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Sweden Doubles Down on Nuclear Energy with Parliamentary Approval
The Parliament of Sweden has approved a new energy bill paving the way for the construction of additional nuclear reactors beyond the 10 originally approved to boost energy security and reduce carbon emissions, Reuters reports. Sweden’s current fleet of six nuclear reactors is all that remains from 12 reactors after a 1980 referendum committed to exiting nuclear energy entirely.
read more... 30/11/2023
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Poland to ease wind farm rules, freeze energy prices
Poland's incoming government has submitted a draft law to the country's parliament to freeze energy prices in the first half of 2024 and liberalize rules to build wind farms.
read more... 30/11/2023
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MEPs fully include nuclear in Net-Zero Industry Act
The European Parliament has adopted its position on the proposed Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), which is intended to bolster Europe's manufacturing output in technologies needed for decarbonisation. MEPs included nuclear fission and fusion among a list of 17 technologies covered by the legislation.
read more... 24/11/2023
Germany passes law to make energy savings compulsory
Germany's lower house of parliament on Thursday passed a bill to make saving energy compulsory in all economic sectors, a move intended to help fight climate change and curb use of imported fossil fuels.
read more... 22/09/2023
EU Parliament passes bill hiking renewable energy targets
European Union lawmakers gave their final approval on Tuesday to legally binding targets to expand renewable energy faster this decade, a central part of Europe's plans to curb climate change and shift away from fossil fuels.
read more... 13/09/2023