Balearics unveil renewable targets
Environment
Ibiza, Menorca, Formentera and Mallorca will transition to 100-per-cent renewable electricity by 2050 under an ambitious regional climate law. The
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Gazprom demands pipe ‘discounts’
Industry
Gas giant Gazprom is apparently demanding big discounts from Russian pipeline suppliers for its major projects, especially Nord Stream 2
EDF eyes nuclear waste site
Production
France’s state-controlled utility EDF says it plans to build a new central storage pool for nuclear waste but is yet
Gazprom trading pioneer quits
Consumption
The energy entrepreneur who spent more than 13 years turning Gazprom into a global energy trading giant has left the
Court dismisses Prague pollution plan
Environment
A Prague court has ruled that the Czech Republic’s air-quality plan for the capital fails to bring air pollution within
Cyprus hails gas discovery
Policy
Cyprus’ energy minister says exploratory drilling off the southern Cypriot coast has shown indications of a potentially sizeable gas deposit,
Electric car sales rise continues
Environment
European registrations of alternative-fuel vehicles grew 35.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year, completing 39.7-per-cent growth over
MEPs enact carbon market law
Environment
The European Parliament has enacted a law to strengthen EU curbs on carbon dioxide emissions from industry, so as to
BP profits double in year
Industry
Annual profits at BP have more than doubled in the last 12 months, reaching €4.9 billion in 2017 on the
Dutch disappoint with renewable record
Environment
The Netherlands is near the bottom of a table on renewable energy use in Europe, according to the statistics agency
Race to turn carbon into power
Environment
North American and European projects are struggling to convert dangerous levels of carbon in the atmosphere into green energy on
Groningen output must halve: report
Environment
The Dutch State Supervision of Mines has urged the government to cut production significantly at the controversial Groningen gas field
Norway assesses Russia nuclear risks
Environment
Norway has assessed potential nuclear risks from northern Russia, including radioactive junk, two dumped nuclear submarines and vessels transporting spent
EDF happy with nuclear checks
Environment
French utility giant EDF says it has completed checks and submitted files for seven more nuclear reactors to regulator ASN
Journalists expelled from Ozersk
Environment
French television reporters working in Russia have been fined for trying to find the source of a radioactive cloud that