Europe
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund commits $1 billion to renewable energy fund
Norway's sovereign wealth fund has said it will commit $1bn to the latest renewable energy fund of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
Greta Thunberg, activists block Norwegian gas processing plant, media reports say
Climate activist Greta Thunberg and campaigners from the environmental group Extinction Rebellion have blocked the Kaarstoe plant.
S&P revises Austria’s credit rating outlook to positive, sees energy supply improvements
Credit rating agency S&P has revised Austria's outlook to positive from stable, citing the country's improving energy supply position.
Efforts to tackle fuel poverty have stalled, UK’s Liberal Democrats claim
Scottish government efforts to combat fuel poverty have stalled, with a £23 million real-terms cut in energy efficiency spending.
Germany plans $3.7 billion program to help decarbonize industry, including carbon storage
Germany aims to cut its emissions to “net zero” by 2045. The new program is aimed largely at medium-sized companies.
Societe Generale drops ring-dealing membership of LME
The world's oldest and largest market for industrial metals has steadily lost members over the years for the ring.
Extreme weather and geopolitics to send UK energy bills up 10%
Price cap for average household UK energy bill jumps over analysts' forecasts as market fails to stabilise following impact of Russian conflict.
Volkswagen’s battery targets not ‘set in stone’, battery chief tells FAS
Volkswagen's goal of building 200 gigawatt hours of battery capacity by 2030 is flexible, depending on EV market demand.
BMW overtakes Tesla in European EV sales for first time: report
BMW led the European battery electric vehicle (BEV) market for the first time, beating U.S. automaker Tesla.
Factbox: Kursk has one of Russia’s top atomic power stations
Kursk nuclear plant supplies about half of the electricity used in the Black Earth region of southern Russia.
