Russian gas is attractive to Europe because it’s usually cheap, easy to transport and almost always available. Some European Union countries depend on it because they are shutting coal plants, and Germany…
Month: July 2022
Russia cuts gas flows further as Europe makes savings plea
Reuters/Berlin/Frankfurt Russia delivered less gas to Europe yesterday in a further escalation of an energy stand-off between Moscow and the European Union that will make it harder, and costlier, for the bloc…
No net zero without nature
By Nigel Topping And Mahmoud Mohieldin/ London Businesses, investors, and governments that are serious about fulfilling net-zero emissions pledges before 2050 should be rushing to protect, conserve, and regenerate the natural resources…
Natural gas soars in Europe, becoming driving force in the new cold war
One morning in early June, a fire broke out at an obscure facility in Texas that takes natural gas from US shale basins, chills it into a liquid and ships it overseas. It was…
Why Biden’s climate agenda has faltered
Instead, he has seen his legislative ambitions defeated by Congress, the Supreme Court has delivered a hammer blow to the federal government’s ability to regulate greenhouse gasses, and the Ukraine crisis has…
Absorbing energy transition shock
By Owen Gaffney/ Stockholm The challenge for politicians is to devise fair policies that protect people from the inevitable shocks Russia’s war on Ukraine has sent shockwaves around the world. Oil prices…
Gazprom gas cut casts spell on grain deal
Russia dealt a new blow to European countries over their support for Ukraine yesterday, saying it would further cut gas supplies through its single biggest gas link to Germany. The move came…
No trash goes to waste on recycling Greek islands
By Sebastien Malo/ Tilos Before the tiny Greek island of Tilos became a big name in recycling, taverna owner Aristoteles Chatzifountas knew that whenever he threw his restaurant’s trash into a municipal…
mtv على خط الترسيم.. 500 مليار دولار ثروات لبنان النفطية
على وقع إشتداد المعارك العسكرية في اوكرانيا والعقوبات الدولية بحق روسيا التي تهدد صادرتها من النفط والغاز، ما يؤجج المخاوف حيال شتاء قارس في اوروبا، دخلت الدول الاوروبية معركة عنوانها “تأمين البدائل…
North Field expansion to see world’s ‘most responsibly produced LNG,’ says Shell CEO
The North Field expansion that will include carbon capture and storage is expected to see the “most responsibly produced LNG” in the world, noted Shell CEO Ben van Beurden. Speaking in Doha…