Kate Abnett
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Journalist. European climate change and energy correspondent for Reuters in Brussels. Former #EUETS nerd at ArgusMedia. Views mine.
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· 28d
Exclusive: EU could quit Russian gas within a year, US energy chief says
The European Union could phase out Russian gas within six to 12 months by replacing it with U.S. liquefied natural gas, and the United States communicated this position to EU officials this week, U.S. energy secretary Chris Wright told Reuters on Friday.
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Kate Abnett
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· Sep 10
Brazil to propose new forum to address climate and trade complaints, sources say
Brazil will propose the creation of a new forum for governments to discuss how climate policy affects trade - an issue that the World Trade Organization and U.N. climate talks have so far failed to tackle, three officials familiar with the plans said.
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· Sep 10
EU considers faster Russian oil and gas exit after US pressure
The European Union is considering a faster phase-out of Russian fossil fuels as part of new sanctions against Moscow, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday after U.S. pressure to stop buying Russian oil.
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· Sep 9
EU split over climate target, deal next week in doubt, draft shows
European Union countries are split over how ambitious to make their new climate change target, putting into doubt plans to strike a deal next week, their latest compromise proposal showed on Tuesday.
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· Sep 5
EU sticks to planned Russian oil exit by 2028, energy chief says
The European Union is sticking to its plans to phase out Russian oil by 2028, the bloc's energy chief told Reuters on Friday, adding that he had not faced pressure from Washington to bring forward this deadline.
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· Sep 5
EU countries try to limit ways to circumvent Russian gas ban, draft shows
European Union countries are attempting to seal up ways Russian gas could still flow into Europe after the bloc's phase-out takes effect, a draft of their latest negotiating proposal on the rules, seen by Reuters, showed.
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· Sep 4
US tells countries to reject UN ship fuel emissions deal or face tariffs, sources say
The United States has told countries to reject a United Nations' marine fuel emissions-cutting deal or face tariffs, visa restrictions and port levies, U.S. and European officials and sources told Reuters.
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· Sep 3
EU drafting plans to prevent circumvention of carbon border tariff
The European Commission will propose measures this year to prevent countries from dodging its carbon border tariff, a Commission spokesperson said, as some in Brussels fear Chinese firms could reshuffle their trade to avoid the levy.
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· Sep 2
France wants more time to clinch new EU climate target, diplomats say
France has demanded that negotiations on the European Union's new climate change target are escalated to national leaders, diplomats said on Tuesday, a move that could delay a deal on the 2040 emissions goal.
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· Sep 1
EU mulls 10-year tax holiday for jet and shipping fuels, draft shows
European Union countries are considering a 10-year delay to the introduction of EU-wide taxes on aviation and shipping fuels as they seek to push long-delayed energy tax reforms over the line, a draft document seen by Reuters showed.
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· Sep 1
EU seeks proof of gas origin to enforce Russian ban, document shows
European Union countries are considering imposing stricter requirements on companies to prove where the gas they import is produced, as part of the bloc's plan to phase out Russian imports, a document seen by Reuters showed.
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Kate Abnett
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· Aug 1
Europe is breaking its reliance on American science
European governments are taking steps to break their dependence on critical scientific data the United States historically made freely available to the world, and are ramping up their own data collection systems to monitor climate change and weather extremes, according to Reuters interviews.
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Kate Abnett
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· Jul 30
UN holds emergency talks over sky-high costs for COP30 climate summit
The United Nations' climate bureau held an urgent meeting on Tuesday over concerns that sky-high accommodation prices for this year's COP30 climate summit in Brazil could price poorer countries out of the negotiations, according to diplomats and a document seen by Reuters.
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Kate Abnett
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· Jul 29
EU's $250 billion-per-year spending on US energy is unrealistic
The European Union's pledge to buy $250 billion of U.S. energy supplies per year is unrealistic because it would require the redirection of most U.S. energy exports towards Europe and the EU has little control over the energy its companies import.
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