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Daily (12.05.2021): European commodity market saw a bullish sentiment on Tuesday, with power and carbon prices at all-time highs
Oil markets saw small fluctuations on Tuesday, with the Brent crude edging marginally upwards by 0.3%, to end at $68.55 a barrel. Meanwhile, U.S. WTI crude rose by 0.6% to $65.28 a barrel.
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ETS price floor needed for German coal exit
The price floor would also provide "planning security" for investing in low-carbon capacities to replace the coal-fired capacities, Climate Neutrality Foundation managing director Rainer Baake said today at the presentation of the study, which was prepared by research institute Oeko-Institut.
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Daily (11.05.2021): Front-year European electricity prices rocketed at multi-year highs on Monday as carbon broke the 52 EUR/t mark
Oil markets lacked a clear direction on Monday, with the Brent and WTI crude climbing marginally at $68.32 a barrel and $64.92 a barrel despite a cyber-attack forcing the shutdown of major fuel pipelines in the United States. However, hopes of an upcoming general global demand recovery provided some upside pressure.
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Dutch govt grants $2.4 billion in subsidies to huge carbon storage project
The Dutch government has granted a consortium that includes oil majors Royal Dutch Shell and ExxonMobil around 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) in subsidies for what is set to become one of the largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the world, the Port of Rotterdam said on Sunday.
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EU slashes energy-related CO2 emissions by 10% in 2020
European carbon dioxide emissions from energy use dropped by 10% last year.
read more... 10/05/2021