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The Biden administration’s plans for increased natural gas exports are causing a revolt within the Democratic Party. Despite the boom in renewables reducing domestic demand for fossil fuels, the administration is backing the gas industry’s plans to sell fuel at higher prices abroad, believing they will lead to less production of climate-warming chemicals like carbon dioxide…

While the EU advocates for global fossil fuel phase-out, it allocates public funds to domestic projects like the Romanian gas pipeline.

The European Commission will present on Tuesday (18 October) a package of measures to tackle the energy crisis, including a temporary "dynamic" gas price cap mechanism aimed at curbing price volatility — here's what came before.

The European Commission will present its roadmap to reduce gas prices to member states during an informal summit in Prague. The plan includes a price cap on gas used to generate electricity, but experts point out a variety of risks.

Energy ministers are meeting on Friday to discuss ways to reduce energy prices and shield citizens and industry from soaring bills. Here are the most important issues.

While a cap on revenues from renewables is aimed at redirecting excess profits from low-cost electricity generation back to consumers, analysts and industry groups argue such measures come with risks — and at a bad time.

Further sanctions against the Russian energy industry remain unlikely because Germany is yet to be convinced of the need to stop feeding Putin's war chest.

New infrastructure must be built to receive LNG imports to replace Russian pipeline gas, putting at risk the EU’s 2050 net-zero target.

It remains unclear how the European Union (EU) would jointly buy and store natural gas and hydrogen under a plan aimed at reducing dependence on Russian