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Daily (30.01.2024): European carbon prices plummeted to 22-month low on Monday amid speculative selling and sluggish demand
On Monday, oil prices fell on Monday as concerns about heightened tensions in the Middle East were balanced out by the liquidation of China's major real estate developer, perceived as a discouraging indication for demand. As a result, Brent crude settled 1.4% lower at $82.40, while WTI crude dropped by about 1.6% to stand at $76.78 per barrel.
read more... 30/01/2024
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EU Commission looks into Germany's natural gas levy
The European Commission has asked the EU's energy regulator ACER to examine whether a tariff Germany added to its natural gas exports distorts the bloc's single market in a possible breach of competition rules, three sources close to the matter said.
read more... 29/01/2024
EC targets EUR 480m of EU funds for CO2 transport, storage
The European Commission has allocated nearly EUR 480m in EU funding to CO2 transport and storage projects as it seeks to create a “European carbon value chain”, it said on Thursday.
read more... 26/01/2024
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€400bn needed for offshore grids by 2050
Europe’s first-ever Offshore Network Development Plan, published on Tuesday (23 January), highlights the huge investment needed to connect offshore wind farms to final consumers, with an estimated 54,000 kilometres of transmission assets expected to be built in European waters by 2050 – almost 1.5 times the equator’s length.
read more... 25/01/2024
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Belgium unsure about using EU option to block Russian gas imports
It is unclear if Belgium will use the option in an upcoming European Union law to block imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG), Belgium’s energy minister said on Monday (22 January).
read more... 24/01/2024