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The GHG emissions of Italian companies lower than ever
According to a report offered by Ecoway, the first Italian operator active in the management and in trading of commodity CO2, affirms that last year CO2 emissions were at their lowest level since 2005, the year of entry into effect of the limits imposed by Brussels, arriving at 164 million tons in comparison to 2005 levels, when they amounted to 225 million tons. This result is due to the recession and the economic crisis which has seriously affected the Mediterranean country.
read more... 25/06/2013
European legislators impelled to set a 100% renewable target for 2050
The Global Alliance is prompting European legislators to set a 100% renewable target for 2050, criticizing them for not setting aggressive long-term renewable energy targets.
read more... 25/06/2013
End of Gazprom’s Russian gas export monopoly approaches
Russian President Vladimir Putin signalled the gradual end of state-controlled Gazprom's monopoly on exports of natural gas, opening the way for rivals Novatek and Rosneft to compete for huge new Asian markets.
read more... 25/06/2013
Daily: German year-ahead power contract hits an eight-year low
Brent crude futures traded below $101 a barrel on Monday, hit by a stronger dollar and worries about passive growth in demand for oil in the United States and China. Meanwhile, Brent crude dropped 25 cents at $100.66 a barrel by 02:41 GMT on Monday and U.S. oil slipped 9 cents to $93.60 a barrel.
read more... 25/06/2013
ENEL to sell its Marcinelle power plant in Belgium to Gazprom
Italy's Enel SpA has decided to sell its Marcinelle power plant in Belgium to Russia's OAO Gazprom, for 227 million euro on a cash and debt free basis, as the biggest Russian company intends to enhance its presence in Europe's power production sector where it supplies 25% of gas requirements.
read more... 24/06/2013