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European Parliament wants expanded carbon border
All imports of products and commodities now under the EU's emissions trading system (ETS), including when embedded in intermediate or final products, should be covered from 2023 by a carbon border adjustment mechanism, the European Parliament's environment committee said today.
read more... 05/02/2021
Daily (04.02.2021): Carbon prices soared by 7% on Wednesday amid strong auction results
Oil prices continued to push towards one-year highs on Wednesday, as the EIA weekly report showed a drop in US crude stocks. At the same time, the conclusion of the monthly OPEC+ summit lent additional support to prices. As such, Brent and WTI crude closed 1.7% higher at $58.46 and $55.69 a barrel respectively.
read more... 04/02/2021
EWE expands German wind portfolio with 28-MW purchase
Germany’s EWE Erneuerbare Energien (EWE) has acquired a 28-MW portfolio of onshore wind projects at home from Switzerland-based investor InvestInvent.
read more... 04/02/2021
Lithuania, Poland cross-border section of new gas link laid
The gas grids of Lithuania and Poland have now been directly linked after the cross-border section of the under-construction interconnector between the two countries was laid, Lithuanian transmission system operator Amber Grid said Feb. 2.
read more... 04/02/2021
UK power sector CO2 hits 14-month high
The carbon intensity of the UK power sector reached its highest level in over a year in January, as rising demand coincided with low wind production and restricted nuclear capacity to boost fossil-fuel generation.
read more... 04/02/2021