The announcement followed the unveiling of the government’s net zero strategy which set out £120 million towards nuclear projects through the Future Nuclear Enabling Fund.

In December 2020, the UK government announced it would begin talks with EDF Energy to enable investment in the planned Sizewell C nuclear power plant project. The latest government statement confirmed these negotiations are ongoing.

In the third quarter of 2021, the Government Pension Fund Global returned 0.1 percent, equivalent to 31 billion kroner.

Among the reasons given by respondents in favour of nuclear energy were the energy independence of France (53%, up from 46% in 2019) and the low cost of electricity (30%).

In November 2020, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved a decree establishing a new regulatory framework for renewable energy auctions, the Economic Renewable Energy Regime (Régimen Económico de Energías Renovables, REER).

Preliminary production figures for September 2021 show an average daily production of 2 022 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.

The United Kingdom pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 in 2019.

Iberdrola undertakes to invest £6bn in the East Anglia Hub offshore wind complex

The Belgian Council of Ministers has agreed to expand the capacity of the Princess Elisabeth offshore wind zone in the North Sea from 1.75 GW to 3.15-3.5 GW.

Russia has repeatedly said that the early launch of Nord Stream 2 would help ease the current high gas prices in Europe, which have soared in recent weeks on intensifying concerns over winter gas supply amid lower-than-expected Russian deliveries.

Germany is increasing the carbon emissions of its energy system by stepping out of nuclear power. And this at a time when the decarbonisation of the electricity industry is the main strategy for effectively achieving an energy system with net-zero emissions.

The German transmission systems operators (TSOs) 50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT and TransnetBW anticipate the installation of 8.2 GW of renewable energy capacity in 2022 and a renewable power production increase by 5% to 239 TWh

The offshore wind project at the Bornholm island may have an installed capacity of 3 GW, instead of 2 GW.

Speaking at Russian Energy Week, Novak also said the Nord Stream 2 pipeline would be ready to begin commercial operations "in the coming days" but that its startup still depended on winning approval from European regulators.

The auction for 1,492 MW of onshore wind capacity attracted 210 bids totalling 1,824 MW.