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Italy: Renewable energy accounts for 28% of electricity consumption
Currently 27 municipalities in Italy are 100% green, representing the best example of innovation in energy and the environment. In 2012, clean sources covered 28.2% of electricity consumption and 13% of the total energy.
read more... 04/04/2013
Daily: Crude oil prices mixed on concerns about demand, U.S. pipeline outage
Crude oil futures were mixed on Tuesday on concerns about demand and the possibility of a prolonged pipeline outage in the U.S. Midwest.
read more... 03/04/2013
UK to boost its oil and gas sector
The UK has recently unveiled its plans to bolster the nation’s oil and gas sector as the net energy imports last year increased to their record levels since 1976 due to a sharp decrease in domestic production.
read more... 03/04/2013
EU curbed its carbon emissions by 1.4% in 2012: preliminary data
Europe’s carbon emissions from power plants and factories dropped by 1.4% in 2012, according to preliminary data released on Tuesday, keeping the EU on the pace to achieve its 2020 emissions reduction objective and being the second consecutive year of fall on the ETS scheme, the bloc’s main tool to fight against climate change.
read more... 03/04/2013
Ukraine to import more gas from Poland as from April 1
Ukraine is planning to increase its gas imports from Poland to 5 million cubic meters/day beginning April 1, up from about 2 million cu m/d at present, declared state gas shipper UkrTransGaz , as Ukraine looks to reduce its dependence on Russian gas imports.
read more... 03/04/2013