End of the road: How the EU plans to kick the fossil fuel habit — in five not-so-easy steps

The bloc's Energy System Integration Strategy, which sets out how net-zero emissions can be reached across the energy sector by 2050, may prove to be an historic document, writes Leigh Collins

Activists of the environmental NGO Greenpeace hold flares after attaching a giant banner on the frontage of European Council's building in Brussels during a protest action in Brussels, on December 12, 2019 ahead of the European Summit
Activists of the environmental NGO Greenpeace hold flares after attaching a giant banner on the frontage of European Council's building in Brussels during a protest action in Brussels, on December 12, 2019 ahead of the European SummitFoto: KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images/NTB scanpix
Published 16 July 2020, 10:25Updated 17 July 2020, 00:13