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Germany’s CO2 targets will reduce demand for certificates
Germany's new, lower objectives for CO2 emissions will further reduce demand for carbon permits and destabilize Europe's already dysfunctional emission trading system, as stated by the EU's new energy official to a German newspaper.
read more... 08/12/2014
Germany to shut down coal plants to meet 2020 emissions goals
Germany’s government will decide on Wednesday whether to curb CO2 emissions by up to 78 million tons by 2020.
read more... 03/12/2014
E.ON to split in two its business to focus on renewables
E.ON, the largest utility in Germany, unveiled it plans to split in two its business after a crisis hit the European energy sector.
read more... 01/12/2014
Latvia’s gas utility expects monopoly loss after 2017 sector restructuring
Latvian gas utility Latvijas Gaze, possessed by Germany's E.ON and Russia's Gazprom, anticipates to lose its domination in a liberalization of the sector after 2017, according to its spokesman on Wednesday.
read more... 27/11/2014
German renewable energy scheme approved by EU regulators
Germany subsidies for generating renewable energy did not contravene EU regulations, as stated by the European Commission on Tuesday, subsequent to an in-depth examination into whether they had constituted inequitable competition.
read more... 26/11/2014