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Daily (29.04.2024): European carbon prices declined on Friday, dampened by bearish gas prices and profit-taking
Oil prices rose for a second consecutive session on Friday, driven by traders hedging their positions in anticipation of potential geopolitical events in the Middle East over the weekend. As a result, Brent crude increased by 0.5% to close at $89.5 per barrel, and WTI crude edged 0.3% up to settle at $83.85 per barrel.
read more... 29/04/2024
Daily (26.04.2024): European near-term gas and power prices surged on Thursday as reduced Norwegian flows and colder weather boosted demand
Oil prices posted modest gains on Thursday, supported by intensifying Middle East tensions. However, a pessimistic global demand outlook capped gain. Thus, Brent crude rose by 1.1% to settle slightly above $89 a barrel, while WTI crude edged 1% higher at $83.57 a barrel.
read more... 26/04/2024
Energy taxation directive: No progress expected before EU elections
Despite the presentation of a new compromise text to national governments on Thursday (April 25), no serious progress is expected on revision of the energy taxation directive before the next term of the EU Parliament and Commission.
read more... 26/04/2024
EU takes another step toward the exit out of ‘fossil dinosaur treaty’ to safeguard green aspirations
With climate change breathing down the world’s neck, the European Union (EU) is among those that have set the wheels in motion to pull out of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), as there is no end in sight for the protracted stalemate over revamping the multilateral treaty to make room for the pivot to low-carbon and clean energy by weaving renewables, hydrogen, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) into the treaty’s framework.
read more... 26/04/2024
EU takes another step toward the exit out of ‘fossil dinosaur treaty’ to safeguard green aspirations
With climate change breathing down the world’s neck, the European Union (EU) is among those that have set the wheels in motion to pull out of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), as there is no end in sight for the protracted stalemate over revamping the multilateral treaty to make room for the pivot to low-carbon and clean energy by weaving renewables, hydrogen, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) into the treaty’s framework.
read more... 26/04/2024