July 6 NEC Energy News
¶ “Norway’s Government Steps In To End Oil And Gas Strike, Averting A New Energy Shock For Europe” • Natural gas prices spiked after Norwegian oil and gas workers went on strike over a pay dispute. The Norwegian government has intervened to end the strike, citing concerns about Europe’s energy crisis amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. [CNN]
¶ “MEPs Divided Over Vote On Environmentally Sustainable Energy Sources” • The European Parliament will decide later today whether to classify certain gas and nuclear energy activities as environmentally sustainable. A proposal would label them as sustainable sources of electricity, but there is a great deal of opposition to the move. [RTE]
¶ “EU To End Undercounting Of Plug-In Hybrid Emissions” • The climate ratings of plug-in hybrid vehicles are set to become a lot more realistic after the EU agreed to assess CO₂ emissions based on how much they actually emit on the road. Green group Transport & Environment campaigned for years to highlight the true impact of “fake” EVs. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Energia To Halve Carbon In Power Generation” • Ireland’s Energia Group unveiled a commitment to reducing the carbon intensity of its electricity generation by 50% by 2030, compared to 2019 to 2020. To achieve the target Energia will increase the volume of renewable electricity it generates from onshore wind and solar by a factor of three. [reNews]
¶ “Endangered Species Act Restored By Federal Judge After Trump-Era Weakening” • In a win for environmental groups, a federal judge in California overturned Trump administration move in 2019 to gut the landmark Endangered Species Act, vacating that administration’s changes and restoring protections for hundreds of species. [CNN]
¶ “UK Energy Bill Introduced To Parliament” • The UK’s Energy Security Bill, which will be introduced into Parliament today by Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, will speed up the transition to energy independence, according to RenewableUK. The government said the Energy Bill is most significant piece of energy legislation in a decade. [reNews]
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