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Egypt’s green hydrogen plans are over-ambitious

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EGYPT

Plentiful sun, wind and unused land, and a location close to prospective European importers afford the country huge competitive advantages. Obstacles include weak project…

Trump's Paris moves reflect policy disruption risks

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US/INT

The Trump administration's repudiation of the pact's 'no backsliding' framework for global climate governance has been met with near-universal condemnation from other world…

Japan aims to get its African agenda back on track

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JAPAN/AFRICA

Attended by 21 African heads of state and representatives from 48 African nations, the summit aimed to lay out a framework for Japan-Africa relations for the next three years…

Prospects for climate governance in 2017

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PROSPECTS 2017

Prospects for climate governance in 2017.

EU Energy Plan faces two-year uphill battle

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EU

The proposals are the latest in a long line of attempts to establish a more integrated approach to energy policy within the EU and greater coordination of energy diplomacy with…

Japan will strengthen relations with Gulf states

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JAPAN

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar are major suppliers of oil and gas, and Japan needs to secure its future energy supplies, but Tokyo would like strategic…

The Spanish government faces difficult months ahead

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SPAIN

Spain has been harder hit by rising prices than other EU states. The governing Socialist Party (PSOE) and Unidas Podemos (UP) have clashed over the appropriate response, with the…

Ethiopia-Egypt water dispute requires tough compromise

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ETHIOPIA/EGYPT

The dam project, situated near the source of the Blue Nile, has long been a centrepiece of Ethiopia’s development plans, but also a major source of tension with downstream…

Germany’s hydrogen needs and production will increase

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GERMANY

The strategy doubles Germany’s domestic hydrogen production target, shifts its approach to low-carbon hydrogen and pledges other measures to establish a domestic hydrogen market…

Ethiopian Nile waters will muddy regional rivalries

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ETHIOPIA

This comes at a time when Ethio-Egyptian competition over the Nile has intensified once more. The Nile is vital to both countries: water for the livelihoods of the concentrated…