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Estonia plans small nuclear reactor to quit shale oil by 2030
Estonia plans to build a small modular reactor (SMR) to wean itself off the addiction to polluting shale oil and meet its target of producing 100% decarbonised electricity by 2030. A vote in Parliament is expected “in the first half of 2024,” officials say.
read more... 22/01/2024
Daily (18.01.2024): European carbon prices hit their lowest point in over two years on Wednesday amid intense selling pressure
Oil prices ended mixed for the second session in row on Wednesday as optimistic OPEC predictions tempered worries about worldwide demand for oil. As a result, Brent crude retreated by about 1% to settle at $77.69, while WTI crude edged 0.2% higher to end at $72.56 per barrel.
read more... 18/01/2024
Daily (16.01.2024): European carbon prices rebounded by 2% on Monday following a successful first auction of the year
Oil prices remained rather steady to bearish on Monday as the geopolitical risk premium eased amid the absence of tangible supply disruptions in the Middle East, with the market focusing on signs of weaker demand. Consequently, Brent and WTI crude edged lower to settle at $78.15 and $72.45 per barrel respectively.
read more... 16/01/2024
France’s ‘last mile’ strategy for renewables under fire from all sides
France’s draft ‘energy sovereignty’ law, recently unveiled by the government, has caused quite a stir for its apparent dismissal of renewable energies, placed at the bottom of the list of low-carbon energies, behind nuclear.
read more... 15/01/2024
EU to Bet Big on Carbon Removals to Meet Net-Zero Goal
The European Union must raise significantly emissions capture and removals to meet its target to become a carbon-neutral bloc by 2050, the European Commission said in a draft document seen by Bloomberg News.
read more... 15/01/2024