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Greenpeace accuses Russia of ‘unprecedented escalation’ if it restarts Zaporizhzhia reactors
The Guardian: Energy
MARCH 7, 2024
Vast nuclear power plant has been on the frontline of the war since its capture in March 2022 Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant: everything you need to know Greenpeace has accused Russia of threatening Ukraine and the west with “an unprecedented escalation” if Moscow tries to restart reactors at the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station.
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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization
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EU and Ukraine to exchange best cyber practices for energy security
Smart Energy International
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Commenting in a release was EU high representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/vice-president of the European Commission, Josep Borrell: “The malicious manipulation of information and cyber-attacks is a key element of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
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The Climate and Energy Impacts of Putin’s War on Ukraine
Energy Central
MARCH 1, 2023
It’s been a year since Russian President Putin declared an unprovoked war on Ukraine. The war’s true cost will prove incalculable. Much has changed since then — not just in Russia and Ukraine but worldwide. The Save the Children campaign estimates that.
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Deep Decarbonization: Infinity War
GreenTechMedia
JANUARY 28, 2021
Shayle called up Andy Lubershane, Senior Vice President of Research & Strategy at Energy Impact Partners to game it out. Andy and Shayle got the inspiration for Deep Decarbonization Infinity War from Andy’s love of games. It’s Deep Decarbonization: Infinity War. Electricity is hitting its stride. Let’s go.
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Ed’s note: The Ukrainian-Russian cyber war no one speaks about
Smart Energy International
JULY 26, 2022
The boss of Ukrainian energy company DTEK has confirmed that three weeks ago the utility had been the target of a substantial cyber attack – and revealed it was the latest in a series of attacks in the Ukrainian-Russian cyber war. In fact, Microsoft published recently a report called Defending Ukraine: Early Lessons from the cyber war.
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E.ON’s Leonhard Birnbaum takes the reigns at Eurelectric
Smart Energy International
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Leonhard Birnbaum, CEO and chairman of the Board Management of E.ON, has been appointed acting president of Eurelectric, federation of the European electricity industry. Leonhard Birnbaum will be taking over from Jean-Bernard Lévy, chairman & CEO of EDF, whom he has assisted as vice-president of Eurelectric since June 2021.
It’s That Light Bulb Moment: Time For A Radical Rethink Of Power Generation Based On Renewables
Forbes Green Tech
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Worsening destabilization in the Persian Gulf, an unhinged US president talking up war in the midst of an undeniable climate emergency only fools still deny, and oil companies still determined to increase output, it's time for a radical rethink about how we generate the energy we need.
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Ukraine signs COP27 pledge to electrify medium- and heavy-duty vehicles
Charged
DECEMBER 14, 2022
However, the war has provided the most powerful reminder imaginable of the importance of phasing out fossil fuels. Now our country has perhaps the strongest motivation in the world to never again depend on imported fossil fuels, which have already brought so much trouble to Ukraine and the world,” said Avere Ukraine President Denys Radiuk.
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EU plots reform of electricity markets to tackle 'fossil fuel crisis'
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today officially confirmed a plan to cap the revenue of electricity generators whose profits have soared in the wake of the war in Ukraine, claiming the proposal could unlock $140bn to help support those households and businesses hit by spiralling energy prices.
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Ukraine and Moldova join continental European electricity grid
Smart Energy International
MARCH 17, 2022
Ukraine and Moldova’s electricity grids have synchronised with the continental European grid in the drive to keep the countries self-sufficient during times of war. I want to thank the French Presidency of the Council and Member States for their support to this project that is not without risks.
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We Need a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to Stop Violence Against African Women and Our Continent
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
We, African women on the front line, fear that the expansion of oil, coal, and especially gas will only reproduce historic inequalities, militarism, and war patterns. Fossil fuels mean shattered hopes for African women and the whole continent. Security is nothing more nor less than saving the planet from destruction.
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EIB injects $338m into European clean energy and water resilience
Smart Energy International
APRIL 11, 2022
EIB President Werner Hoyer commented on the announcement in a statement, “Today the EIB Board [has] agreed €791 million of new financing to accelerate renewable energy, health and water investment and improve services and opportunities in cities and rural regions across Europe. million) investment into renewable energy and water.
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Clean Energy Group announces retirement of Lewis Milford as President; Seth Mullendore named successor
Renewable Energy World
JULY 15, 2021
Clean Energy Group (CEG), a national nonprofit that works on clean energy and climate, announced the retirement of Lewis Milford, its founder and president. Keane, President of SmartPower. His retirement will become effective on December 31, 2021.
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Russia batters Ukraine grid with shellings on two more power plants
Smart Energy International
JANUARY 16, 2023
This latest attack saw missiles hit two DTEK thermal plants, damaging the equipment and further disrupting power supply for the battered country, which has been experiencing rolling power outages due to the war with Russia. In fact, it’s all about the energy war that started many years ago with the blackmailing of gas prices.
