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Anger as UK fails to rule out further North Sea drilling

The British government on Wednesday angered environmentalists by saying it could license further oil and gas drilling in the North Sea, months before it hosts a climate change summit.

read more... 25/03/2021

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Portugal sees green hydrogen output by end-2022, $12 billion in investment lined up

Portugal will start producing green hydrogen by the end of 2022 and already has private investment worth around 10 billion euros ($12 billion) lined up for eight projects that are expected to move forward, Environment Minister Joao Matos Fernandes said.

read more... 26/02/2021

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European Parliament wants expanded carbon border

All imports of products and commodities now under the EU's emissions trading system (ETS), including when embedded in intermediate or final products, should be covered from 2023 by a carbon border adjustment mechanism, the European Parliament's environment committee said today.

read more... 05/02/2021

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NEA, IFNEC and Poland launch nuclear financing initiative

The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) has launched an initiative together with Poland's Ministry of Climate and Environment and the International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC) to collaborate on issues of common interest related to innovative nuclear financing. The initiative began with a technical workshop on 14-15 January, which brought together experts from the public, private and academic sectors to discuss a number of fundamental issues pertaining to the financing of nuclear new build.

read more... 28/01/2021

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Czech health minister backs coal mining phase-out ‘as soon as possible’

Czech health minister Jan Blatný is aware of the negative impacts of coal mining on the environment and human health. “Personally, I am in favour of a coal mining phase-out as soon as possible,” he told EURACTIV.cz.

read more... 19/01/2021

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