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Daily (14.03.2024): European carbon prices resumed their decline on Wednesday as investment funds cut short positions less than anticipated
Oil prices rose sharply on Wednesday, boosted by strikes on Russian refineries and a larger-than-expected drop in US crude and gasoline inventories. As a result, the Brent crude oil stood slightly above $84 a barrel, while WTI crude settled at $79.72 a barrel.
read more... 14/03/2024
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Europe’s high-voltage grid investment gap worse than feared
EU countries systematically underestimate the speed at which renewables will be added to grids in their development plans – making the investment gap larger than thought, new research made available to Euractiv has shown.
read more... 13/03/2024
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.
read more... 07/03/2024
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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
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EU’s 2030 wind power target within reach
The EU’s wind energy target for 2030 is within reach thanks to improvements in permitting and rebounds in investment, according to a new report from European wind association WindEurope.
read more... 29/02/2024