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Dozens of countries pledge support for nuclear power, despite lingering concerns
The Verge: Energy
MARCH 22, 2024
The US, China, Japan, France, Britain, and Saudi Arabia were among the 34 countries to sign the pledge. It’s a bold statement to support a source of energy over which many governments and environmental groups are deeply divided. That requires a transition from fossil fuels to clean energy over the next few decades.
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World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 takes place after two-year hiatus
Smart Energy International
MAY 24, 2022
In announcing the forum Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum, stated: “The Annual Meeting is the first summit that brings global leaders together in this new situation characterised by an emerging multipolar world as a result of the pandemic and war. link] — World Economic Forum (@wef) May 24, 2022.
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UN chief: Fossil fuel firms without credible net zero plans 'should not be in business'
Business Green
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
He urged world leaders, businesses, and investors to deliver a "year of gamechanging climate action", backed by concerted efforts "to end the merciless, senseless war on nature", as he called on the private sector in particular to step up its efforts in 2023. threshold without urgent action this decade. No more baby steps. No more excuses.
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Sanctioned Coal Barons Among Russia’s COP27 Delegates
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 12, 2022
In a speech to world leaders at the summit in Sharm El-Sheikh this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that the war was “destroying the world’s ability to work united for a common goal” Others say the conflict is speeding up the shift away from fossil fuels as countries increase investment in clean alternatives.
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UK unveils plan to ditch Russian oil imports by end of 2022
Business Green
MARCH 8, 2022
While Russian oil and gas only make up a fraction of UK's supplies, the government said it was determined to halt imports from the country as soon as possible, in order to place further pressure on the Kremlin to bring an end to its war in Ukraine.
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'Green Cold War': Why insurers and businesses should prepare for net zero geopolitical tensions
Business Green
JANUARY 19, 2022
It is a charge Moscow denies, but Western observers remain convinced Russia could respond to sky high gas prices by ramping up exports to Europe if President Putin gave the say so. To what extent will growing political tensions between global powers impact the net zero transition, and vice versa?
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Ed’s Note: Greece pitches new electricity market model
Smart Energy International
AUGUST 2, 2022
The letter, sent to the President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, by the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, explains the Greek intentions. A spectre is haunting Europe and it is not that of communism as Marx wrote in the Manifest. It is that of high energy prices and shortages. Mundane, I know. But also kind of urgent.
Flagship EU Farming Reforms in Peril as Lobbyists Exploit Ukraine War
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Europe’s leading farming lobby group Copa-Cogeca has used the war in Ukraine as a pretext to push back behind the scenes against flagship EU laws to protect nature, DeSmog can reveal. Campaign groups say these food scarcity narratives are cynical — and familiar. Brussels has come under intense pressure from agribusiness ever since.
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Global Energy Trends From The 2023 Statistical Review Of World Energy
R-Squared Energy
AUGUST 10, 2023
This was due to a number of factors, including the war in Ukraine, which disrupted energy markets, and the economic slowdown in China. As I indicated in the previous article , BP has turned over publication of the annual Statistical Review of World Energy to the Energy Institute (EI). The full report and all data can be found at this link.
Top European Airlines Have Spent £4bn on Russian Jet Fuel Since Crimea Invasion
DeSmogBlog
AUGUST 2, 2022
Russia’s escalation of its war on Ukraine in February has contributed to a spike in energy prices and sparked efforts to move away from Russian fossil fuels across Europe. Ukrainian activists have criticised aviation companies for buying billions of pounds worth of jet fuel from Russia since Vladimir Putin’s 2014 annexation of Crimea.
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'Cascade of emergencies': 500 green groups demand end to fossil fuel-driven war and climate chaos
Business Green
APRIL 27, 2022
Over 500 environmental and civil society groups from across six continents have urged world leaders to renew international efforts to bring an end to both Russia's war in Ukraine and the world's dependence on fossil fuels in order to tackle the "cascade of emergencies" facing humanity.
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German government: Climate targets must be updated this year, regardless of Covid-19 disruption
Business Green
APRIL 27, 2020
Climate conference expected to highlight need for strong multilateral approach to green recovery plans as coronavirus crisis continues to escalate. However, I advocate for us to stick to the timetable set by the Paris Agreement which says the international community must update its climate targets this year.
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Alok Sharma: 'We have to get climate finance flowing'
Business Green
APRIL 21, 2022
COP26 President to attend World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings in a bid to rally support for a new wave of green finance packages for developing economies. Across the world we see renewables creating good, green jobs and connecting people to reliable low cost power for the first time.
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REPowerEU mobilises €300bn to end Russian gas dependence
Smart Energy International
MAY 19, 2022
” So said European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in a press briefing today about the urgent need to end Europe’s dependence on Russian gas while simultaneously ensuring energy security. “Putin’s war is heavily disrupting the global energy market. “When Europe acts together, it has more clout.”
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If the U.S. and China can agree on renewables, surely our provinces can do the same
Clean Energy Canada
DECEMBER 5, 2023
And they’re in good company this week, as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will launch a global pledge to triple renewables and double energy efficiency at COP28, the world’s major climate conference. What is the one thing they can agree on? Tripling renewable energy in both countries by 2030.
