US energy firms use Ukraine war to lock in long-term gas contracts
Oil and gas companies seek expansive contracts to tackle short-term problem of tight European gas supply American oil and gas companies are pushing to solve...
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EU plans to loosen state aid rules to boost renewables investment
Proposed use of tax credits follows pressure to respond to Biden’s $369bn green subsidy scheme in US The EU is stepping up its green subsidy...
Climate activists vow to take to streets to stop fossil fuel extraction
‘Cease and desist’ letter signed by over 650,000 people sent to oil and gas CEOs follows removal of Greta Thunberg from coal protest Hundreds of...
Rome’s solar-powered Christmas tree lights spark row over ‘ugly’ panels
Critics accuse authorities of ‘bogus environmentalism’ over installation in historic Piazza Venezia A row has broken out over two “ugly” solar panels intended to power...
Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak agree to increase gas exports from US to UK
Leaders announce partnership to reduce global dependence on Russian energy Joe Biden has agreed a deal to ramp up gas exports from the US to...
Fears for all Ukraine’s nuclear plants after emergency shutdowns
Russian attacks cut off essential power to the stations last week, forcing all four of them into high-risk mitigation procedures There are growing fears that...
Kremlin denies restricting gas supplies to Europe for political gain
European gas prices climb close to record highs as flows on key pipeline move towards Russia The Kremlin has denied using Russia’s gas resources to...
‘It’s hard, we’re neighbours’: the coalmine polluting friendships on Poland’s borders
Czechs and Germans who live in the shadow of the vast Turów mine claim it is an environmental menace. Some in Poland want to weaponise...
