EU rushes out $300 billion roadmap to ditch Russian energy

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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm moved Wednesday to jump-start plans for the 27-nation bloc to abandon Russian energy amid the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine, proposing a nearly 300 billion-euro ($315 billion) package that includes more efficient use of fuels and faster rollout of renewable power.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-climate-ursula-von-der-leyen-european-union-fca230025ac78905c3d025701ae30900?

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EU reaches provisional deal to raise renewable energy target

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries and negotiators from the EU’s parliament reached a provisional deal Thursday to raise the share of renewables in the bloc’s energy mix, another step to accelerate its green transition.

https://apnews.com/article/eu-climate-renewables-hydrogen-nuclear-green-deal-f11cc2db6faa5bb64eb2c05df5289620