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EU proposes windfall levies on energy firms to ease price pain
The European Union's executive plans to raise more than 140 billion euros ($140 billion) to shield consumers from soaring energy prices by skimming off revenues from low-cost electricity generators and making fossil fuel firms share windfall profits.
read more... 15/09/2022
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G7 Agrees On Oil Price Cap As Moscow Threatens To Halt Gas Supply To Europe
The G7 group of the most industrialized nations agreed on Friday to finalize and implement a price cap on Russian oil, aiming to reduce Vladimir Putin’s oil revenues for his war chest.
read more... 05/09/2022
G7 mulls options to restrict Russian oil profits
The Group of Seven (G7) wealthy nations is looking at blocking the transportation of Russian oil among other options to deprive Moscow of bumper revenues amid its invasion of Ukraine, unless it heeds a price cap.
read more... 03/08/2022
Russia to refocus energy strategy in bid to reach carbon neutrality by 2060
Russia's aim to be carbon neutral by 2060 -- announced by President Putin in the run-up to the COP26 climate meeting -- will require a huge restructuring of its economy, which is today heavily dependent on oil and gas revenues.
read more... 01/11/2021
UK backs sustainable aviation fuel, hydrogen, EVs and new nuclear in net-zero strategy
The UK government has published its net-zero strategy document, outlining financing for developing sustainable aviation fuel, an industrial and hydrogen revenue support scheme and new money for electric vehicles and nuclear.
read more... 21/10/2021