energy crisis Archives

UK’s gas imports would be 13 pct lower if it had not “cut the green crap”
New analysis shows the UK’s gas imports would be 13% lower if successive Conservative-led governments had not cut clean energy support over the past decade.
Simon Evans

Oct 11, 2022

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Solar

Solar power saved Europe €29 billion in this summer’s energy crisis
New analysis reveals record levels of solar across the EU over summer avoided the need for 20bn cubic metres of gas, and the cost to import it.
Paweł Czyżak

Sep 9, 2022

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$Truss lifts ban on fracking, and will prop up fossil fuel companies in energy crisis$

Truss lifts ban on fracking, and will prop up fossil fuel companies in energy crisis
EU and UK take markedly different approaches to managing the energy crisis – one taxing windfall profits, the other propping up the oil and gas sector.
Amalyah Hart

Sep 9, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Rebooted coal power could deliver major emissions blow-out in Germany
As Germany turns to coal to get through the gas supply crisis, estimates suggest emissions may have increased by 10m tonnes in the first half of the year.
Edgar Meza

Aug 3, 2022

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Commentary

NEG: A rushed job that takes us backwards, not forwards
National Energy Guarantee appears to be a plan to get through the Coalition Party Room, and then a plan to have a plan. Unfortunately, that means many more months of uncertainty.
Mark Butler

Nov 2, 2017

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Commentary

Wind and solar facing “valley of death” despite changing economics
Australia faces energy crisis caused by failure of Labor and Coalition to face reality of both climate change and the technological transformation of the energy sector.
Adam Bandt

Sep 5, 2017

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Renewables

Ukrainian energy crisis can be solved – with German-style Energiewende
EU and Germany should set up a “Marshall Plan” to bring about a Ukrainian energy transition, rather than trying to maintain Ukraine as a failed gas transit state.
Karel Beckman

Aug 29, 2016

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UK’s gas imports would be 13 pct lower if it had not “cut the green crap”

Solar power saved Europe €29 billion in this summer’s energy crisis

Truss lifts ban on fracking, and will prop up fossil fuel companies in energy crisis

Rebooted coal power could deliver major emissions blow-out in Germany

NEG: A rushed job that takes us backwards, not forwards

Wind and solar facing “valley of death” despite changing economics

Ukrainian energy crisis can be solved – with German-style Energiewende

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