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EU to finally exit ‘climate-wrecking’ energy treaty
The European Union is poised to agree on a joint exit from a controversial energy investment protection agreement that activists say is a roadblock to the bloc’s path toward climate neutrality.
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UK extends windfall tax on oil, gas to 2029
The UK has extended a windfall tax on oil and gas companies operating in the country by a year to 2029, it said on Wednesday.
read more... 07/03/2024
Daily (06.03.2024): Carbon prices rose by 6% on Tuesday, reaching the biggest daily gain in 15 months
Oil prices saw a minor decrease due to low demand on Tuesday, despite potential supply interruptions stemming from the current political unrest in the Middle East. Brent crude fell by 1% to $82.04, and WTI Crude also dipped by around 1% to $78.15.
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Germany’s gas tariff puts EU energy solidarity at risk
Germany’s levy on cross-border gas trading puts the EU’s energy solidarity at risk and hurts efforts to cut the bloc’s reliance on Russian gas, the bloc’s energy commissioner and deputy Czech PM told reporters on Monday (4 March) following a meeting of EU energy ministers.
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Pro-nuclear countries back total opening up of EU funding for nuclear
Nuclear technologies should benefit from all types of EU funding, such as the European Investment Bank (EIB) and innovation funds, the French-led nuclear alliance, which now has 12 EU member states, said at its meeting on Monday (4 March).
read more... 06/03/2024