Energy
EU·DE Germany sought to challenge EU’s controversial bidding zone plans in last-minute response
Electricity
Energy
EU·DE German government yet to inform Commission on bidding zone configuration as six-month deadline passes: sources
Electricity
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Electricity markets
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Electricity price zones
Energy
EU·DE Electricity bidding zone review: stage set for collision with Germany’s incoming government
Electricity markets
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Electricity price zones
Energy
Leak
EU Leak – Draft list of activities for next EU budget includes nuclear
Nuclear power
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Low-carbon hydrogen
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Hydrogen
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Multiannual financial framework (MFF)
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Biogas
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Carbon capture and storage (CCS)
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Energy efficiency
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Renewables
Energy
EU European TSOs say they will answer all questions on price zone review by end of June
Electricity price zones
Energy
EU·DE ACER adds to criticism of TSOs’ controversial bidding zone plans, saying they miss hundreds of millions in benefits
Electricity price zones
Energy
EU Energy sector sets out wish list for new environment omnibus: permits, methane, taxonomy
Renewables
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Sustainable finance taxonomy
Energy
EU Commission to include ‘good number’ of hydrogen projects on new list of EU-funded cross-border energy links
Natural gas
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Hydrogen
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Energy finance
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Electricity
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European Grid Package
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Energy networks
Energy
Leak
EU Leak — Commission circulates list of nearly 200 key cross-border projects as it seeks to shore up energy market
Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)
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European Grid Package
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Iberia electricity blackout
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Hydrogen
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Electricity
Energy
EU Three acts supplementing Net-Zero Emissions Industry regulation NZIA published in Official Journal
Net-zero industry act

COP30 diary: Delicate fossil fuel deal postponed as hosts deal with a fire

The incident caused talks to be suspended, with just hours to go until the formal close of the summit. It comes after the UN raised safety concerns about the venue with COP30’s Brazilian hosts. But Brazil now has an extra headache, as it seeks to hammer out a final agreement, which many European states are threatening to boycott. Our special correspondents in Belém report.
Energy
EU TEN-E, permitting, connections: Jørgensen confirms contents of grids package
European Grid Package
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Electricity
Energy
EU EPP’s Lídia Pereira to lead EU Parliament delegation at COP30 conference
COP30 Brazil
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European Parliament
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Climate change
Energy
EU Commission clarifies scope of Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA)
Net-zero industry act
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Industrial policy
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Renewables

COP30: A disappointing summit for the EU

Brussels clearly didn’t get what it wanted from the COP30 summit in Brazil, which ended on 22 November with a bare-bones deal that fails to raise climate ambitions. In the inevitable postmortem, observers ascribe that failure variously to an overly transparent stance or to the rise of the BRICS alliance. From Belém, Contexte reporters pore over the tea leaves.
Energy
EU·DE German energy minister wants to cut renewables subsidies in shift towards market approach
Renewables
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Energy finance
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Hydrogen
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Low-carbon hydrogen
Energy
EU Due diligence: Renew welcomes centrist deal after EPP flirts with far-right alliance
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
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Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)
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European Parliament
Energy
Leak
EU·RUS Leak - Russian gas ban rapporteur wants rid of get-out clause for security of supply crises
Russian fuels
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Russia sanctions
Energy
EU Commission exempts smaller oil and gas producers from EU CO₂ storage target
Natural gas
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CO2 emissions
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Carbon capture and storage (CCS)
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Net-zero industry act
Energy
EU Russian gas ban: Advance import authorisation could undermine EU security of supply, gas sector warns
Russian fuels
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Security of supply
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Liquefied natural gas (LNG)
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Natural gas
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