Energy: A critical raw material in its own right?
Access to affordable energy is a key factor underpinning the competitiveness of European industries. But as the green transition gains momentum, pressure is building to put a higher price signal on...
View ArticleUnlocking electrification through rebalancing levies and taxes
The EU needs to look at rebalancing taxes and levies on electricity to match falls in its carbon intensity and incentivise people to transition to more environmentally friendly energy, writes Jan Rosenow.
View ArticleRecord high power prices make case for faster green transition, EU says
Record high power prices in European Union countries show the bloc must wean itself off fossil fuels and speed up the transition to green energy, the EU's top climate change official said on Tuesday...
View ArticleEU energy ministers meet to discuss power price surge
Energy ministers from European Union countries will on Wednesday (22 September) discuss the soaring price of gas and electricity across Europe, as some governments draw up measures to protect their...
View ArticleWhy Europe is facing an energy price surge
Prices for gas and electricity are soaring in Europe as winter approaches, forcing governments to react. Here is what's behind the price increase:
View ArticleItaly’s Draghi announces €3 billion package to keep energy prices down
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Thursday (23 September) announced measures worth three billion euros to keep gas and electricity bills down this winter as power prices soar across Europe.
View ArticleEU leaders to discuss soaring energy prices
Leaders of European Union countries will discuss surging energy prices when they meet next month, as governments scramble to cushion households from the soaring cost of gas and power.
View ArticleFrance’s Le Pen says she will take down wind turbines if she is elected
French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said that if she is elected president next year she will end all subsidies for renewable energy and will take down France's wind turbines.
View ArticleElectricity Price Hikes? How smart buildings can keep bills low [Promoted...
The Fit for 55 package and more specifically the EPBD revision offer the legislative opportunities to stimulate a real-time, flexible consumption of clean energy in buildings and ensure a...
View ArticleRussia proposes ban on use and mining of cryptocurrencies on its territory
Russia's central bank on Thursday (20 January) proposed banning the use and mining of cryptocurrencies on Russian territory, citing threats to financial stability, citizens' wellbeing and its monetary...
View ArticleBelgium to cut VAT on electricity in response to energy price spike
Belgium will cut value added tax on electricity as part of a package to shield consumers from rising energy prices, the prime minister said on Tuesday (1 February).
View ArticleLEAK: EU countries urged to prepare for Russian gas ‘supply shock’
In a policy document due to be adopted on Wednesday (18 May), the European Commission urges EU member states to step up preparations for a “full disruption of Russian gas supplies” by considering...
View ArticleHelp from Ukraine: Zelenskyy says his country is is now exporting electricity...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the launching of power transmissions to Romania was the start of a process that could help Europe reduce its dependence on Russian hydrocarbons.
View ArticleFrance must do more against ‘crisis profiteers’, energy unions say
The price at which French energy giant EDF must sell its electricity to competitors was recently increased, but energy unions in favour of the move believe the government must up the ante and prevent...
View ArticleEU’s Vestager calls for caution as Germany presents electricity subsidy plan
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck's plans to subsidise electricity for energy-intensive companies to help them with increasing costs have prompted criticism from EU Commission Vice-President...
View ArticleGerman electricity price fight intensifies ahead of government retreat
The German government coalition is split on whether or not to subsidise electricity prices for energy-intensive industries, such as chemical industries and steel, with Chancellor Scholz’s own Social...
View ArticlePower subsidies and refugees: Germany’s governors want Brussels’ help
Germany’s regional chiefs descended on Brussels to seek support on contentious political and economic issues from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who may in turn take the...
View ArticleGermany’s Habeck calls for ‘Zeitenwende’ on industrial subsidies
In a plea to coalition partners and the European Commission, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) called for more subsidies to secure industrial production and jobs.
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