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Saturday, May 07, 2022

Energy 164, More Europe energy agony

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1. Government Minister Tells Germans to Cope With Soaring Energy Costs by Wearing Warmer Sweaters
“You can withstand 15 degrees in winter in a sweater. No one dies of it.”
Paul Joseph Watson  March 29, 2022 
https://summit.news/2022/03/29/government-minister-tells-germans-to-cope-with-soaring-energy-costs-by-wearing-warmer-sweaters/

2. Energy Debt Owed by U.K. Families Could Leap 50%, CEOs Say
ByRachel Morison, Will Mathis, and Todd Gillespie
April 19, 2022, 6:23 PM GMT+8
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-19/u-k-energy-bosses-warn-of-steep-increase-in-customers-debt

3. UK Energy Execs Tell MPs That "Fuel Poverty" Will Crush Households Into Debt
BY TYLER DURDEN  WEDNESDAY, APR 20, 2022 - 02:45 PM
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/uk-energy-execs-tell-mps-fuel-poverty-crush-households-debt

4. Italy puts 25C limit on air conditioning as Ukraine crisis forces energy rationing
‘Operation thermostat’ initiative aimed at helping country avert shortages and ministers sign gas deal with Angola
Angela Giuffrida in Rome. Thu 21 Apr 2022 02.10 BST
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/20/operation-thermostat-italy-limits-air-conditioning-amid-energy-crisis-fears

5. “Operation Thermostat”: Energy rationing & the pivot from Ukraine to climate?
Kit Knightly  Apr 22, 2022
https://off-guardian.org/2022/04/22/operation-thermostat-energy-rationing-the-pivot-from-ukraine-to-climate/

6. Energy firms asked to keep burning coal as ministers fight to keep lights on
Coal operations set to be extended beyond planned September shut-off
By Rachel Millard   27 April 2022 • 9:44pm
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/04/27/coal-power-set-stay-execution-ministers-scramble-keep-lights/

7. Coal has lots of staying power
Apr 27, 2022
https://www.axios.com/coal-lots-staying-power-5afe575c-77fc-45bf-988b-10afdbb3d690.html

8. China ignores climate pledges, tops list in building new coal plants
ANI   27 April, 2022 10:30 pm IST
https://theprint.in/world/china-ignores-climate-pledges-tops-list-in-building-new-coal-plants/933830/

9. Asset Managers Are Ignoring Climate “Science” and Continuing to Fund Fossil Fuels!
David Middleton April 28, 2022
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/04/28/asset-managers-are-ignoring-climate-science-and-continuing-to-fund-fossil-fuels/

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10. Bank of England warns energy bills will hit £2,800 and inflation will surge to 10%
The cost of living will hit a record high this year, the Bank of England is warning, with inflation due to hit 10% and the price of energy bills and food likely to keep rising
Graham HiscottHead of BusinessSam Barker. 12:18, 5 May 2022
https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/breaking-bank-england-warns-energy-26880633

11. 'Bad boys' are back: India doubles down on coal as heatwave worsens power crisis
By Nupur Anand and Sudarshan Varadhan May 6, 2022
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-looking-boost-coal-output-by-up-100-mln-tonnes-reopen-closed-mines-2022-05-06/

12. India Asks Coal Plants to Run Flat Out to Ease Power Crisis
* Government invokes rare provisions amid widespread blackouts
* Decision impacts power producers using expensive imported coal
By Rajesh Kumar Singh May 6, 2022, 3:37 PM GMT+8
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-06/india-orders-coal-plants-to-run-full-out-to-attack-power-crisis

13. Wrangle over EU carbon market revamp threatens climate targets
By Kate Abnett May 7, 2022. 3:29 AM GMT+8
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/wrangle-over-eu-carbon-market-revamp-threatens-climate-targets-2022-05-06/
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See also:
Energy 161, No Tricks Zone on Europe energy situation, e-cars, February 24, 2022
Energy 162, Russia fossil fuels trade, random notes, March 25, 2022
Energy 163, Impact of sanctions on energy supply in Germany, rest of Europe, April 03, 2022

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