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EU carbon border tax will do little to cut emissions
A European Union plan to impose tariffs on high-carbon imports could hurt developing countries in Asia but is unlikely to lead to big reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a report published on Monday.
read more... 26/02/2024
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Companies bid for 34 bcm of gas in new joint EU tender
19 companies have filed bids for nearly 34 billion cubic meters of natural gas in a new joint purchasing tender for multi-year deals, European Commission vice president Maroš Šefčovič said on Thursday (22 February).
read more... 23/02/2024
European LNG consumption to peak in 2025
LNG demand in the EU, the UK, Turkey and Norway will peak in 2025 at 169bcm and drop to 133bcm by 2030, the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) said on Wednesday.
read more... 22/02/2024
EU reaches deal on world’s first carbon removal certification scheme
European Union legislators reached a political agreement in the early hours of Tuesday (20 February) on a proposal to set up the world’s first registry for certified carbon dioxide removals obtained from eco-farming practices and industrial processes.
read more... 20/02/2024
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Clock ticking as EU tries to unblock energy taxation directive
The French electricity sector fears that the revision of the EU’s energy taxation directive will fail before the June European elections, despite a last push by the Belgian EU presidency, which is seeking to break the deadlock in the Council of the EU.
read more... 20/02/2024