Tag: Energies
EDF bailed out by the State to face the “difficulties” to come in 2022
EDF unveils solid results for the year that has just ended. The French electrician saw its net profit multiplied by eight last year to reach 5.1 billion euros. However, this…
Vaccine patents, renewable energies… A Europe-Africa summit with an already bitter taste
It will be a question of looking good in front of the cameras. The 80 European and African leaders gathered on February 17 and 18 in Brussels will display the…
In Auby, rising electricity prices force the Nyrstar factory to reduce its activity
In Europe, energy prices, especially gas and electricity, have exploded this winter. In France, the increase in the regulated tariff was contained by the government. But some manufacturers remain exposed…
Several NGOs denounce the massive financing of the coal industry by banks
This is the main conclusion of research conducted by twenty-eight NGOs, including Reclaim Finance, Friends of the Earth France and Urgewald: banks continue to finance the coal industry. Among these…
The major European banks continue to massively finance fossil fuels
25 of the main European banks have provided 55 billion dollars to companies that develop oil and gas production in 2021. This is the observation of the NGO ShareAction which…
Italy hit hard by exponential rise in energy prices
Italy stands out from its European partners by its massive imports of oil and natural gas which is used to produce 42% of its electrical energy. And although the peninsula…
Germany: the cumbersome Mr. Schröder
The current crisis between Russia and Ukraine continues to generate many discussions at different levels. For the past week, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been increasing meetings and contacts. He…
in the face of precariousness amplified by inflation, Ireland announces aid
While a new survey reveals that the number of people in precarious situations has doubled since the pandemic, going from 9% to 18%, the Irish government has just announced a…
in Belfort, Emmanuel Macron announces a vast nuclear recovery plan
Eight weeks before the presidential election, Emmanuel Macron presented this Thursday, February 10, his energy strategy for the next thirty years. From Belfort, in the east of the country, the…
Jean-Louis Bal: “The energy mix will be made up of 75% renewable energies in 2050”
A simple coincidence, which does not lack salt. While the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron is traveling this Thursday to Belfort, where he must detail his proposals for the…