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European Investment Bank Gives Green Light to €3bn for Clean Transition

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European Investment Bank approves ETS2 Frontloading Facility The European Investment Bank (EIB) board has approved a €3bn Frontloading Facility which provides revenues to countries to spend on preparing citizens for higher fuel costs, once the EU’s carbon price on heating and fuel (ETS2) kicks in. A further €3bn could be … [continued]

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Can Europe Go Electric & Remain Sovereign?

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The Greenland crisis showed that if Europe shows spine, it can be strong. It must now apply that lesson to industrial policy, or suffer the consequences. By William Todts, Executive DirectorBrussels (EU), T&E “The strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must,” wrote the Greek historian … [continued]

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Germany’s Hydrogen Backbone & the Long Shadow of Russian Gas

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Germany’s newly pressurized hydrogen backbone segment with no suppliers and no customers is often described as a clean break from the past, a necessary early investment in a future hydrogen economy. The steel tells a different story. The route, diameter, age, and economics of the pipeline point back to Russian … [continued]

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