EU ambassador to China urges Beijing to stop building coal-fired power plants
Jorge Toledo’s comments come after approvals for coal power projects increased in second half of 2024 The EU’s ambassador to China has urged Beijing to...
Category : Energy
‘Rising star’: Europe made more electricity from solar than coal in 2024
Report reveals solar power generated 11% of Europe’s electricity, surpassing coal at 10% Europe made more electricity from sunshine than coal last year, a report...
European imports of liquefied natural gas from Russia at ‘record levels’
Rystad Energy releases data days after Ukraine stopped flows of Russian gas through its pipelines Europe bought a record amount of liquefied natural gas from...
Finland-Estonia power cable hit in latest Baltic Sea incident
The Finnish electricity grid’s head of operations says sabotage can’t be ruled out An undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia broke down on Wednesday,...
Sanctioned Russian oligarchs allowed to invest in UK North Sea oil producer
Critics say Labour ‘should have run a mile’ from LetterOne after it is acquires 15% of Aberdeen-based Harbour Energy The government faces growing criticism after...
Safety at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant deteriorating, IAEA warns
Atomic energy watchdog reports damage after Russia accuses Ukraine of dropping explosive charge nearby The UN’s nuclear watchdog warned on Saturday that the safety situation...
Cop29 host Azerbaijan seeks $1bn from fossil fuel producers for climate fund
Countries and companies involved in oil and gas extraction to be asked to join scheme aimed at tackling global heating Fossil-fuel producing countries and companies...
‘An energy war is being waged’: former oil boss warns of price rises after Ukraine infrastructure attacks
Andriy Kobolyev calls for more weapons after Russia destroys one of Ukraine’s largest power plants A dramatic rise in European energy prices is inevitable if...
‘Tone-deaf’ fossil gas growth in Europe is speeding climate crisis, say activists
Just 2% of continent’s gas capacity has planned retirement date despite pledges to decarbonise, study shows Europe’s “tone-deaf” expansion of fossil gas is accelerating climate...
Climate activists across Europe block access to North Sea oil infrastructure
Blockades at facilities in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, with protests in Scotland and action expected in Denmark Climate activists in four countries are...
