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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EPA Reinstates California’s Authority To Set Stricter Auto Pollution Standards

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2022 04:58:28 +0000

EPAThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reinstated California’s authority to set its own motor vehicle pollution standards, the LA Times reported yesterday. You may remember the drama during the Trump administration when the EPA kind of lost its mind and said that California could not require higher fuel economy standards than the nation as a […]

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Daphne Bramham: Amed Khan, the quiet hero helping the most helpless refugees

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2022 02:37:46 +0000

American philanthropist Amed Khan has rescued refugees from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and now Ukraine, but he knows it’s not enough.

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Open Letter to EU Heads of State Re: Russian Oil Dependence

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2022 04:10:00 +0000

European Council: As the world looks on in horror at Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe faces its biggest crisis in decades. European leaders meeting today and tomorrow at an informal European Council are being urged to lead a call on the European Commission to propose an action plan by Easter to urgently end our dependence […]

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