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Frost appeared on the Fansipan peak early April 2 as temperature dropped below zero degree C despite the fact that it is already mid-spring now.

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Faced with high energy prices and the urgent need to break away from Russian fossil fuels, the European Commission is doubling down on the roll-out of renewables and energy efficiency measures.

The ‘Energiewende’ relies on gas as a bridge between a coal-powered past and renewable future.

Source: The Conversation – UK – By Trevelyan Wing, Centre Researcher and PhD Candidate, Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (CEENRG), University of Cambridge A coal power plant in Niederaussem, Germany. Markue / shutterstock After 16 years under conservative Angela Merkel, Germany gained new leadership late last year. Following a “climate

Conventional energy sources share rose in Germany in 2021-

Ukraine’s president is talking about war and the killing of civilians, while Germany is focused on ‘economy, economy, economy.’

Prolonging the use of coal is likely to increase emissions in the short term — but it also could accelerate the rollout of renewables.

Experts suggest banning Russian oil and gas would impact the German economy less than Covid.

A senior German official has predicted that the war in Ukraine and its impact on fossil fuel prices worldwide will provide a "massive boost" for the means and