Estonia

Just Transition: EU Funds Saunas, Sport and Dance

The EU has set aside billions of dollars to help wean the EU off fossil fuels Critics question lack of project oversight Just Transition Fund to be inspected by auditors By Peter Yeung A number of European politicians, climate NGOs, and corruption watchdogs raised alarms over the EU's flagship Just Transition Fund. The JTF was set up to help energy workers and communities transition away from polluting industry. "We don't have any idea how money is spent by the member states." This is wrong. "It should be made public," said Monika Höhlmeier MEP, European People's Party Vice Chair of the

Climate Change

Data shows that only seven countries will meet WHO standards for air quality in 2024.

Six EU countries require lowering of G7 price cap on Russian oil

Six European Union countries called on the European Commission to decrease the $60 per barrel price cap put on Russian oil by G7 countries, arguing it would decrease Moscow's revenues to continue the war in Ukraine while not causing a market shock. Cost caps on Russian seaborne crude in addition to refined petroleum items were set by G7 countries to suppress Moscow's. profits from oil trade and in this method limitation the nation's. capability to fund its invasion of Ukraine. Procedures that target incomes from the export of oil are. crucial considering that they lower Russia's single most important earnings.

Mining

Lithuania asks ICC to probe Belarus for supposed criminal offenses versus mankind

Estonia says China has actually not reacted to subsea cables probe request

Estonia's state prosecutor said China has actually not responded to a sixmonthold request for aid with an examination into a Chinese ship which Estonia suspects cut two of its subsea telecoms cables. The two cable televisions linking Estonia to Finland and Sweden were damaged on Oct. 7-8, and an Estonia-Finland gas pipeline was broken in what Finnish private investigators think might have been sabotage, hurting energy security and raising alarm bells in the larger region. Both Estonia, which is investigating the cables damage, and Finland, checking out the Balticconnector gas pipeline, have named the Hong Kong-registered container ship NewNew Polar

Oil & Gas

Some Urals flows to Asia diverted through Africa, India remains leading location

At least three tankers with Russian Urals oil on board picked a longer path to Asia around the Africa's Cape of Great Hope in March and April as military risks in the Red Sea stay high, 2 traders stated and LSEG information revealed. 2 tankers, Fos Picasso and Hydra, bring some 200,000 metric lots of Urals oil packed from Baltic in April went to India around Africa, while the vast bulk of the vessels with Russian oil have actually been selecting the shorter path by means of Suez channel and Red Sea, LSEG information shows. Many ships bring Russian items

Balticconnector gas pipeline back in operation after damage