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Czechia will not seek an extension of its exemption from the EU ban on imports of Russian oil products, the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade has confirmed, following an earlier report by Reuters. The exemption, granted as part of EU sanctions against Russia for its aggression in Ukraine, expires …

Hungary’s energy security chief on Wednesday (18 September) slammed the European Union for not providing enough support to help smaller, landlocked countries move away from Russian natural gas. Csaba Marosvari, Hungary’s deputy state secretary for energy security, told attendees at the Gastech conference in Houston that smaller, landlocked states, including …

Qatar’s planned expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) production could see it control nearly 25% share of the global market by 2030 and squeeze out rival projects including in the United States where President Biden paused new export approvals, market experts say. Qatar, one of the world’s top LNG exporters, …

Europe’s solar power industry has warned policymakers not to impose tariffs on imports, amid fears that disrupting supplies of products from China would seriously damage Europe’s ability to rapidly install clean energy. The call comes as Brussels and European governments consider tougher action on imports as they seek to expand …

Czechia has dramatically increased its reliance on Russian oil, with imports via the Druzhba pipeline reaching 65% this year, up from 56% in the previous year, Barbora Putzová, the spokesperson for the state-owned firm Mero, told the Czech News Agency. Even with the EU’s significant sanctions on Russia, Czechia recorded …

The world’s oceans set a new temperature record this week, raising concerns about knock-on effects on the planet’s climate, marine life and coastal communities. The temperature of the oceans’ surface rose to 20.96 degrees Celsius on 30 July, according to European Union climate observatory data. The previous record was 20.95C …

Eni, Enel and other state-controlled Italian energy groups are due to benefit from a partial transfer of European Union funds to the REPowerEU scheme, credit rating agency DBRS said on Monday (24 July). In a report analysing Italy’s challenges to spend €191.5 billion of EU post-COVID funds by 2026, DBRS …

Europe’s hydropower industry is flagging in the face of climate change and lack of support from policymakers, leaving a key low-carbon energy sector by the wayside. “It was a thin, panicked chant,” wrote Christoph Ransmayer, recalling when Austria’s biggest hydropower dam flooded its reservoirs in 1949 for the first time. …

Czechia will build its first small modular reactor in 2032 to increase energy security and climate protection in a project backed by Czech President Petr Pavel, who stressed the role of nuclear energy in the country’s future energy mix. Czechia already has two conventional nuclear plants in Temelín and Dukovany …

The European Union will have to aim for a near-total reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 if it wants to meet its 2050 climate neutrality goal, according to a report by the bloc’s climate advisory board, published on Thursday (15 June). The recommendation by the European Scientific Advisory Board …