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The allegations of insufficient gas supplies against Russia and the Gazprom energy corporation are unacceptable and groundless, European states create obstacles for themselves, Spokesman for the Russian gas giant Sergey Kupriyanov told the Rossiya-1 TV channel. “All accusations against Russia and Gazprom relating to delivering insufficient amount of gas to …

The European Commission unveiled on Wednesday proposals to curb methane emissions and reduce leaks in the energy sector in the European Union (EU) as part of efforts to put the bloc on a path to climate neutrality by 2050. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, second only to carbon dioxide …

The European Union plans to stop funding new oil and gas pipelines in future, as it switches the focus to promoting energy sources that are less harmful to the climate. Negotiators from the EU member states and the European Parliament agreed on Wednesday morning on a reform of the TEN-E …

The European Commission will classify nuclear energy and natural gas as clean fuels, giving them access to green finance. This was announced to the European edition “Politico” by the first vice-chairman of the Commission Frans Timmermans. In an interview published Thursday, Timmermans said: “I think we need to find a …

The European Union will likely include natural gas in its energy transition plans as some member states that are heavily reliant on coal at the moment would need an “intermediary stage”, the head of the EU green deal team Frans Timmermans said, as quoted by Bloomberg. “We will have to …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he supported Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store’s criticism of the European Commission’s call to prohibit the development of new oil and gas fields in the Arctic region. “I agree with the opinion, expressed by Norwegian Prime Minister Store, who has already expressed his …

European Union energy ministers are set for another spat over how to cushion consumers and companies from soaring power and natural gas prices, with political and legal constraints leaving little room for immediate action. At an emergency meeting in Luxembourg on Tuesday, the ministers will discuss how the EU could …

The European Union’s top negotiator will meet his counterpart from Tehran this week in Brussels for talks on restarting negotiations over Iran’s nuclear deal, a spokesman for the bloc said on Monday. “I can confirm that a bilateral meeting with his Iranian counterpart is planned for this week,” spokesman Peter …

The EU’s jobs and social rights commissioner has warned of rising energy poverty in Europe as prices climb. Nicolas Schmit told dpa there are millions already who suffer from energy poverty in the bloc, and said the number could keep growing. The EU Commission could help EU countries limit the …

The European Commission published Wednesday the “EU’s Arctic Strategy” outlining the EU’s goals within the arctic. These aims include prohibiting future mining of oil, coal, and gas in Arctic regions, given the current climate crisis. The Arctic Strategy states, “The EU is committed to ensuring that oil, coal, and gas …