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Denmark to end oil and gas hunt in North Sea in 2050
Denmark’s government on Thursday agreed with a majority in parliament to put and end to all oil and gas exploration and extraction in the North Sea by 2050 as well as cancel its latest licensing round.
read more... 04/12/2020
Japan set to target zero emissions by 2050 in policy shift
The new target will be announced by Suga when he makes his first address to parliament on Monday, after taking office last month, the Nikkei reported last week
read more... 26/10/2020
France to rein in export guarantees for oil and gas industry
In a second step, guarantees would be halted next year for projects involving heavy oil, shale oil and bitumen oil sands, affecting the creation of up to 700 new jobs, the ministry said in its proposal to parliament
read more... 13/10/2020
Daily (08.10.2020): EUAs hit a 2-week high on Wednesday, as the Parliament supported a stronger-than-expected 2030 climate target
Slightly larger-than-expected U.S. crude inventories and fading hopes for another stimulus package to support the coronavirus-hit economy weighed on oil prices declined on Wednesday Hence, Brent crude decreased by 1.6% to $41.99 a barrel. Meanwhile, WTI futures lost 1.8% to trade at $39.95 a barrel.
read more... 08/10/2020
EU Parliament votes for 60% carbon emissions cut by 2030
The European Parliament voted on Tuesday (6 October) to update the EU’s climate target for 2030, backing a 60% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the decade, up from 40% currently.
read more... 08/10/2020