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Energy sector methane emissions 70% higher than official figures
Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane coming from the global energy sector are 70% higher than officially reported, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday, with the coal sector identified as the biggest single source.
read more... 23/02/2022
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Germany freezes Nord Stream 2 gas project as Ukraine crisis deepens
Germany on Tuesday halted the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea gas pipeline project, designed to double the flow of Russian gas direct to Germany, after Russia formally recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine.
read more... 23/02/2022
Europe aims to scale up infrastructure for permanent carbon removals
The European Commission is looking at ways of building up infrastructure for transporting and permanently storing CO2 underground as well as recycling carbon into new products.
read more... 22/02/2022
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EU will consider making countries fill gas storage
The European Union will consider whether to require member states to fill their natural gas storage to prescribed levels, a senior official said as the bloc seeks energy security amid fears of a conflict in Ukraine involving major supplier Russia.
read more... 22/02/2022
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France's Chinon 3 reactor offline for tests after pipe corrosion detected
The 900-megawatt Chinon 3 nuclear reactor in western France has been taken offline for tests after "stress corrosion" was found on a bend in four pipes comprising a backup safety coolant system, power group EDF said.
read more... 22/02/2022