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The coming Russia-Iran energy axis
As a key negotiator in the landmark nuclear deal with Iran, Russia may have helped to reawaken a powerful competitor for gas exports — unless Russian energy majors get there first. Once sanctions...
View ArticleGazprom floats compromise with Commission
Russia’s gas giant Gazprom said Thursday it wants to “amicably” settle an antitrust case brought by the European Commission that could cost it billions. The case was filed in April, with the Commission...
View ArticleClimate talks hinge on money
Finally, environment ministers in the European Union have started talking dollars and cents. With only 10 days of negotiations left before the United Nations’ global climate summit in Paris in...
View ArticleGerman winds make Central Europe shiver
Germany’s shift to renewable energy has been hailed as an historic policy move — but its neighbors don’t like it. The country’s move away from nuclear power and increase in production of wind or solar...
View ArticleMitteleuropa zittert im deutschen Wind
Was in Deutschland als historischer Schritt der Energiepolitik bejubelt wurde, sorgt bei Nachbarn für Ärger. Der Übergang von Atomkraft zu Wind- und Solarenergie überfordert Deutschlands Stromnetz....
View ArticleMuslims get emission religion
Islamic leaders from 20 countries on Tuesday called on the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims to take action on global warming, urging a rapid phase-out of fossil fuels and a switch to renewable energy. “It’s...
View ArticleDuda’s climate critique gets chilly reaction
Polish President Andrzej Duda’s attack on the European Union’s decarbonization policies this week is raising concerns that the country is on a collision course with the EU’s energy and climate policy...
View ArticleBogus carbon offsets increased emissions
A flawed scheme that allowed companies to earn tradable carbon credits for projects supposed to abate industrial gases actually created a “perverse” incentive to generate more waste, leading to an...
View ArticleCoal fouls Balkans’ EU ambitions
The western Balkans are hoping to join the European Union one day, but governments across the region are investing in new coal-fired power plants at a time when the EU is championing renewables and...
View ArticleDutch double down on emissions ruling
The Dutch government said Tuesday it plans to appeal against a court decision which ordered it to slash emissions, arguing the verdict could set a precedent for courts to interfere with government...
View ArticleThe high price of climate change
The green boycott movement raised the stakes Wednesday, as a group of institutional investors urged nine large energy, mining and consumer goods to pull out of EU trade associations that carry out what...
View ArticleGazprom tightens its grip
Russia’s Gazprom and five European business partners signed a deal Friday to double the capacity of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, which runs under the Baltic Sea to Germany, at a time when Brussels is...
View ArticlePOLITICO Pro’s Morning Energy: Building a union — Danish climate chills —...
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View ArticlePOLITICO Pro’s Morning Energy: Kyoto fail — Total’s coal goodbye —...
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View ArticlePOLITICO Pro’s Morning Energy: EU gas hopes — Efficient light — Greening finance
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View ArticlePOLITICO Pro’s Morning Energy: Western Balkans energy — Ukraine gas — Climate...
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View ArticleArias Cañete to sign energy declarations with Pacific Islands
Miguel Arias Cañete, EU climate action and energy commissioner, is set to sign sustainable energy declarations with Pacific Island countries this week — an effort to strengthen ties ahead of the Paris...
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Paris talks won’t hit global warming target, UN warns
Global temperatures are likely to shoot past the agreed safety limit of 2 degrees Celsius even if a deal is reached at the upcoming Paris climate summit, UN climate chief Christiana Figueres said in...
View ArticleCañete: Brussels wants more options, not more gas
The EU is planning to revamp its approach to natural gas, with a strategy package due out early next year that plans to give the Commission the right to take a look at sensitive long-term supply...
View ArticleEU climate goals set to clash with US aims
EU ministers have signed off on the bloc’s negotiating position for global climate talks in Paris, calling for legally binding targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions to be reviewed every five...
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