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UK government to ease ban on onshore wind farms to head off revolt
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government on Tuesday said it would ease restrictions on building onshore wind farms, heading off a revolt by his party's lawmakers who had demanded they should be permitted with local support.
read more... 08/12/2022
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Czech lawmakers back $3.4 billion power revenue cap plan
The Czech lower house of parliament on Friday approved a government plan to cap revenues of power firms as part of efforts to fund measures to ease the burden of soaring prices on households and businesses.
read more... 21/11/2022
Lawmakers close in on EU carbon market ‘frontloading’ to lower energy prices
Political groups in the European Parliament announced a deal on Tuesday (27 September) that will see the equivalent of €20 billion taken from the EU carbon market in a bid to finance the move away from Russian fossil fuels and lower consumer energy bills.
read more... 29/09/2022
Denmark to offer energy price support despite central bank warning
Danish lawmakers on Friday agreed an economic aid package worth 5.05 billion Danish crowns ($664 million) to soften the blow from rocketing energy prices, going against a warning from the central bank.
read more... 26/09/2022
EU Parliament backs higher targets on renewables and energy savings
European Union lawmakers voted on Wednesday to raise the bloc's targets to expand renewable power and save energy, backing proposals that had been made more ambitious in a bid to quickly end Europe's reliance on Russian gas.
read more... 16/09/2022