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Global [NRG Power]

POWER WELCOME to NewsBase’s Power Roundup ation today to more than 40% by 2035, accord-
Global (NRG Power), in which the reader is ing to a new issue brief by the US Department
invited to join our team of international editors, of Energy (DoE). This could happen if the US
who provide a snapshot of some of the key issues makes “historic investments”, says the brief.
affecting their regional beats. We hope you will like
NRG Power’s new concise format, but by clicking ENERGO: Rosneft Boss Sechin Calls For
on the headline link for each section the full text Russian Carbon Trading System To Be In-
will be available. ternationally Recognised
Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin has called on the
ASIAELEC: Kansai Electric Brings In RWE To Kremlin to ensure that the EU acknowledg-
Develop Floating Wind Capacity In Japan es Russia’s own CO2 emissions quota system
Japan’s Kansai Electric Power and Germany’s when calculating how much carbon tax Rus-
RWE Renewables have announced plans to sian exporters must pay on their supplies to
work to develop offshore wind capacity off the the bloc. Sechin made the appeal in a letter to
Japanese coast, building on their work together Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that
in the UK. the border taxes could inflict far greater dam-
age to the Russian economy than international
sanctions.
REM: By 2035, Solar Could Be 40% Of
US Electricity Generation, Says Biden Ad-
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