The French Parliament has definitively adopted on Tuesday a bill on the acceleration of renewable energies carried by the Minister of Energy Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher. The reform aims to make up for France's lag in renewable energy, increasing solar power capacity tenfold to 100 GW and deploying 50 offshore wind farms to reach 40 GW by 2050.

Italy has declared its intention to use EU funds from the REPowerEU plan to wean itself off Russian gas completely and become an energy hub for the EU. With a total budget of €300 billion, the REPowerEU plan aims to end the EU's dependence on Russian fossil fuels and combat the climate crisis.

European elected officials are calling for the adoption of legislation banning new fossil fuel projects and for a non-proliferation treaty on fossil fuels, in order to limit the current climate risk.

The strike against pension reform led to a drop in electricity production of almost 4,500 MW in nuclear and coal-fired power plants. However, users should not suffer any power cuts, according to RTE.

CycleØ, a world leader in biomethane projects, opens a new subsidiary in Ireland to support the Irish government's goal of local and sustainable production of agricultural/food waste, bringing total capacity to 5.7 TWh.

The French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) announced on Monday that the electricity transmission system operator, RTE, will return nearly €2 billion to its users due to a sharp increase in revenue. This payment will mainly benefit distributors and industrial customers.

The oil industry expresses its deep concern about the serious social and economic consequences resulting from the blockage of the road that connects Puerto Gaitán to the village of Rubiales.

Iraqi Kurdistan has announced the temporary suspension of its oil exports via Turkey due to the earthquake that hit the region. Exports, amounting to approximately 450,000 barrels per day, are being halted to ensure the safety of the operation and to avoid any unwanted incidents.

Masdar, a fast-growing renewable energy company, has announced plans to strengthen its commitment to renewable energy development in Azerbaijan with the opening of a new office in the capital city of Baku.

Northvolt, a battery factory project in Germany, is in danger because of the American climate plan. European leaders and industry are calling for a strong response to protect green transition efforts.

The Conseil d'Etat has confirmed that the State's raising of the Arenh ceiling, a mechanism that allows EDF's competitors to buy part of its nuclear electricity production at low prices, offers a greater level of security and price stability for customers.

Call for tenders for 1.7 GW of renewable energy in Tunisia. 1.1 GW of solar capacity and 600 MW of wind power will be added to the grid.

The World Bank seeks to clarify the carbon market. In addition to its conclusions at COP 27, it now wishes to create and regulate a digital ecosystem: the CAD Trust.

In the United States, the Department of Energy (DoE) publishes a list of its major achievements in 2022.

India announces a $2 billion plus plan to develop renewable hydrogen production and reduce CO2 emissions.

India, faced with rising carbon emissions, is developing a new hydrogen and carbon market policy for 2023.

NEDA (National Electricity Digitalization and Access) is an operation to increase access to electricity at lower cost.

ExxonMobil has filed a case with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) against the "super profits" tax on energy giants.

In the United States, the House of Representatives passes a historic $1.7 billion funding bill.

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provides for an investment of over $369 billion to advance climate ambitions.

In the United States, the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) has announced $16 million to support hydropower and marine energy.

CARB (California Air Resources Board) is a new plan to accelerate California's carbon neutrality by 2045.

In Quebec, Hydro-Quebec has a mandate from the government to ensure the development of wind resources.

Zungeru (ZHPP), a hydropower plant, is the subject of a request for investigation by the President of the Nigerian Senate.

Japan wants to accelerate the revival of nuclear power this winter to reduce its heavy dependence on imported hydrocarbons.

Taiwan is facing difficulties to ensure its energy security, the country wanted to turn to renewable energy.