EU plan to cut gas use by 15% set to come into effect
An EU plan to cut gas consumption across the bloc by 15 per cent to cope with an energy price crisis spurred by Russia’s war in Ukraine comes into effect on Tuesday (9 August).
Archives
-
EUROPE
August 8, 2022 -
EUROPE 
July 21, 2022 Brussels’ plan to curb gas use faces opposition from EU countries
An EU proposal calling on member states to cut their gas use by 15% to prepare for potential cuts to supplies of Russian gas is facing resistance from governments, casting doubt on whether they will approve the emergency plan next week.
-
EUROPE
June 14, 2022 Parliament committees object to EU’s ‘green’ label for gas, nuclear
Two European Parliament committees on Tuesday (14 June) backed an attempt to stop the EU labelling gas and nuclear energy as climate-friendly investments, setting the stage for a full Parliament vote that could reject the rules next month.
-
EUROPE
February 3, 2022 German industry scores gas win in EU taxonomy
The European Commission has presented its second delegated act for the EU’s sustainable finance rules and under certain conditions, nuclear power and gas will be labelled “green”, making German industry happy.
-
ENVIRONMENT
January 3, 2022 Germany welcomes EU ‘green’ energy plan on gas, still opposes nuclear
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany on Sunday welcomed a plan by the European Union to label some natural gas energy projects as “green” investments, but stressed its opposition to a proposal to do the same for nuclear power projects.
-
EUROPE
December 22, 2021 Brussels sets out new green aid rules, with ‘pragmatic exceptions’ for gas
New state aid rules spelling out conditions under which EU governments are allowed to support companies on environmental grounds, boost clean energy, and phase out support for fossil fuels were unveiled by the European Commission on Tuesday (21 December).
-
ECONOMY
October 9, 2021 Green energy levies on gas could hike prices further
Energy bills could go up even further for UK customers amid reports the Government is planning to introduce new charges on gas.
-
WORLD
September 22, 2021 Russia told to pump more gas to European market as winter supply crunch looms
The world’s leading energy authority has issued a rare public rebuke to Russia over a crunch in gas supplies as fears grow that Moscow is stoking a winter energy crisis across Europe.
-
EUROPE
June 15, 2021 Infrastructure dispute reveals deep divisions in Europe over gas
The EU’s 27 energy ministers on Friday (11 June) came to an uneasy compromise on the revision of EU rules covering investments in cross-border energy infrastructure, the so-called TEN-E regulation. The fraught debate sets an unwelcome precedent for future debates over gas.
