"26% of the electricity produced in the EU comes from nuclear energy and it remains the largest source of low-carbon electricity. However, 50% of the EU’s electricity mix is still based on historic CO2-emitting fossil fuel technologies and these must be replaced by new low-carbon sources as the EU transitions to a carbon neutral economy by 2050.

The US intends to increase competitiveness in new markets as it attempts to regain its position as a leader in nuclear technology

The 2030 target will become for the electricity sector to secure 70% from renewable energy. This will be coupled with energy efficiency measures reducing consumption by at least 35% over the same period.

Israel's government proposed to invest ILS6.5bn (US$1.9bn) to instal of 2 GW of additional solar power capacity.

In 2017, Peru set a target of 100% rural electrification by 2021, requiring new transmission lines.

Brent were up 59 cents, or 1.5%, at $40.16 a barrel, WTI gained 80 cents, or 2.2%, to $37.61.

The MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 49 countries, rose to its highest since March 6, having gained throughout the Asian session.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 267.63 points, or 1.05%, to 25,742.65, the S&P 500 gained 25.09 points, or 0.82%, to 3,080.82 and the Nasdaq Composite added 56.33 points, or 0.59%, to 9,608.38.

The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 1%

U.S. shale oil producers signaling they are ready to re-open wells that were shut during the market’s collapse.

Companies operating in Brazil pumped 3.738 million b/d of oil equivalent in April

Demo will be a pre-industrial nuclear fusion reactor based on the knowledge acquired through the Joint European Tourus (JET) and ITER experiences.

The UKAEA programme hopes to design and build the world’s first compact fusion reactor by 2040.

the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) needs to decide by July 1 whether the 2.4-GW Hornsea Three project and the 1.8-GW Norfolk Vanguard development can proceed.

There is a lot of opportunity for natural gas and LNG to make more of an impact on the global energy mix.