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Ed’s Note: The DG ENER Dialogues
Smart Energy International
MARCH 29, 2022
And as Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, Frans Timmermans said : “It is time we tackle our vulnerabilities and rapidly become more independent in our energy choices. Putin’s war in Ukraine demonstrates the urgency of accelerating our clean energy transition.”. I could not agree more. What do you think?
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'Europe has avoided the worst of the crisis': EU renewables overtake gas power in 2022
Business Green
JANUARY 31, 2023
Gas generation, meanwhile, remained almost unchanged in 2022 compared to the previous year, despite record-high prices sparked by the Kremlin's ongoing war in Ukraine and its weaponisation of energy supplies. The shocks of 2022 only caused a minor ripple in coal power and a huge wave of support for renewables," he said.
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Siemens exits Russia as a result of Ukraine war
Smart Energy International
MAY 13, 2022
After 170 years of business in Russia, German giant Siemens will exit the market as a result of the war in Ukraine. Roland Busch, president and CEO of Siemens AG, said in a statement: “We condemn the war in Ukraine and have decided to carry out an orderly process to wind down our industrial business activities in Russia. “We
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Smart Energy Finances: EIB investment survey and COP27 finance highlights
Smart Energy International
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
At the same time, the European Investment Bank (EIB) released its 7th annual investment survey, breaking down how firms have been faring in the energy space in the midst of the continuing effects of the war in Ukraine. However, the war in Ukraine and subsequent shocks are testing firms’ resilience. EIB Investment Survey (EIBIS).
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'This is the way to go': In Brussels and Westminster, a new energy order takes shape
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen confirms fundamental reforms are coming to the European energy market as governments seek to double down on net zero transition. It is too early to tell if Ukraine's remarkable counteroffensive against Russian invaders really has turned the course of the war.
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'Climate security is energy security': Alok Sharma urges world to 'break dependency on fossil fuels'
Business Green
MAY 16, 2022
In speech to mark sixth month anniversary of Glasgow Summit, COP26 President argues 'net zero means security, prosperity, and preventing the problems of the present from growing inexorably'. War has returned to Europe. The clouds have darkened over the international landscape," Sharma said. Inflation is spiking around the world.
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$100 Oil? Right Now OPEC Holds All The Cards
R-Squared Energy
OCTOBER 30, 2021
After the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) recently crossed $80 per barrel, Russian President Vladimir Putin was asked whether it could reach $100. Oil prices slipped below $100, and shortly thereafter OPEC engaged in a price war to regain market share. He replied “That is quite possible.” shale oil industry.
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Ed’s note: What was decided during G7 and the Energy Council?
Smart Energy International
JUNE 28, 2022
We are attempting to regulate President Putin to oblivion. That is the presidents and prime ministers of the 7 wealthiest countries in the world, all of them suspiciously in the West, plus Japan. That is the presidents and prime ministers of the 7 wealthiest countries in the world, all of them suspiciously in the West, plus Japan.
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Transparency Watchdog Calls on EU to Strengthen its Lobbying Rules After DeSmog Investigation
DeSmogBlog
JULY 20, 2023
A complaint was sent on Wednesday by transparency watchdog Corporate Europe Observatory to the president of the European Parliament, accusing the EU of failing to tackle secretive lobbying by Consumer Choice Center and similar outfits. The EU’s response to the scandal has been “inadequate”, according to Corporate Europe Observatory.
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Double down on clean tech to loosen Russia's grip on European energy markets, business leaders urge EU
Business Green
MARCH 3, 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlights pressing need to move away from fossil gas, business leaders tell European Commission president. The letter notes that it is critical to strengthen Europe's energy security and resilience, in order to reduce its "vulnerability to fossil fuels" and help prevent future climate and energy crises.
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'Travesty': £22m pounds of fruit and veg wasted due to labour shortage, NFU warns
Business Green
AUGUST 15, 2022
It is nothing short of a travesty that quality, nutritious food is being wasted at a time when families across the country are already struggling to make ends meet because of soaring living costs," said NFU deputy president Tom Bradshaw.
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COP27: UK and Egypt seek to rally support for Glasgow Climate Pact
Business Green
MAY 11, 2022
The meeting will be co-chaired by COP26 President Alok Sharma and Egyptian Foreign Minister and COP27 President-Designate Sameh Shoukry, with Denmark's Minister of Climate and Energy Dan Jørgensen hosting the event.
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UN postpones face-to-face climate meetings until next year
Business Green
JUNE 23, 2020
Her comments were echoed by COP25 President Minister Carolina Schmidt from Chile who said talks would continue to encourage governments to submit enhanced national climate action plans this year and formulate a "clear roadmap towards COP26". COVID-19 is an exceptional challenge impacting the lives of billions," she said.
'A great victory for European ideas': EU plans for carbon border tariffs move forward
Business Green
MARCH 16, 2022
Writing on Twitter, French President Emmanuel Macron hailed the agreement as a major step forward for the EU's net zero transition. "An Under a proposal drafted by France, which holds the EU's rotating presidency, the precise details on how to phase out free allowances are set to be discussed under a separate proposed reforms to ETS.
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