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EU’s 2050 net zero goals at risk as EV rollout faces setbacks
The EU needs to rethink its policies to make a 2035 ban on new petrol car sales feasible as electric vehicles (EVs) remain unaffordable and alternative fuel options are not credible, the EU’s external auditor said, jeopardising its 2050 climate goals.
read more... 23/04/2024
Approval granted for doubling capacity of UK offshore wind farms
The UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has granted development consent for the Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extension Projects off the North Norfolk coast.
read more... 23/04/2024
Daily (22.04.2024): European carbon prices tumbled by around 4% on Friday, driven by bearish gas prices and a strong sell-off
Oil prices posted a slight increase on Friday ahead of an uncertain weekend following Israel's attack on Iran. Hence, Brent crude stood at $87.29 a barrel, down 0.2% day-on-day, while WTI crude fell by 0.5% to close at $83.14 a barrel.
read more... 22/04/2024
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Belgium demands probe into “massive” French power export curbs
The ongoing cuts, which French TSO RTE said it had been forced to carry out to ensure the safety of the grid, were weighing on already low French prices in an oversupplied market, helping to keep them well below those in Belgium and Germany, analysts said.
read more... 22/04/2024
Norway signs contracts for first commercial offshore wind farm
The Norwegian Government has signed a CfD with Ventyr Energi to support the development of the country’s first commercial offshore wind farm.
read more... 22/04/2024