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Norway prohibits the use of heating oil in buildings
Norway will ban the use of oil and paraffin to heat buildings starting from 2020 to cut domestic emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases, the government spokesman declared on Thursday.
read more... 16/06/2017
Daily (15.06.2017): Oil prices dropped by more than 3.5% on Wednesday
Oil fell again on Wednesday, on negative assessments from the IEA and OPEC regarding the health of the oil market. The IEA mentioned that inventory overhang might last longer than expected, while OPEC admitted in the monthly report that the oil market was adjusting “slower-than-expected”.
read more... 15/06/2017
France will go beyond its targets to combat climate change
According to government spokesman Christophe Castaner, France's new President Emmanuel Macron and Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot, France will go beyond the targets within the framework of the Paris agreement. A detailed list of policy actions would lay out climate changes for the next 5 years and will show where France will exceed its previous commitments.
read more... 14/06/2017
Germany and California combine their efforts in achieving climate goals
Germany will cooperate with California on climate change goals after the U.S. President Donald Trump's decision earlier this month to withdraw from the 2015 Paris agreement, which was condemned by world leaders and many in the industry.
read more... 13/06/2017
Norway: first offshore drilling rig using 100% onshore power to cut emissions
An offshore drilling rig will be powered entirely from electricity produced onshore which could be a world first in a move to reduce dioxide emissions.
read more... 12/06/2017