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EU power sector options may be mutually contradictory

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EU

The electricity sector is undergoing a radical shift in structure, owing to the build-out of variable sources of renewable energy, in pursuit of reductions in carbon emissions. On…

E-fuels for transport risk hurting EU climate goals

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EUROPE

The EU’s decision to allow the sale of new e-fuel-powered vehicles after 2035 has focused attention on a controversial decarbonisation pathway aimed primarily at transportation…

EU will struggle to meet new climate targets

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EU

If approved, the targets will profoundly shape EU economic and environmental policy over the next two decades. The power sector will bear most of the decarbonisation burden to…

Slovak government is weighing up early elections

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SLOVAKIA

SaS’s departure from government could trigger early elections and bring to power a new government with a less firmly pro-Western orientation that might substantially change…

Portugal's energy export challenges will persist

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PORTUGAL

However, Portugal’s geographic position means its ability to connect with wider European power and gas markets is very limited and heavily dependent on Spanish connections with…

EU-led reform will be loser in Bulgarian elections

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BULGARIA

The change of president and government in late January has shifted the power balance in favour of the Socialist Party (BSP), but the centre-right Citizens for Bulgaria’s European…

Poland will miss its full renewable energy potential

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POLAND

According to the Warsaw-based Institute for Renewable Energy, Poland’s installed capacity in solar power is nearly 12 gigawatts, already exceeding the government’s 10-gigawatt…

Romanian ruling party could limit post-Dragnea reforms

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ROMANIA

Romania after Dragnea.

Norway will struggle to cut dependence on oil and gas

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NORWAY

Norway’s importance as Western Europe’s only significant hydrocarbons exporter has increased in the wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Its contribution might be good for Europe’s…

Polish isolation in EU could cost PiS government dear

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POLAND

The Law and Justice (PiS) government has already enacted a bill changing the appointment system for the National Council of the Judiciary and another bill makes the justice…