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Norway’s Ambitious Plan to Store Carbon Dioxide in the North Sea
Norway has big plans to pump waste carbon from oil and gas operations and heavy industry under the seabed of the North Sea to be stored safely underground. It believes this method will be key to decarbonizing its fossil fuel activities in the coming years and supporting a green transition. However, some fear that this process cannot be done safely without risk to the environment. Others believe that carbon capture and storage (CCS) is merely a band-aid on a bullet wound and that countries should be fixing their carbon problem at the source rather than mitigating the effects of fossil fuel production. Nonetheless, so long as the world relies on oil and gas, companies will be looking for ways to produce lower-carbon fossil fuels through innovative methods, such as CCS technology.
read more... 14/03/2024
Italy’s Regulated Power Bills Seen Sharply Down Due to Low Gas Prices
Low natural gas prices this winter season will result in significant declines in regulated electricity prices for households in Italy in the second quarter of the year, according to the Italian energy authority ARERA.
read more... 14/03/2024
Daily (13.03.2024): Oil prices experienced a modest decline on Tuesday due to inflation and OPEC worries
On Tuesday, oil prices saw a slight decrease due to a higher than anticipated US inflation index, coupled with rising concerns over the compliance with OPEC production cap. Brent crude fell by 0.3% at $81.92 a barrel, while WTI crude slipped by 0.4% to $77.56 a barrel.
read more... 13/03/2024
Germany launches green subsidies for industry
Germany on Tuesday launched a bidding process for subsidies to support energy-intensive firms switching to green production in a 4 billion euros ($4.37 billion) funding round, the economy ministry said on Tuesday.
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EU Parliament approves law to make buildings more energy efficient
The European parliament approved a new law on Tuesday that requires member states to push the renovation of buildings to make them more energy-efficient and reduce the EU's carbon emissions.
read more... 13/03/2024