European Union policymakers have called for a concerted international effort to exploit the Arctic's oil and gas resources and said its vast untapped reserves could enhance Europe's energy security
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States seeking deeper cooperation to improve international energy security have signed a declaration aimed at loosening Russia's hold over Caspian oil and gas exports
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The European Commission's Second Strategic Energy Review warns that net imports of fossil fuels will remain constant until 2020 despite EU efforts to move towards a 'low carbon' economy. Gas supply security takes centre stage in the review.
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The European Commission has proposed yesterday a wide-ranging energy package which gives a new boost to energy security in Europe, supporting the 20-20-20 climate change proposals which should be agreed by December.
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PublicTechnology on 14th Nov 2008 (via publictechnology.net)
The European Commission has proposed building new pipelines to the Caspian region as the centrepiece of an energy security plan that seeks to reduce member states' reliance on Russia
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…because of the Messiah and his FIVE MILLION GREEN JOBS (to be paid for, er, how?) David Davis Barack Obama is promising a $150bn “Apollo project” to bring jobs and energy security to the US through a new alternative energy economy, if his final push for votes brings victory in the presidential election on Tuesday. “That’s going
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LibertarianAlliance on 8th Nov 2008 (via libertarianalliance.wordpress.com)
Ankara struck at European Union criticism of its sluggish progress towards accession, arguing the EU would be short-sighted to reject a country pivotal to its energy security and foreign policy ambitions
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French company EDF has bought Gloucester-based British Energy and plans to build more nuclear plants - meanwhile German utility, E.ON, has signed an agreement for a new nuclear reactor at Oldbury - just 16 miles from Stroud. Photo: T-shirts for sale in the Shambles, Stroud This move by German-owned E.ON is confusing as it is comes four months after the American-Japanese consortium of
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RuscombeGreen on 8th Oct 2008 (via ruscombegreen.blogspot.com)
It is misleading to only focus on energy external relations in analysing issues of security of supply. There are many crucial instruments to improve the energy security in the EU, including the Third Package, transEuropean network policy, energy efficiency and crisis mechanisms. I recently discussed these instruments in details at the CESSA final conference at
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EUEnergyPolicyBlog on 6th Oct 2008 (via energypolicyblog.com)
Ed Miliband, the new Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, has welcomed the creation of a new department to tackle the twin challenges of energy security and climate change.
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