The prime minister announced this week that Belgium and the French utility Engie had achieved an agreement to postpone the retirement of two nuclear reactors by ten years. It is reversing a previous energy strategy that called for nuclear power to be phased out by 2025. The newest of Belgium’s seven reactors, the Doel 4 …
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According to scientists from the European Union, 2022 was the second-warmest year on record for Europe as a result of record-breaking weather extremes brought on by climate change that reduced food yields, dried out rivers, and resulted in thousands of fatalities. By a narrow margin, according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), 2022 …
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According to EU Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton, the European Commission has begun discussions with the United States to consider incentives for electric vehicles traded in the North American trading bloc. He continued by saying that the Commission is also discussing other components of the recently enacted U.S. Inflation Reduction Act. Incentives for …
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Today, firms, including GM, Ford, Google, and some solar energy producers, announced that they would cooperate in developing guidelines for expanding the use of virtual power plants (VPPs). They are technologies for reducing the load on electrical grids during times of shortage. The energy transition organization RMI will lead the venture, the Virtual Power Plant …
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Spain has been a pioneer in the development of green hydrogen projects, with a number of initiatives underway to explore the potential of this clean and renewable energy source. The country’s first four of eleven green H2 projects, according to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, would be governed by a new regulation that his cabinet …
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Environmental organizations Surfrider, Client Earth, and Zero Waste France have filed a lawsuit against French company Danone, alleging that the firm has failed to adequately account for all the plastic used during its manufacturing cycles. Danone, the largest yogurt manufacturer in the world and producer of the popular Evian mineral water brand, has denied the …
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Antonio Guterres, secretary general of the United Nations, called on Monday on wealthy countries to provide sufficient assistance to low-income countries that are susceptible to climate change-caused disasters. Guterres stated that there is a biased international financial system to benefit wealthier countries. Thus, according to Guterres, it should undergo modifications to provide a fairer distribution …
A new analysis from Copenhagen-based analyst group Aegir Insights shows the US climate law incentives for green hydrogen production may be fueling the increased interest in developing the Gulf of Mexico’s (GoM) offshore wind potential. With its enormous industrial chemical, fertilizer, and oil refinery sectors, the GoM region – particularly Texas and Louisiana – is …
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A research study warns of the potential negative effects of wind turbines on the animals’ habitats. Bats don’t like wind turbines. They are avoiding the expanding number of forest-based wind projects in Finland. Researchers from the Universities of Turku and Helsinki found that two bat species kept a distance of up to 1 km or …
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China Energy Investment Corp. had placed an order to acquire Australian coal, marking one of the first transactions after Beijing relaxed an unofficial ban put on coal imports from Australia in 2020. Three sources with knowledge of the situation stated this on Friday. They made the decision at a time when relations between Beijing and …
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