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UK to review Net-Zero strategy to support energy security
UK to review Net-Zero strategy to support energy security

The UK government has backed a new round of North Sea oil and gas licensing and lifted a moratorium on shale gas production

The EU wants to get €140 billion thanks to expensive oil and gas
The EU wants to get €140 billion thanks to expensive oil and gas

Companies have made huge profits because their revenues are tied to the price of expensive oil and gas

Millions of damages were calculated in the Kyiv region from the shelling of the Foxtrot warehouse near Bucha
Millions of damages were calculated in the Kyiv region from the shelling of the Foxtrot warehouse near Bucha

In the soil, the maximum allowable concentrations of petroleum products were exceeded by 43 times and oils by 23 times

Greenwashing or overcoming the crisis: plastic certificates have appeared in the world
Greenwashing or overcoming the crisis: plastic certificates have appeared in the world

Of the 32 offset projects studied, only three make the connection between climate change and plastic consumption

The consequeances of the war for the Ukrainian nature for August 25-31. Digest
The consequeances of the war for the Ukrainian nature for August 25-31. Digest

On August 25, the Shalyginsk TC in the Sumy region was shelled, probably from multiple rocket launchers with phosphorous projectiles

The war caused hundreds millions of hryvnias losses to the nature of Zhytomyr region
The war caused hundreds millions of hryvnias losses to the nature of Zhytomyr region

Damage to the oil product pipeline Samara-Western direction caused the leakage of oil products onto the land and into the reservoir

16 fossil fuel power plants will be restarted in Germany
16 fossil fuel power plants will be restarted in Germany

Eco-activists believe that the government could do much more to save fuel

Gas boilers will work on fuel oil in France
Gas boilers will work on fuel oil in France

During the operation of the gas-fired boiler room, about 348 tons of pollutants per year and more than 198.3 thousand tons of greenhouse gases per year are released, while fuel oil - more than 5.6 thousand tons of pollutants per year and more than 304 thousand tons of greenhouse gases per year

The nature of Ukraine is destroyed by russian troops for hundreds billions
The nature of Ukraine is destroyed by russian troops for hundreds billions

Ukraine loses unique ecosystems due to military aggression forever, so the cost of losses must be appropriate

Methane emissions continue to increase, - the study
Methane emissions continue to increase, - the study

Methane emissions for the first quarter of 2022 exceeded emissions in the fourth quarter of 2019 before the pandemic

Top ways to overcome the crisis of EU climate policy against the background of the war
Top ways to overcome the crisis of EU climate policy against the background of the war

EU member states must speak with one voice, creating a vision of European energy sovereignty

Green transition stalled as fossil fuels dominate – REN21
Green transition stalled as fossil fuels dominate – REN21

The share of RES in the global energy balance has grown minimally over the past decade - from 10.6% to 11.7%