The European Parlament has approved a law to make climate neutrality mandatory by 2050 in both EU and member states and to achieve "negative emissions" after 2050.

The demand for renewable energy documented with Guarantees of Origin shows record growth during the first half of 2020, despite the negative effect COVID-19 is having on global and local economies.

gasoline prices are expected to rise by €7c/l and diesel prices by €7.9c/l in 2021 (+€0.6c/kWh for gas).

China should strictly control coal consumption and the expansion of coal-fired power capacity in the next five years, aiming to cap carbon emission from coal sectors by 2025 and even realise negative growth

We expect LNG demand to increase by 4 billion cubic metres (bcm) this winter and that’s led by growth in China, Japan, and South Asia. LNG supply is expected to grow by 3 bcm led by the United States.

Despite the large drop in 2020, global primary energy demand is forecast to continue growing in the medium- and long-term, increasing by a significant 25% in the period to 2045.

Myanmar began its first LNG imports in June using small-scale vessels to supply emergency power projects that helped alleviate electricity shortages around the densely populated city of Yangon.

Amendments to the agreement include phased reductions of US imports of uranium from Russia as well as the periodic updating of the import quotas.

All of Ukraine's 15 nuclear power units - at Rovno, Zaporozhe, South Ukraine and Khmelnitsky - are operated by state-run Energoatom.

The energy market is rapidly changing. In the past several years, power grids have transformed from a few well-controlled generating units to multiple distributed energy resources connected to a vast system managed by increasingly digital solutions.

The Nuclear Fuel Working Group, established by Trump in 2019 to undertake a full analysis of national security considerations with respect to nuclear fuel supply chain after a Section 232 Petition from two US uranium miners asked for a quota on uranium imports, has already called for action be taken to strengthen the country's uranium mining industry.

"Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States are committed to exploring collective activities in multilateral settings in coordination with financial institutions and the private sector to enhance international investment in research and development and the rapid adoption of new energy technologies," the statement added.

"If carbon pricing allows those renewables to have enough revenue because the value of emissions will now be compensated in the energy markets, there is no longer a need for above-market contracts from the states,"

Growing energy demand and getting to Net Zero are the two global trends underpinning the Total Energy Outlook and thus the evolutions of the energy markets that Total integrates into its strategy.

Выработанный комплекс принципов в этой области, таких как повышение доступности энергетических данных, обеспечение инвестиций в устойчивые энергетические системы, обеспечение устойчивости цифровых энергетических систем, на наш взгляд, отвечает действительности и подтверждает основные концепции, обсуждавшиеся и согласованные в предыдущие годы.