The Italian ministry of energy security called the US Secretary of Energy “Allen Wright” in its statement on Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin’s work at the G7 energy ministerial meeting.
The US official is actually known as Chris Wright – his full name is Christopher Allen Wright
The US official is actually known as Chris Wright – his full name is Christopher Allen Wright
EU energy consumers should see the upcoming affordable #energy action plan address system costs, risks and poor integration, a document seen by MLex shows.
Nice teamwork with @oscarpandiello.bsky.social
Nice teamwork with @oscarpandiello.bsky.social
January 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
EU energy consumers should see the upcoming affordable #energy action plan address system costs, risks and poor integration, a document seen by MLex shows.
Nice teamwork with @oscarpandiello.bsky.social
Nice teamwork with @oscarpandiello.bsky.social
🚗 #EU carmakers could see center-left lawmakers in the European Parliament defend the 2035 “combustion engine ban” and call for #job guarantees and other social conditionalities to be attached to public funds, an early draft of a position paper seen by MLex shows
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
January 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
🚗 #EU carmakers could see center-left lawmakers in the European Parliament defend the 2035 “combustion engine ban” and call for #job guarantees and other social conditionalities to be attached to public funds, an early draft of a position paper seen by MLex shows
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
🚗 If jobs, investments and the future #competitiveness of the EU #automotive industry are at stake, so is the very authority of the European Union.
My comment on the #EU rules on car #CO2 emissions is on MLex
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
My comment on the #EU rules on car #CO2 emissions is on MLex
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
December 31, 2024 at 1:08 PM
🚗 If jobs, investments and the future #competitiveness of the EU #automotive industry are at stake, so is the very authority of the European Union.
My comment on the #EU rules on car #CO2 emissions is on MLex
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
My comment on the #EU rules on car #CO2 emissions is on MLex
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
… yet, the European #Hydrogen Bank’s tool to distribute #StateAid at national level by using EU-wide rankings of bids is an idea that the European Commission is likely to keep pushing forward.
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
December 26, 2024 at 1:31 PM
… yet, the European #Hydrogen Bank’s tool to distribute #StateAid at national level by using EU-wide rankings of bids is an idea that the European Commission is likely to keep pushing forward.
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
🚗 EU carmakers struggling to cut #emissions saw a French request to address next year's fines problem only in 2026, while still defending Europe's emission reduction goals for the #automotive sector, a document seen by MLex shows.
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
December 17, 2024 at 10:21 AM
🚗 EU carmakers struggling to cut #emissions saw a French request to address next year's fines problem only in 2026, while still defending Europe's emission reduction goals for the #automotive sector, a document seen by MLex shows.
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
The EU #renewableenergy targets won’t be transformed in order to include #nuclear, but the rules should not hamper the deployment of non-renewable clean technologies either, the new EU #energy chief Dan Jørgensen said.
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
December 16, 2024 at 5:25 PM
The EU #renewableenergy targets won’t be transformed in order to include #nuclear, but the rules should not hamper the deployment of non-renewable clean technologies either, the new EU #energy chief Dan Jørgensen said.
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
Electric cars will be “a dominant technology” but EU carmakers’ current top problem is next year’s fines for not cutting emissions quickly enough, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association chief Luca de Meo has told press in Brussels today.
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/... #EVs
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/... #EVs
December 10, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Electric cars will be “a dominant technology” but EU carmakers’ current top problem is next year’s fines for not cutting emissions quickly enough, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association chief Luca de Meo has told press in Brussels today.
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/... #EVs
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/... #EVs
🚗 #EU carmakers facing penalties next year for missing an intermediate #CO2 emission reduction target may see the key center-right @eppgroup.bsky.social change its mind on delaying the obligation from 2025 to 2027
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
December 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM
🚗 #EU carmakers facing penalties next year for missing an intermediate #CO2 emission reduction target may see the key center-right @eppgroup.bsky.social change its mind on delaying the obligation from 2025 to 2027
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
Fighting #Russia’s energy influence, helping #Ukraine and making the EU economy competitive are some of the key topics that #Poland says it will prioritize during its six-month stint leading legislative talks on behalf of EU governments, minister Paulina Hennig-Kloska has said.
December 10, 2024 at 9:27 AM
🚨 EU re-labelling alert:
The “sovereignty seal” of the Strategic Technology for Europe Platform is now being called “STEP Seal”
STEP itself was supposed to be the EU Sovereignty Fund and is now little more than a website.
The “sovereignty seal” of the Strategic Technology for Europe Platform is now being called “STEP Seal”
STEP itself was supposed to be the EU Sovereignty Fund and is now little more than a website.
December 9, 2024 at 11:39 AM
🚨 EU re-labelling alert:
The “sovereignty seal” of the Strategic Technology for Europe Platform is now being called “STEP Seal”
STEP itself was supposed to be the EU Sovereignty Fund and is now little more than a website.
The “sovereignty seal” of the Strategic Technology for Europe Platform is now being called “STEP Seal”
STEP itself was supposed to be the EU Sovereignty Fund and is now little more than a website.
