Gas and nuclear’s green taxonomy prospects divided European institutions
MEPs opposed the European Commission’s plan to include nuclear energy and gas in the list of environmentally sustainable economic activities covered by the so-called EU taxonomy. The two responsible committees consider that the proposal does not respect the sustainability criteria. Unraveling over the financing of gas and nuclear projects is expected in the European Parliament […]
Austria to ban gas boilers in new buildings in 2023
Austria is phasing out fossil fuels in heating, starting with a ban on the installation of gas boilers in new buildings from next year
Portugal, Spain cap gas prices for power producers to bring down wholesale prices
The payments to utilities will be calculated based on the price difference between the market price of natural gas and the gas price cap
BIG Shopping Centers buys another wind project in Romania
BIG Shopping Centers is making further inroads into renewables with an acquisition of a 120 MW wind project in Romania
Danske Commodities, Cory sign PPA for one of largest energy-from-waste facilities in UK
Every year the facility on the Thames river burns around 750,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste collected in London
Lithium salts could be declared health hazard in EU
A major lithium producer threatened to close its plant in Germany if the European Union declares the material dangerous to human health
European Parliament delays decision to introduce carbon border tax – CBAM
The European Parliament rejected a set of law proposals within the Fit-for-55 climate package including the CBAM carbon border tax scheme
EU ban on Russian oil to boost fuel prices in Southeastern Europe
Exemptions from sanctions were granted to Bulgaria and Croatia as well as to the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia
