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Portugal to tender 1.35 GW of solar under new licensing rules
Portugal's Minister of the Environment, Joao Matos Fernandes, said the government will auction 1.35 GW of solar capacity now that the licensing regime has been changed to allow that.
read more... 17/05/2019
Norway's Equinor aims to start oil exploration off Australia in 2020
Norway’s Equinor SA on Tuesday said it plans to explore for oil in deep waters off the coast of South Australia in late 2020 and released a draft environmental assessment for the project to head off community protests.
read more... 19/02/2019
Poland sees first nuclear power production after 2030
Poland expects its first nuclear power plant to start operating after 2030 as the country aims to cut its use of coal in producing electricity, Deputy Environment Minister Michal Kurtyka said.
read more... 21/11/2018
France to cut nuclear energy reliance by 2035: Minister
France aims to reduce the share of electricity produced by nuclear reactors to 50 per cent from 75 per cent now by 2035, said Environment Minister Francois de Rugy.
read more... 19/11/2018
EU environment ministers push for net-zero emissions by 2050
EU environment ministers have called for member states and the European Commission to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
read more... 26/10/2018