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Net Hero Podcast – Helium lightens the load
It is lighter than air, inert and makes us happy! Helium is a gas which is more famous for lifting balloons into the sky than anything else, however could it be a game changer for […]
Month: January 2025
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Energy bills – time for social tariff?
Energy bills have risen again, leaving nearly 90% of UK households as worried about their costs as they were last winter, according to new polling. So is it time for a special social tariff for […]
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2024 Energy market review
Welcome to our 2024 End of Year Review where we will be looking back at the key events that have shaped the UK energy market throughout the year, providing valuable insight into the drivers behind […]
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Trump’s ‘National Energy Emergency’: What might happen?
Donald Trump has pledged to declare a national energy emergency, a move never before taken by a U.S. president. But what does it actually mean? Drill, Baby, Drill In his inauguration speech, Trump said: “We […]
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Net Zero finance conference pulls in EU bigshot
The Energy Industries Council (EIC) has announced that Joanna Drake, Deputy Director of the European Commission, will join Bankable Energies 2025 as a keynote speaker. The conference, taking place on 26th-27th February will bring together the investment community, policymakers and […]
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Barcelona sets 2030 goal
Barcelona is ramping up its green transport ambitions, aiming for 85% of all journeys to be made using sustainable transport by 2030. The city aims to cut private vehicle use from 20% to 15% while […]
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‘Window of opportunity’ for Russia-US relations – Moscow
The Biden administration was “completely hopeless” in its capacity to negotiate, the deputy foreign minister has said Relations between Russia and the US could improve under President Donald Trump, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov […]
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Iraqi MPs open door to marriage for nine-year-olds – media
The amendments to the country’s legislation are a long-standing demand of Shiite blocs and would potentially legalize child marriage Iraq’s parliament approved three controversial laws on Tuesday, including amendments to the Personal Status Law which […]
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Far-left Podemos predicts Spanish PM Sánchez won’t make it to end of term
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will not finish his term – due to end in 2027 – Ione Belarra, secretary general of the far-left Podemos party, warned on Monday. The Podemos leader, who supports […]
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Syria cripples Moscow’s Mediterranean presence
Syria’s new leadership has ended a deal which granted Russia a long-term military presence in the Mediterranean port of Tartus. The Tartus port is Russia’s sole naval base outside the former Soviet Union and […]