The American Chamber of Commerce is calling on the EU to also procure low-carbon hydrogen via the European Hydrogen Bank in the future – essentially blue hydrogen from natural gas. “Restricting auctions to renewable hydrogen only will reduce the effectiveness of the bank“, writes AmCham in a position paper that was made available to Table.Briefings […]
The German government is campaigning in Brussels against a planned regulation that could make it more difficult for battery cell factories to locate in Germany. At the end of July, five major German trade associations had already spoken out against the EU Commission’s draft for a delegated act on the battery regulation. From 2028, batteries […]
According to a new data analysis, climate change is increasing the risk of many UNESCO World Heritage Sites being damaged by floods, storms or extreme heat. Among the 50 most endangered sites in the Asia-Pacific region, North America and Europe are two sites in Germany, the British analysis company Climate X announced on Thursday.The former […]
The most promising candidate for the post of the new Energy Commissioner is taking on a top position at the International Energy Agency (IEA). Teresa Ribera, Madrid’s Minister for Ecological Transition, will become Co-Chair of the “Global Commission for a People-Centered Transition to Clean Energy”. This was announced this week by IEA Director Fatih Birol […]
The nervousness among Europe’s gas traders has a name: Sudzha. This is the only transfer point through which Russian gas still flows to Ukraine and on to the EU. The battles over the station have caused European prices to swing back to €40 per megawatt hour in recent weeks. The EU actually wants to put […]
Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson has called on the EU states and the international community to provide more help for Ukraine’s electricity supply. “Ukraine must not be left alone as it prepares for its most difficult winter yet“, the Estonian politician wrote in a guest article for the Financial Times. “To avoid a humanitarian catastrophe in […]
Is the bureaucracy monster just a pseudo-giant? Some people like to portray new EU laws as a flood of new regulations that will affect SMEs in particular. Environmentalists have now taken a closer look at widespread assumptions about the anti-deforestation regulation.The rules will apply from the end of the year, the EPP is calling for […]
The energy companies RWE and Gasunie may have to forgo €40 million in subsidies from the German government for the planned liquefied natural gas terminal in Brunsbüttel. The companies behind the rival project in Stade have taken legal action against the EU Commission before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and want to have the […]
In order to finance the EU budget, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy is considering advocating levies on food waste and methane emissions in the oil and gas sector. A few days ago, the BMWK published a call for tenders for an expert opinion on the EU’s own resources. Before the start of […]
The transfer of an architect of the Green Deal to the Dutch state-owned company Gasunie has been subsequently approved by the EU Commission. Diederik Samsom, former head of cabinet of the influential climate commissioner Frans Timmermans, announced in June that he would become chairman of the gas company’s supervisory board.“After a thorough examination of Mr. […]