🚨EU maritime sector needs #ETS rules to change, nine countries say👇
The competitiveness, connectivity and logistic chains of Europe's #ports are at risk without revisions to the emission trading system rules for the maritime sector, nine EU governments have said
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
The competitiveness, connectivity and logistic chains of Europe's #ports are at risk without revisions to the emission trading system rules for the maritime sector, nine EU governments have said
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
December 5, 2024 at 12:22 PM
🚨EU maritime sector needs #ETS rules to change, nine countries say👇
The competitiveness, connectivity and logistic chains of Europe's #ports are at risk without revisions to the emission trading system rules for the maritime sector, nine EU governments have said
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
The competitiveness, connectivity and logistic chains of Europe's #ports are at risk without revisions to the emission trading system rules for the maritime sector, nine EU governments have said
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
The EU #CleanIndustrialDeal and #Omnibus Simplification Package should be discussed by the new @ec.europa.eu at the end of February, according to an indicative planning document seen by MLex
Nice teamwork with Luca Bertuzzi: www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
Nice teamwork with Luca Bertuzzi: www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
December 2, 2024 at 10:02 AM
The EU #CleanIndustrialDeal and #Omnibus Simplification Package should be discussed by the new @ec.europa.eu at the end of February, according to an indicative planning document seen by MLex
Nice teamwork with Luca Bertuzzi: www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
Nice teamwork with Luca Bertuzzi: www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
Germany’s opposition to #nuclear energy financing has prevented full adoption by EU governments of a #competitiveness plan for the bloc, with national economy ministers failing to reach consensus at a meeting today.
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
November 28, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Germany’s opposition to #nuclear energy financing has prevented full adoption by EU governments of a #competitiveness plan for the bloc, with national economy ministers failing to reach consensus at a meeting today.
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
EU carmakers facing fines for not cutting vehicles #emissions fast enough have been told by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that she will personally front a strategic dialogue on the future of the #car industry:
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
November 27, 2024 at 3:08 PM
EU carmakers facing fines for not cutting vehicles #emissions fast enough have been told by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that she will personally front a strategic dialogue on the future of the #car industry:
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
Steelmaking giant #ArcelorMittal has frozen its decisions on key investments for boosting EU green steel production, awaiting “full visibility" over policy.
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
November 26, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Steelmaking giant #ArcelorMittal has frozen its decisions on key investments for boosting EU green steel production, awaiting “full visibility" over policy.
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
EU #automakers should not be hit by fines if they miss next year’s #CO2 emission reduction target, the center-right European People’s Party is set to say according to a draft position paper seen by MLex
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
#cars #EV #epp
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
#cars #EV #epp
November 21, 2024 at 6:05 PM
EU #automakers should not be hit by fines if they miss next year’s #CO2 emission reduction target, the center-right European People’s Party is set to say according to a draft position paper seen by MLex
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
#cars #EV #epp
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
#cars #EV #epp
#Austria, #Lithuania and #Spain have decided to use the next EU #hydrogen bank auction to efficiently award over 700 million euros in additional funds that will be dedicated to national projects, the European Commission announced today.
November 18, 2024 at 1:38 PM
#Austria, #Lithuania and #Spain have decided to use the next EU #hydrogen bank auction to efficiently award over 700 million euros in additional funds that will be dedicated to national projects, the European Commission announced today.
Europe's #hydrogen rules and the idea of a fund to solve the bloc’s industrial competitiveness problem have been heavily questioned by the powerful center-right lawmaker Christian Ehler at an event in Brussels today.
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
November 14, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Europe's #hydrogen rules and the idea of a fund to solve the bloc’s industrial competitiveness problem have been heavily questioned by the powerful center-right lawmaker Christian Ehler at an event in Brussels today.
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/...
EU policies and adaptation action to #climatechange are not keeping up with rapidly growing risks, the European Environment Agency has said.
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March 11, 2024 at 8:50 AM
EU policies and adaptation action to #climatechange are not keeping up with rapidly growing risks, the European Environment Agency has said.
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Net-Zero Industry Act — on Friday, I had a look to the doc showing how EU governments are getting ready for final negotiations. A new round of talks will take place today.
MLex readers can find the story here:
content.mlex.com#/content/153...
MLex readers can find the story here:
content.mlex.com#/content/153...
January 22, 2024 at 9:49 AM
Net-Zero Industry Act — on Friday, I had a look to the doc showing how EU governments are getting ready for final negotiations. A new round of talks will take place today.
MLex readers can find the story here:
content.mlex.com#/content/153...
MLex readers can find the story here:
content.mlex.com#/content/153...
Plot twist on the e-fuels saga for zero-emission cars: Germany is ready to back the very restrictive definition of carbon-neutral fuels proposed by the EU commission, but only if it applies after 2035, while laxer rules apply in the meantime.
Full story here: content.mlex.com#/content/152...
Full story here: content.mlex.com#/content/152...
December 8, 2023 at 8:02 AM
Plot twist on the e-fuels saga for zero-emission cars: Germany is ready to back the very restrictive definition of carbon-neutral fuels proposed by the EU commission, but only if it applies after 2035, while laxer rules apply in the meantime.
Full story here: content.mlex.com#/content/152...
Full story here: content.mlex.com#/content/152...
A deal on the Electricity Market Design reform on Dec 13 will not be easy, MEP Nicolás González Casares said today, because of the Council's inability to move on fundamental issues, "for example on Contracts for Difference".
👇 EU governments position explained here: content.mlex.com#/content/152...
👇 EU governments position explained here: content.mlex.com#/content/152...
December 7, 2023 at 9:52 AM
A deal on the Electricity Market Design reform on Dec 13 will not be easy, MEP Nicolás González Casares said today, because of the Council's inability to move on fundamental issues, "for example on Contracts for Difference".
👇 EU governments position explained here: content.mlex.com#/content/152...
👇 EU governments position explained here: content.mlex.com#/content/152...