Europe
France plans subsidies for tree felling to help exterminate bark beetle
Since 2018, successive droughts and high temperatures in northeast France have made trees more vulnerable to beetle attacks.
Denmark bets on cow feed additive to reduce methane emissions
Denmark, a major dairy exporter, could become the first country in the world to price agricultural emissions, including methane emissions from burping cows.
Laggard EU seeks growth fixes to compete in global shift to new technologies
Economists, business and EU leaders are meeting this week to discuss how to drive the economic growth needed to maintain the bloc's championing...
Poland to decide by summer if EU funds will support EV plant
With a little more than two years left to spend nearly €60 billion in EU loans and grants, Poland is finalizing a revision...
German coalition agrees new flexible climate protection law
Parliamentary groups agree a new climate protection law that would offer more flexibility for sectors that cannot meet emissions targets.
Engie, Iberdrola and funds eye bids for UK’s Electricity North West, sources say
Electricity networks are attracting investors' interest as countries need to adapt decades-old grids to wind and solar power generation.
BP’s EV charging arm cuts jobs, reduces global ambitions
The changes at BP Pulse are part of efforts to focus on the British company's most profitable segments as it battles investor doubts...
Russia restoring oil refining capacity knocked out by drones
Russia has been able to swiftly repair some of key oil refineries hit by Ukrainian drones, Reuters calculations showed.
Greece to spend €780 million to protect marine biodiversity, PM says
Greece plans to present its national strategy on marine biodiversity protection at the "Our Ocean" conference, which Athens will host this year and...
Russia’s Gazprom ships second LNG cargo to Spain – LSEG data
Russian gas deliveries to Europe increased last year, according to EU analysis, as it has been sanctioned like oil supplies.
