Russian energy giant Gazprom wants Lithuania to hold talks on plans to unbundle the gas sector, as doing so would hurt its investment in the country, the company said in a letter seen by Reuters on Wednesday (25 August), which also threatens court action. Lithuania reacted strongly to the pressure.
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EurActiv on 26th Aug 2010 (via euractiv.com)
The EU's highest court ruled on 17 July that Spain broke EU internal market rules when it insisted last year that all mergers in the energy sector must be pre-approved by its national energy regulator, effectively thwarting a takeover attempt on the national energy company Endesa by Germany's E.ON.
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EurActiv on 18th Jul 2008 (via euractiv.com)
Pressure grows on ministers to act over strikes in support of a walkout by energy workers angry at the use of foreign labour.
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BBCPolitics on 31st Jan 2009 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
Pressure for a windfall tax on energy companies has intensified with the disclosure that the biggest suppliers increased their dividend pay-outs to shareholders by £257m last year.
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TheHerald on 4th Sep 2008 (via theherald.co.uk)
The Pentland Firth is now open for renewable development and a new energy company will be established in Scotland.
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PublicTechnology on 30th Sep 2008 (via publictechnology.net)
The European Commission yesterday (30 June) adopted a template for national renewable energy action plans (NREAPS), requiring member states to detail how they intend to reach their national targets for the share of renewables in their energy mix.
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EurActiv on 1st Jul 2009 (via euractiv.com)
Alan Duncan has warned that our energy security will be put at risk if we don't take immediate action on renewable energy.
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ConservativeParty on 29th Jun 2008 (via conservatives.com)
Businesses that improve energy efficiency of employees' homes would be able to offset savings against company's carbon footprint
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Guardian on 29th Sep 2008 (via guardian.co.uk)
A university professor takes on the energy and climate change secretary on government plans for green energy.
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BBCPolitics on 18th Apr 2010 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
The European Commission plans to impose binding energy-efficiency targets on EU member states, according to a draft of the EU's revised Energy Efficiency Action Plan obtained by EurActiv.
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EurActiv on 13th Oct 2009 (via euractiv.com)
British families could be forced to pay up to £227 extra on their annual energy bills to help to fund a new generation of nuclear power stations under plans proposed by the French company expected to build most of them. EDF Energy, which wants to build four reactors in Britain at a cost of
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TimWorstall on 7th Nov 2009 (via timworstall.com)
