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Spain to suspend 7pc power generation tax in 3Q
The Spanish government will suspend a 7pc blanket tax on power generation for the third quarter as part of provisional measures to mitigate the impact of high wholesale electricity prices on consumers' bills, environment and energy minister Teresa Ribera said.
read more... 23/06/2021
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France Pushes To Make Nuclear Power Mainstream In Europe
Together with Eastern European leaders, French President Emmanuel Macron co-signed a letter calling on the European Commission to include nuclear energy in its Green taxonomy.
read more... 05/04/2021
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Iberdrola, EDF slam support for natural gas in EU's green finance rulebook
Two of Europe's largest power groups have called on the EU to refrain from backtracking on plans to essentially exclude natural gas from its green taxonomy, a guide for investors that is supposed to drive vast amounts of capital into climate-friendly activities over the coming decades.
read more... 25/03/2021
Europe Divided Over The Future Of Nuclear
In Western Europe, nuclear energy is being hit by a political and ideological storm. The refusal to integrate it into the “green investment” label of the European taxonomy was yet another proof of Brussels’ unwillingness to continue the nuclear gamble, and rather prioritize hydrogen, offshore wind, and solar.
read more... 18/02/2021
Germany rings in 2021 with CO2 tax, coal phase-out
From January 1, 2021 the government will charge 25 euros ($30) per tonne of carbon dioxide emissions released by the transport and heating sectors
read more... 04/01/2021