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No blackout for Britons this winter as UK rules out energy savings

Britain has downplayed a warning of energy blackouts this winter as the Ukraine war hits gas supplies. UK households face possible three-hour power cuts every day if imports run extremely low, the nation's power operator National Grid warned.

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Where exactly does our electricity in the UK come from, how does it get to our homes and why it might run out?

With talks of blackouts, perhaps many of us may be thinking about the source of our electricity and how it enters our home

Wales Online

Just Stop Oil: Activists block traffic in Baker Street for 8th day of protests

‘I didn’t bring my daughter into the world only for her life to be cut short by the actions of greedy oil giants and corrupt genocidal governments like ours. All I want is for my daughter to have a chance. All I want is for her to be safe,’ said…

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Earthquake shakes Dutch province of Groningen

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake rattled the northern Dutch province of Groningen in the early hours of Saturday, the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute said.

Reuters

‘Windfall tax’ on wind and solar companies set to be unveiled next week

Cap on revenues would prevent cost being offset against future investment – a perk enjoyed by oil and gas companies

The Independent UK

French government favours raising taxes on private jets -minister

The French government is in favour of raising taxes for private jets next year by aligning the taxation of aviation fuels with that of fuels used by cars, environment minister Christophe Bechu said on Saturday.

Reuters

India under no global pressure to shun Russian oil: Hardeep Singh Puri

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday said that India is under no pressure to shun Russian oil. Read more on Dynamite News:

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European Commission aims to end secret system protecting fossil fuel holdings

Proposal aims to reform energy charter treaty that protects multi-billion-pound investments in Europe

The Guardian - UK

EU Leaders Reaffirm Support for Ukraine, Squabble over Gas Cap

European Union leaders on Friday agreed to give more financial and military aid to Ukraine, but a full day of talks in Prague's ornate royal castle seemed to bring them no closer to deciding on whether or how to cap gas prices. Most of the EU's 27 countries want a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Germany wants climate losses issue on agenda at UN talks

Germany’s foreign minister says her country wants the question of loss and damage due to global warming to be discussed at this year’s United Nations climate talks

The Independent UK

Environmental protesters block central London for seventh day

Supporters of Just Stop Oil displayed banners and glued themselves to roads leading to Vauxhall Bridge

The Guardian - UK

All pumped out: France hit by petrol shortage

We take a closer look at the petrol shortage hitting certain French service stations. We also hear about the options that US President Joe Biden is mulling in regard to OPEC+'s decision to cut oil supply. Plus, a small French town grapples with rising energy bills. Finally, the hamburger chain…

France 24

Energy crisis - live: Liz Truss issues hundreds of new oil and gas licences despite climate change

It comes as National Grid warns UK faces power cuts this winter

The Independent UK

The Standard View: Winter blackouts or not, Liz Truss must double down on net zero

The Government has acknowledged that blackouts are a possibility this winter, as energy supplies are tested to the limit. While denying it is a likelihood, energy minister Graham Stuart confirmed he was planning for all eventualities.

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The Independent UK

Energy crisis - live: Liz Truss refuses to rule out power cuts amid blackout fears

UK to face three-hour long power cuts this winter

The Guardian - UK

UK offers new North Sea oil and gas licences despite climate concerns

Greenpeace calls process, which will run until end of June, ‘possibly unlawful’

The Independent UK

UK offers new North Sea oil, gas licenses despite opposition

The British government has opened a new licensing round for North Sea oil and gas exploration, despite criticism from environmentalists and scientists who say the move undermines the fight against climate change

The Guardian - UK

Conor Burns suspended from Tory party and sacked as minister over misconduct allegations – as it happened

Liz Truss asks trade minister to leave government with immediate effect as whips confirm suspension

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Birmingham Post

Northern Ireland facing potential electricity blackouts as grid operator warns of need for fossil fuel alternatives

Grid operator SONI needs to find alternatives to keeping lights on with fossil fuels to meet rising demand

Daily Record

New developer for £250 million hydro energy scheme at former Dumfriesshire opencast mine

Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners will lease the site of the proposed Glenmuckloch scheme near Kirkconnel

The Independent UK

Energy crisis – live: Government ‘not nanny-state’, minister says amid blackout fears

UK to face three-hour long power cuts this winter

The Independent UK

EU leaders struggle to bridge gas price cap divide

European Union leaders are meeting in Prague to try to bridge significant differences over a natural gas price cap as winter approaches and Russia’s war on Ukraine fuels the energy crisis

The Hindu

Despite turbulence in energy markets, India, U.S. determined to transition to clean energy: Hardeep Singh Puri

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said that there is a huge potential of India-U.S. collaboration in the energy sector

The Guardian - AU

BHP proposal to extend Queensland coalmine until 2116 ‘delusional’, activists say

Proposed expansion would cover about 4,000 hectares and involve clearing of habitat for the koala, greater glider and other threatened species

The Independent UK

What the papers say – October 7

Most of the front pages splash on a dire warning from the electricity grid operator.

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