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EEA: small increase in EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions in 2017, with transport emissions up for the fourth consecutive year

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Less coal was used to produce heat and electricity but this was offset by higher industrial and transport emissions, the latter increasing for the fourth consecutive year. In Spain, the bulk of the net increase in emissions was accounted for by higher use of coal for power generation. Source: EEA.

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OPG, GE Hitachi to deploy small modular reactor at Darlington station in Canada

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International bodies, including the International Energy Agency (IEA), have been clear: climate change initiatives will fall short without nuclear power as part of the electricity supply mix. A single SMR of about 300 megawatts in size can prevent between 0.3 Site preparation will begin in the spring of 2022, pending appropriate approvals.

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How Russia Sent Ukraine Racing Into the “Energy Eurozone”

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Tight coal and gas reserves continued to bite throughout the winter. “We We are no longer alone,” is how President Volodimir Zelenskyy put it on Wednesday , declaring Ukraine part of the "energy Eurozone." ius says the situation also has helped the Baltic states on Russia’s far western flank: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

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