Russia's nuclear trade with Europe flowing amid Ukraine war European Union nations are continuing to import and export nuclear fuel that is not under EU sanctions on Russia The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022
Why is Russia sending oil and gas workers to fight in Ukraine? It may signal more energy cutoffs ahead Russia’s effort to conscript 300,000 reservists to counter Ukraine’s military advances in Kharkiv has drawn a lot of attention from military and political analysts. But there’s also a potential energy angle. The Conversation · Sep 29, 2022
Nicola Sturgeon challenges Labour to 'emulate' SNP policies amid energy company row At the end of its party conference at the weekend, Labour announced plans for nationalised company Great British Energy The National (Scotland) · Sep 29, 2022
UK energy firms to assess oil rig security after Nord Stream pipeline leak MI5, Royal Navy and RAF could be called upon to provide support for industry if situation escalates The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022
Vladimir Putin's mouthpiece threatens to sabotage British undersea cables and pipes Vladimir Kornilov, an RIA Novosti state news agency columnist, said: “Listen…if Russia decided to show what it is capable of, it would choose all sorts of objects near Britain" Daily Mirror · Sep 29, 2022
Government’s own maths says runaway energy bills about to get much worse – why not act? Runaway energy bills a sign of the cost of government inaction as prices soar, although they could be reined in with simple regulation. The New Daily · Sep 29, 2022
‘It sounds like you don’t know’: Liz Truss falters on fracking consent question Asked what local consent looks like, PM hesitates and says she will make sure there is local consent The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022
Hungary cannot support any new EU energy sanctions against Russia - govt Hungary cannot support the European Union's planned eighth round of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine if those contain energy sanctions, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on Thursday. Reuters · Sep 29, 2022
Nord Stream pipeline leaks are ‘catastrophic for the climate’ Methane leakage is likely to be biggest burst of the potent gas on record in one of the most polluted bodies of water. Al Jazeera · Sep 29, 2022
Fourth leak detected in Russian gas pipelines STOCKHOLM: A fourth leak has been detected in undersea gas pipelines linking Russia to Europe, the Swedish Coast Guard said Thursday, after explosions were reported earlier this week in what NATO called "reckless" sabotage. Bangkok Post · Sep 29, 2022
New solar project to power 7000 homes The 18MW Solar Farm will be located to the west of Kirknewton Daily Record · Sep 29, 2022
Air Pollution Worsens The Financial Damage Of Climate Change Air pollution increases the financial damage of climate change by up to two-thirds, according to new research from the USA. The study revealed that in some cases, smog raises the social cost of carbon by as much as 66 percent. Zenger · Sep 29, 2022
Sweden reports fourth Nord Stream pipeline leak Reports say largest rupture is causing circle of bubbles at Baltic Sea surface of about 900 metres in diameter The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022
Further step taken towards Rough's return to gas storage to help ease energy crisis Vital technical survey undertaken on huge North Sea asset controlled from East Yorkshire Birmingham Post · Sep 29, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Sep 29, 2022 Amid rush to exit coal, AGL’s challenges are only just beginning Energy retailer says it will need to find $20bn to meet its raised goal of adding 12 gigawatts of new wind and solar plants and storage by 2036
Liverpool Echo · Sep 29, 2022 Liz Truss 'taken apart' in BBC radio interview as she 'crumbles under pressure' "No wonder she went into hiding. Astonishingly bad interview"
The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022 4th leak reported on Nord Stream pipelines in Baltic Sea A fourth leak on the Nord Stream pipelines has been reported off southern Sweden
Al Jazeera · Sep 29, 2022 Russia says Nord Stream pipeline leaks were in US zone Moscow’s claims come as Sweden reports a fourth leak.
The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022 Nord Stream: Fourth leak found in Russian gas pipeline European officials say the leaks are a result of ‘sabotage’
Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2022 Nord Stream: Sweden finds fourth leak in ’sabotaged’ Russian gas pipeline A fourth gas leak has been found on the Nord Stream pipelines EU leaders have said were deliberately sabotaged.
The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022 Live Updates: Russia-Ukraine War A fourth leak to the Nord Stream pipelines conveying natural gas from Russia to Germany has been reported off southern Sweden
The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022 Fracking could go ahead despite opposition from local councils, Liz Truss reveals Prime minister says she will not rule out fracking in Lancashire, where the council is opposed
Radio France Internationale · Sep 29, 2022 French electric grid operator to return €1bn in windfall profits to customers France's electrical grid operator says it will return at least one billion euros to major power users in early 2023, a record amount, as energy companies have seen soaring profits during Europe's energy crisis.
Reuters · Sep 29, 2022 IEA Birol: "very obvious" who was behind the Nord Stream sabotage Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), said on Thursday it was "very obvious" who was behind the suspected sabotage against the Nord Stream pipelines which caused major leaks into the Baltic Sea.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022 Heat deaths, scorched trees and civil unrest: life on the climate frontline in 2022 Three Guardian reporters, based in different corners of the globe, share what they have learned while reporting the climate disaster