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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
British solar could prosper free-from subsidies by 2020
British solar power could survive without subsidies by the end of the decade, according to a report published by Berlin-based think tank Thema1 and supported by a coalition of European companies.
read more... 05/12/2014
Daily: Oil prices shed again on Saudi price discounts
Crude oil settled lower on Thursday as the debate over pricing was prolonged after Saudi Arabia unveiled considerable price discounts for oil it sells to Asian and U.S. buyers. North Sea Brent declined 28 cents to settle down at $69.64 a barrel, after trading in a range of nearly $2. U.S. crude dropped 57 cents to close at $66.81, having slipped to $66.09 earlier.
read more... 05/12/2014
EDF ought to double nuclear electricity sales to rivals
French power utility EDF must be obliged to double the share of nuclear electricity production it vends to competitors from a quarter to up to half so as to raise competition, as stated by GDF Suez's chief executive on Thursday.
read more... 05/12/2014
British government pledges cutting tax burdens on oil, gas
The British government pledged trimming tax rates in the UK North Sea oil and gas sector to help reduce escalating costs.
read more... 05/12/2014