Europe struggles to rid itself of its dependence on Russian gas. The EU is gradually increasing the share of Russian gas in total gas imports. After the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, this share collapsed, but over the past year, it has grown ... #EnergyIndependence #EUenergy #GasTransit #Hungary #NorwayGas #RussianGas #RussianLNG #Slovakia
Germany and the Czech Republic have led the energy revolution in the EU and want to eliminate the remaining 20% of imports from Russia. Germany and the Czech Republic are calling on the EU to do more to cut the last 20% of Russian energy imports. The countries are asking for the creation of a working group to determine ways to gradual... #CzechRepublic #EnergyIndependence #EnergySourcesRussia #EUenergy #Germany #LNG #RussianGas
IMF: The EU will completely abandon Russian energy sources by 2030. According to the IMF, the EU has stopped importing coal and most oil from Russia. Imports of Russian gas to the EU have also been decreasing since 2021, and after the beginning of the full-scale war, ... #EnergyIndependence #EnergySourcesRussia #EUenergy #imf #RussianFossilFuels #RussianGas
Europe has ended its dependence on Russian gas but is now hooked on Russian fertilizers. After the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Federation sharply reduced the supply of pipeline gas to the EU, in an attempt to put pressure on European governments. Instead, the EU began to build infras... #EnergyIndependence #EUenergy #LNG #RussianFertilizers #RussianGas #RussianTrade
Ukraine can occupy 20% of the European biomethane market. As noted by the head of the specialized association, Heorhiy Heletukha, there is no need to fear that Ukraine will see an overproduction of biomethane and an oversaturation of the European market. Aft... #BioGas #biomethaneinUkraine #biomethaneproduction #ClimateNeutrality #EnergyIndependence #EUenergy #HeorhiyHeletukha
The EU will not extend the contract to transit Russian natural gas through Ukraine. As European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson stated: “We are not interested in extending the tripartite gas transit agreement, which expires at the end of this year.” According to her,... #EUenergy #EUEnergyindependence #GasTransit #KadriSimson #RussianGas
Europe has been advised to prepare for winter without Russian gas. The head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol, has advised Europe to prepare urgently in anticipation of Russia to completely cutting off gas supplies in the winter. According to Biro... #EUenergy #EUwithoutRussianGas #FatihBirol #RussianGasBan
The EU will temporarily switch to coal to compensate for decreased Russian gas. Elina Bardram, the European Commission’s executive director for international affairs and climate finance, said the EU will temporarily return to using coal-fired power plants to make up for th... #EUcoalPlants #EUenergy #EUwithoutRussianGas
The EU has built a plan to abandon Russian gas. The European Union has completed a plan to allow European countries to abandon Russian gas completely, said EU Commissioner Thierry Breton. The plan envisages 50 billion cubic meters of liquefied natu... #EUenergy #GreenEnergyEU #RussianGasSanctions #ThierryBreton
Europe is speeding up its renewables transition. Despite concerns that Russia’s war in Ukraine might mean a return to more fossil fuels, most countries in the EU are laying out more ambitious plans to boost renewables. Nineteen of the EU’s 27 membe... #EUenergy #RenewableEnergy #renewablestransition #RES
Ukraine is cooperating with the Energy Community to implement the fourth energy package. Together with the Ministry of Energy, the State Agency for Energy Efficiency has developed a questionnaire for the Energy Community, which will determine the necessary legislative changes to implement... #CleanEnergy #EnergyCommunity #EUenergy #RES #UkraineEnergy
The Russian energy embargo agreement is coming in the next couple of days. European Union member states are still trying to resolve some outstanding issues but most likely will agree on a sixth sanctions package against Russia in the coming days, said German Foreign Ministe... #AnnalenaBaerbock #EUenergy #RussianENergyEMbargo #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Germany will not accept gas through Nord Stream 2. The German government has rejected speculation that it may activate the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany to compensate for gas flow reduction through Ukraine, stated the press secreta... #AnnikaEingorn #EUenergy #Germany #nordstream2 #RussianOilEmbargo
Procrastination with the adoption of the sixth package of sanctions is unacceptable. Delay with adopting the sixth sanctions package is intolerable, and all arguments against introducing the proposed oil embargo mechanism are far-fetched, stated Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. All t... #DmytroKuleba #EUenergy #EUsanctions #Hungary #RussianOilEmbargo #SanctionsAgainstRussia
How much will it cost Europe to give up Russian oil? For the European Union, abandoning Russian hydrocarbons is a matter of political will, not survival. The embargo on Russian oil will cost about €100 for each adult European, as stated on nv.ua by E... #EUenergy #HermanGalushchenko #RussianOil
The EU plans to cooperate with Africa to replace Russian gas. The EU plans to step up cooperation with African countries to reduce dependence on Russian gas by two-thirds by the end of 2022, reported Bloomberg. It is noted that the document should be adopted th... #AfricanGas #AfricanLNG #EUenergy #LNGforEU
Oil prices are falling despite expectations of an EU embargo. Oil prices fell in trading on May 2 as pessimistic expectations related to an economic growth slowdown in China outweighed fears of potential disruptions in raw material supplies due to a possible EU ... #Energyprices #EUenergy #EUoilPrices #OilPrices
Ukraine seeks to transfer gas supplies from Nord Stream 1 to its pipeline. Ukraine seeks to transfer gas supplies from Nord Stream 1 to its pipeline. #EUenergy #GasforEU #NordStream1 #ukraine
The EU Can Cut Russian Energy Dependence Sooner. Europe can reduce energy dependence on Russia quicker than previously estimated, said Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi. “Diversification is possible and feasible relatively quickly, shorter than w... #EUenergy #MarioDraghi
The EU wants to move more actively to renewable energy. The EU may set more ambitious targets for the transition to renewable energy, looking for alternatives to oil and gas imports from Russia, stated EU Climate Policy President Frans Timmermans. EU count... #Energy #eu #EUenergy #Renewables
The European Commission will present a plan to overcome energy dependence on Russia. By the end of March, the European Commission must submit proposals to ensure EU energy security during the following winter period, and by the end of May, a detailed plan for the gradual elimination o... #EnergyIndependence #EUenergy #EuropeanCommission
EU gas prices fall on vital renewables output. British and Dutch gas prices fell on Monday as gas for power demand decreased due to more substantial wind output and an outlook for higher temperatures. The Dutch day-ahead contract TRNLTTFD1 was dow... #EUenergy #EUenergyPrices #GasPrices2022
The EU’s ‘Carbon Border Tax,’ due to be adopted next month, threatens Ukraine’s industrial and energy status quo, speaker after speaker warned yesterday at the European-Ukrainian Energy Day forum in Kyiv. “Electricity trading cross the border may no longer bring in funds for needed investments,” warned Mats Lundi... #CarbonBorderTax #CarbonTAX #EUenergy #UkraineEnergy
