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Nuclear Forms Part of Climate Change Solution, Says European Parliament

The European Parliament yesterday adopted a resolution on COP25 - the 25th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention o…

European Union to Consider Law on Climate Neutrality by March 2020

The European Union executive will propose by March 2020 a new climate law to turn the bloc neutral in terms of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 and help lead th…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

India Pollution Regulator Threatens to Shut Coal-Fired Utilities Around New Delhi

India’s federal pollution regulator has warned coal-fired power plants around New Delhi that they could be shut down for failing to comply with deadlines to me…

European Parliament Declares Climate Emergency

The European Parliament has today declared an environment and climate emergency, ahead of next week's UN climate talks in Madrid, COP25.

The EU can Use Hydrogen to Stop Climate Change and Create Jobs

Climate change is already with us. And that’s particularly clear to people like me who happen to come from Venice, which has just suffered the worst floods in …

Oil & Gas Trade

The Parties Discussed Russian-Ukrainian Cooperation in the Gas Sector, Russian Energy Ministry Said

"The parties discussed Russian-Ukrainian cooperation in the gas sector — settlement of mutual claims for the implementation of contracts, the terms for the tra…

Power Construction

Germany: TenneT Completes Substation Reboot

State secretary Jens Deutschendorf, from the Hessen Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy joined TenneT Managing Director Tim Meyerjurgens to visit the upgrad…

EU Urged to Raise 2030 Climate Target

Orsted and six other European energy companies have stated their support for a carbon-neutral bloc by 2050 in an open letter to European environment and climate…

Murang'a Hydro Innovator Wins International Backing

An off-grid hydropower project started by a Murang’a entrepreneur John Magiro has won the 2019 EDF Pulse Africa third prize.

Crude

Russia Set to Overshoot Oil Quota Yet Again Ahead of OPEC+ Talks

Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here. Russia, OPEC’s largest ally in a deal to cut oil production, is o…

Brussels Eyes Easing Bank Rules to Spur Green Lending

Brussels is exploring a proposal to ease EU banking rules in a bid to spur green investment in Europe.

New Technology

Caterpillar Releases Latest And Largest Engine for Cleaner Emissions

Caterpillar is pleased to introduce the Cat 3516, the latest and largest of its dual-certified EU Stage V / U.S. EPA and CARB Tier 4 Final engines, a rare accre…

SFC Energy Signs Framework Agreement to Supply Hydrogen Fuel Cells for Mobile Stations

The framework contract runs until the end of 2021 and has a total order volume of approximately EUR 1.8 to 5.3 million, depending on installation and commission…

Politicians Should Prioritise Climate Action Over Economic Growth, UK Consumers Say

Almost three quarters of European consumers are willing to accept slower economic growth if it means action to protect the environment is accelerated, according…

Oil Price

OPEC Countries Unanimously Support Extension of Oil Output Cuts

The Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) unanimously support an extension to the agreement on the reduction of oil output after March 2020 and continue to discu…