Category: Europe

Giant windfarm off Norfolk coast halted due to spiralling costs

Swedish energy giant Vattenfall says costs have climbed 40% due to rise in global gas prices Business live – latest updatesThe government’s green energy ambitions have been dealt a blow after plans for a giant offshore windfarm off the Norfolk coast gr…

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Reintroduction of endangered vulture in Spain paused over planned windfarm

Conservationists say plan to increase bearded vulture numbers in north-east would be ‘severely compromised’Conservationists in Spain are calling for a “profound debate” on how best to balance the protection of wildlife with renewable energy demands aft…

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Labour needs an ‘honest debate’ about Brexit damage, union warns

Unless Britain develops a closer relationship with the EU it will continue to haemorrhage investment and jobs, says the GMBThe leader of one of the country’s biggest unions has urged Labour to conduct an “honest debate” about the economic damage being …

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European countries pledge huge expansion of North Sea wind farms

Nine countries sign declaration to turn North Sea into ‘Europe’s biggest green power plant’Nine European countries have pledged to multiply the capacity of offshore wind farms in the North Sea by eight times current levels before 2050, turning it into …

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European countries pledge huge expansion of North Sea wind farms

Nine countries sign declaration to turn North Sea into ‘Europe’s biggest green power plant’Nine European countries have pledged to multiply the capacity of offshore wind farms in the North Sea by eight times current levels before 2050, turning it into …

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Joe Biden’s green subsidies have left Europe struggling for a response | Lorenzo Marsili

The EU needs an ambitious climate strategy for industry. So why is Giorgia Meloni its chief supporter?European governments have for many years basked in a sense of climate superiority over the US. We had the most ambitious climate goals; we were the co…

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Joe Biden’s green subsidies have left Europe struggling for a response | Lorenzo Marsili

The EU needs an ambitious climate strategy for industry. So why is Giorgia Meloni its chief supporter?European governments have for many years basked in a sense of climate superiority over the US. We had the most ambitious climate goals; we were the co…

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