Germany is launching a programme that will make available tens of billions of euros for firms facing substantial energy costs, in a bid to help its challenged industrial sector fund a shift towards carbon-neutral production techniques.
read more... 06/06/2023
France has made energy sufficiency – the deliberate reduction of energy consumption – one of the three pillars of its decarbonisation strategy, alongside nuclear and renewables. However, Brussels and other European capitals have yet to fully embrace the approach.
read more... 05/06/2023
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne unveiled detailed plans on Monday (22 May) for France to meet the EU’s target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 55% below 1990 levels by 2030.
read more... 24/05/2023
Oil prices retreated on Thursday after Wednesday’s surge, as a stronger dollar weighed on prices. Hence, Brent crude declined by 1.4% to settle at $75.86 a barrel, while WTI crude traded 1.3% lower at $71.86 a barrel.
read more... 19/05/2023
Formal approval of the EU’s renewable energy directive has been postponed following a last-minute objection by Paris, which wants further “guarantees” on low-carbon hydrogen derived from nuclear power.
read more... 19/05/2023