October 2018October 9, 2018 Global warming? Climeworks “offers everyone the opportunity to remove their CO2 from the air!” Renewables don’t grow fast enough, CO2 emissions keep rising –fossil fuels more expensive Three more reasons to reduce oil and gas use: Russia, Saudi Arabia and petrochemicals Russia sees gas exports to Europe grow –but Europe boosts competition and renewables New tool tells governments how to entice energy investors Denmark, Netherlands move on EVs, Germany on batteries and charging Energiewende: “catastrophic mismanagement”and “unprecedented waste of resources” EDF’s Flamanville EPR: “inadequate”and “dysfunctional” Italy, Spain boost renewables, Serbia boosts lignite October 2, 2018 In Energy Watch Is Paris dead? A new Chinese coal boom and what it means for Europe How Trump’s trade war is undermining his own policy of “energy dominance” Germany’s Mittelstand threatened by high power prices, can’t save any more power Nuclear power: a drop in the bucket (at best) In Brussels Insider The future of gas: the start of a new debate in Brussels In the Express section Blackout fears in EU as a result of “policy failures” Bill Gates, Shell, the World Bank, BlackRock, IKEA: billions poured into energy gamechangers EVs will cost Irish exchequer hundreds of millions –but they won’t come unless there are more models Germany’s 56 GW of wind power can be relied upon for less than 1% Recent posts...
