Fossil fuel lobbying by major oil companies is skewing climate policy in Europe and risks locking in dependence on gas and LNG, a report claims.

Customers incur standing charges even if they do not use any energy, which penalises low-income families and those who consume significantly less than average.

The Trans-Saharan gas pipeline project connecting Nigerian and Algerian gas pipelines to Europe faces uncertainty due to political turmoil and sanctions following the Niger coup.

BP and TotalEnergies were the only successful bidders in a recent offshore German wind auction after offering billions of euros in ‘top up’ payments to the government. This has raised concerns that oil and gas majors will outbid utilities in forthcoming auctions with end-users ultimately footing the bill.

In spite of record high European gas storage levels, the continent is vulnerable to risky global LNG dynamics as winter approaches.

A new policy proposed in Germany would allow the national export credit agency to continue investing in fossil fuel projects.

The IEA recently revised down its gas demand forecast by 40 percent due to the war in Ukraine. Experts see a peak in gas demand just over the horizon.

A hydrogen pipeline from Gulf countries to Europe might represent one of the most cost competitive options on the table amid targets to import 10 million tonnes of the fuel to Europe by 2030 as part of energy transition targets, experts said.

A study by Imperial College London says that for the first time UK wind power provided the country with more electricity than gas.

The French government has launched an ambitious public consultation to phase out fossil fuel heating in buildings and drive building decarbonization.

The Labour Party leader Sir Kier Starmer has pledged to ban all new North Sea oil and gas developments, among measures aimed at boosting UK clean energy.

Switzerland made a step forward in tackling climate change as the country passed a Climate Law which sets the goal of achieving Swiss climate neutrality by 2050.

The Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project intends to supply gas to Morocco, 13 West African nations, and Europe, but experts have raised concerns about vulnerabilities based on its long timeline, funding issues, security, regional instability, and environmental and health impact.

Loopholes for ‘hydrogen-ready’ systems means the phase-out of gas heaters in Germany could take longer than many had hoped.

The UK Continental Shelf is at risk of significant fossil fuels litigation, due to a mismatch between promises and reality on net zero goals, conference delegates heard this week.

The EU has agreed binding targets for sustainable aviation fuels but concerns are mounting about fuel availability and rising prices for flight tickets.

A new report found that an ambitious plan for Europe to fully replace Russian gas in the next five years is “achievable and beneficial” to both energy security and the climate.

Europe will likely continue to receive Russian gas in some form in the coming years, conference delegates heard.

Europe needs to make up its mind on whether it wants to be an “opportunistic” short-term buyer from LNG suppliers or whether it wants to provide long-term signals to investors, energy executives said.

European LNG buyers might not be able to secure all the LNG they need amid a widening disconnect between buyers and producers.