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Emergency fund to help Dutch low-income households with energy bills
Low-income households will receive help to pay off part of their increased energy bills, as a special temporary emergency fund that was agreed on last month is set to come into effect.
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Daily (08.02.2023): European spot electricity prices fell on Tuesday amid strong wind generation.
Oil prices rose for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, partly due to the closure of a Turkish export terminal following the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday. However, the main driver of the increase was expectations of a recovery in Chinese demand. As a result, Brent crude increased by 3% to $83.69 a barrel and WTI oil rose by 4% to $77.14 a barrel.
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Brussels says EU exit from Energy Charter Treaty 'unavoidable'
The European Commission has told member countries that a joint EU exit from a controversial international energy treaty appears inevitable, according to a document seen by Reuters, with some of them already leaving the accord on climate concerns.
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Global carbon markets value hit record $909 bln last year
The value of traded global markets for carbon dioxide (CO2) permits reached a record 850 billion euros ($909 billion) last year, analysts at Refinitiv said on Tuesday.
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Belgium introduces new energy measures amid ever-rising costs
The Belgian government reached an agreement Monday (6 February) on new energy measures, extending the temporary support measures to further protect citizens from high energy prices.
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