Two-Speed Europe Sees Germany Thriving as Rest of Region Suffers
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French Ski Stations Turn to Hydrogen to Meet Zero-Carbon Target
France’s 250 ski resorts will switch to hydrogen-powered snow-grooming machinery as they seek to make good on a pledge to cut direct CO2 emissions to zero by 2037. Diesel-fueled slope-preparation machinery Continue Reading
Covid: 16,000 coronavirus cases missed in daily figures after IT error
A technical glitch that meant nearly 16,000 cases of coronavirus went unreported has delayed efforts to trace contacts of people who tested positive. Public Health England said 15,841 cases between Continue Reading
Russia Plans To Revamp Its Oil Tax Policy
Constrained by the OPEC+ production cuts and the necessity to balance its 2020 federal budget, Russia has started to play with one of the most dangerous policy instruments it has Continue Reading
‘Thanks for the chaos’: Madrid returns to lockdown
MADRID (Reuters) – Some 4.8 million Madrid residents will be barred from leaving the area from Friday evening, making it the first European capital back into lockdown due to surging Continue Reading
Unemployment marches higher in Europe as pandemic grinds on
Unemployment rose for a fifth straight month in Europe in August and is expected to grow further amid concern that extensive government support programs won’t be able keep many businesses Continue Reading
Norway’s Oil Worker Strike Could Take 330,000 Boepd Off The Market
Around 330,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), or 8 percent of Norway’s oil and gas production, would be affected after a Norwegian workers’ union steps up a strike Continue Reading
Russian Oil Production Tops OPEC+ Quota In September
Russia produced an average of 9.93 million bpd of crude oil and condensates last month, a little above its OPEC+ quota but still down 11.8 percent on the year, Interfax Continue Reading
Coronavirus: Spain imposes partial lockdown on defiant Madrid
More than three million people in Madrid have had new restrictions imposed on their lives as Spain tries to control the most serious second wave of Covid-19 infections in Europe. Continue Reading
Coronavirus: New restrictions for swathes of northern England
Tighter restrictions have come into force in parts of northern England after a spike in coronavirus cases. It is now illegal to meet people indoors from other households in the Continue Reading