Electric Vans Cheaper Overall Than Diesel, Study Finds

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 14:27:25 +0000

Total cost of average electric van is already 25% cheaper per km while a new poll shows most van buyers want to go electric. Also available in French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish, and in the UK. Electric vans are cheaper overall than diesel vehicles, according to a new study of the total cost to buy and operate them in Europe. So, it’s no […]

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U.S. Agrees to Ramp Up LNG Exports to Europe, Actively Reduce Natural Gas Demand

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 17:02:15 +0000

The Biden administration and the European Commission launched a multi-pronged effort that will dramatically ramp up U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to the European Union (EU) but also reduce overall natural gas demand in the U.S. and EU through “accelerated market deployment” of clean energy measures. The measures are part of strategic energy cooperation […]

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A Dereliction of Fuel Duty: Europe’s €9 Billion Gift to Putin & the Rich

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 19:30:03 +0000

Why cutting fuel duty increases oil dependence and funnels benefits to the very richest. We need a tax on Russian oil. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed fuel prices to recent highs. To appease drivers at the pump, half of EU Member States (14 of 27 — see our Fuel Duty Tracker) have reacted by […]

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EU: Help Households, Take Socially Just Measures, Don’t Cut Taxes For Wealthy SUV Drivers

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 03:50:42 +0000

T&E urges EU finance ministers to Help Households T&E urges EU finance ministers to avoid cutting fuel taxes in response to the energy crisis and instead take more effective and socially just measures. As EU economics and finance ministers meet to discuss high energy costs and fuel taxes, T&E urges governments to avoid a blanket […]

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Renewable Electricity + Electric Motors Will Decarbonise Transport In Europe

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 03:11:33 +0000

Renewable electricity will do the heavy lifting to decarbonise transport, but we still need the policies to make this happen, T&E says in a submission to the UK Transport Select Committee. Decarbonising transport can only be achieved through an end to the use of all fossil fuels, which must be completed by 2050 if climate […]

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Europe A Key Destination For Russia Energy Exports (Charts)

Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 03:55:37 +0000

In 2021, Russia was the largest natural gas-exporting country in the world, the second-largest crude oil and condensates-exporting country after Saudi Arabia, and the third-largest coal-exporting country behind Indonesia and Australia. Although OECD Europe received most of Russia’s crude oil and natural gas exports last year, countries in Asia and the Oceania region received most of Russia’s coal exports. Of […]

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Heat Pumps vs. Russia: EU Looks To Cut Reliance On Gas With New Investment

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 03:15:22 +0000

heat pump energy efficiency electricityRussia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has brought instability, violence, and human tragedy on a massive scale, with effects rippling across the continent and globally. Beyond the immediate security impacts and the devastating toll on human welfare, the crisis has also shaken up the energy sector. One-fourth of Europe’s energy comes from natural gas, nearly 40 percent of which is imported from Russia. As European countries take swift action to de-risk their gas supply and ramp up alternative sources, the alternatives they choose will have significant climate implications.

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Europe A Key Destination For Russia’s Energy Exports (Charts)

Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 03:59:37 +0000

In 2021, Russia was the largest natural gas-exporting country in the world, the second-largest crude oil and condensates-exporting country after Saudi Arabia, and the third-largest coal-exporting country behind Indonesia and Australia. Although OECD Europe received most of Russia’s crude oil and natural gas exports last year, countries in Asia and the Oceania region received most of Russia’s coal exports. Of the […]

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EU Looks To Cut Reliance On Russian Gas With New Investment In Heat Pumps

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 03:10:22 +0000

heat pump energy efficiency electricityRussia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has brought instability, violence, and human tragedy on a massive scale, with effects rippling across the continent and globally. Beyond the immediate security impacts and the devastating toll on human welfare, the crisis has also shaken up the energy sector. One-fourth of Europe’s energy comes from natural gas, nearly 40 […]

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