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Spain to seek $1.5B loan from EU recovery fund for EV plan
Spain will ask for a first loan worth 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) from the European Union's Recovery and Resilience Facility to finance a plan to build electric cars, according to the draft 2022 budget submitted to the country's parliament.
read more... 15/10/2021
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EU to study joint natural gas buying as response to energy price spike
The European Union will look into an option for member states to jointly buy natural gas as the bloc considers ways to protect itself against surging energy prices, according to a draft document.
read more... 14/10/2021
Germany's SPD pushes for inclusion of gas in EU green finance taxonomy
The role of gas in the energy transition should be reflected in the EU’s green finance taxonomy, according to the economy and energy spokesperson of Germany’s social democratic SPD party, which is expected to lead the next German government coalition.
read more... 12/10/2021
German draft law looks at H2 grid access fees
Germany's regulated hydrogen grids will be allowed a higher return on equity than the operators of gas or power grids, according to draft legislation presented today by the ministry of economic affairs and energy.
read more... 09/09/2021
Global emissions can decline 10% this decade if refineries clean up their act
Global cumulative emissions could be reduced by 10 per cent during 2020-2030, if refineries adopted low carbon measures, according to the global inventory of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions published recently in One Earth.
read more... 24/08/2021