The UK's Industrial Decarbonization Strategy sets out how the UK can develop a thriving industrial sector aligned with a net-zero emissions target without pushing emissions and business abroad.

The Teesside plant in northern England will have capacity of up to 1 gigawatt (GW) of so-called blue hydrogen, about a fifth of Britain’s target of 5 GW of hydrogen capacity by the end of the decade.

The consortium behind Nord Stream 2 has pushed ahead with construction despite growing political pressure.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index edged 0.3% lower, trading below a one-year peak after a cautious session in Asian markets.

"Germany has achieved its 2020 climate target," Economy and Energy Minister Peter Altmaier said. Compared to 1990, 2020 emissions dropped 40.8%.

Under the carbon-neutral arrangements, Gazprom and Shell in partnership offset the carbon footprint of the cargo with VCS (Verified Carbon Standards) and CCB (Climate, Community and Biodiversity) emission certificates.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.3%, up for a fourth straight session as Wall Street stocks rallied overnight on tame inflation data and as the U.S. Congress approved one of the largest economic stimulus measures in history.

In April 2020, EuroAfrica Interconnector initiated a €650m tender for the EPC of a 1 GW subsea HVDC line between Egypt, Cyprus, and Greece (Crete and Attica).

In August 2011, the 13th amendment of the Nuclear Power Act came into effect, which underlined the political will to phase out nuclear power in Germany.

Hungary has four nuclear reactors generating about half of its electricity. In 2018, nuclear accounted for 49% of its electricity mix, natural gas for 23%, and coal for 15%. Poland's Energy Policy for 2040 is based on three pillars: a just transition; a zero-emission energy system; and good air quality. As part of this policy, Poland plans to build six nuclear units by 2043.

Being able to use two pipelaying vessels will speed up work on completing Nord Stream 2, which before the Fortuna resumed work had around 150 km left to lay out of a total 2,460 km of the two-string pipeline.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.5% in early trading, with miners dropping 2.8% and travel & leisure stocks down 1.6%.

Europe is seen to install 105 GW of new wind over the next five years, adding to the 220 GW it has now.

The company will invest around £10bn (€11.6bn) in its power transmission network by 2026.

The share of renewables in the total daily power production stayed above 50% throughout the month and twice reached 68.4%,