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CCUS is gathering momentum in Europe

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EUROPE

Although business models are yet to be fully developed, governments are putting agreements in place for the cross-border transportation and storage of CO2, targeting industry as…

FSRUs will only offset some of Europe’s gas troubles

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EUROPE

They are a critical tool in offsetting the fall in Russian pipeline gas imports, but are insufficient on their own to make up for the lost supply. They are also only one link in…

EU green ambitions are strongly reflected in budget

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EU

Overall, some 30% of the budget will involve climate-related spending. One of the key reforms concerns the EU’s own resources mechanism to finance spending, with plans to…

Radically new UK economic strategy could be undermined

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UNITED KINGDOM

New UK economic direction.

Lifting COVID-19 measures may hit resilient eastern EU

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EU

Available second-quarter data indicate a shallower recession in most of the eleven eastern EU member states (EU-11) than the rest of the EU in January-June. This may be due to a…

E-waste endangers developing nations' catch-up growth

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INTERNATIONAL

Nearly 50 million tonnes of electronic waste (e-waste) was generated last year but only 20% was recycled. China generates the most but the EU leads both e-waste per person and…

Environmental policy is shaping the EU’s energy market

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EU

The EU's single market for energy.

No backstop or no deal is Ireland’s Brexit dilemma

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UK/IRELAND/EU

Despite the increasing risk and the implications of a no-deal Brexit, Ireland and the EU remain united in support of the main issue preventing a Brexit deal, the backstop.

Eastern EU's competitiveness hinges on institutions

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EASTERN EUROPE

Eastern EU countries are facing long-term development challenges related to institutional capacity and the quality of governance, in addition to more immediate concerns about…

EU sets out ambitious carbon management strategy

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EU

The proposals represent a major shift towards activism in the EU’s approach to Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). Demand will come from storage sites and the production of…