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EU leaders to debate ‘contagion effect’ of gas prices on electricity
At the insistence of Spain and other southern countries, EU leaders will instruct officials to look into the contagion effect of gas prices on electricity markets, according to draft summit conclusions seen by EURACTIV.
read more... 28/03/2022
High energy costs intensify debate over EU plan to decarbonise heating and transport
A European Union plan to charge fuel suppliers for the CO2 emitted by cars and heating buildings is emerging as the most contentious element in a raft of climate change policies the bloc’s member states are negotiating this year.
read more... 21/03/2022
EU leaders seek escape route from Russian fossil fuels, weigh energy investment plan
European Union leaders will tackle ways to wean themselves off Russian fossil fuels on Thursday (10 March) and debate how quickly to ditch their key supplier, with countries split over whether to sanction oil and gas imports as Moscow wages war in Ukraine.
read more... 11/03/2022
Czechs want tweaks to nuclear and gas conditions in EU green plan
The Czech Republic will seek allies to change conditions for the inclusion of gas and nuclear power projects in the European Union's hotly-debated green investment plan.
read more... 05/01/2022
Norwegian government proposes overhaul of petroleum tax system
Norway's government has proposed overhauling taxation of its oil and gas firmsby scrapping some incentives, it said in a surprise announcement on Tuesday, further heating up a pre-election debate over the future of the country's top industry.
read more... 02/09/2021