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EU parliament votes to up renewables, energy efficiency
The European Parliament's energy committee today voted to increase the share of renewables in the bloc's energy mix to a 45pc target and to increase energy savings, reducing usage by at least 40pc in final energy consumption, both by 2030.
read more... 14/07/2022
Brexit decision left UK firms paying 10% more than EU rivals for emissions
British businesses are paying substantially more to produce carbon dioxide than their EU rivals because of the government’s refusal to link the UK carbon market to the bigger European market after Brexit.
read more... 11/01/2022
Britain to spend $1.4 bln to cut carbon emissions from industry, hospitals
Britain plans to invest 1 billion pounds ($1.39 billion) to cut emissions from industry, schools and hospitals, it said on Wednesday, as part of wider "green revolution" designed to create thousands of jobs and meet climate targets.
read more... 17/03/2021
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
Tractebel outlines its vision for SMRs
Belgian engineering firm Tractebel today unveiled it`s vision for small modular reactors (SMRs), in which it notes that Canada, Estonia, Finland, France, Poland, the UK and the USA, among other countries, have "expressed a clear willingness to shape the future". It`s White Paper, The rise of nuclear technology 2.0, is the result of three years of "deep-diving the promises" of this advanced nuclear technology, and investing thousands of engineering hours in technical due diligence and market studies.
read more... 14/12/2020