Estonia

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

Data showed that only seven countries met the World Health Organization's (WHO) standards for air quality last year. Researchers warned, however, that the fight against smog will become even more difficult after the United States stops its global monitoring. According to data compiled by Swiss air monitoring firm IQAir, Chad and Bangladesh had the highest average smog levels in 2024. These levels were more than 15-times higher than WHO guidelines. IQAir stated that only Australia, New Zealand and the Bahamas made the cut, as did Barbados, Grenada Grenada, Estonia, and Iceland. There are significant data gaps in Asia and Africa

Oil & Gas

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

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

Lithuania requested the International Bad Guy Court (ICC) on Monday to investigate neighbouring Belarus over supposed crimes versus humanity under the guideline of authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko. The Lithuanian justice ministry said it was asking the court to open an investigation ... into the crimes versus humankind dedicated by Lukashenko's program - forced deportation, persecution of persons and other vicious behaviour which is contrary to the main norms of worldwide law. The workplace of Lukashenko, who has actually ruled Belarus given that 1994 and is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, did not instantly react to an ask

Energy Markets

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

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

Natural Gas Utilities

Balticconnector gas pipeline back in operation after damage

A Baltic Sea gas pipeline that was torn apart last year in an occurrence still under cops examination has resumed business operation as planned after months of repair work, operator Gasgrid Finland said on Monday. The Balticconnector subsea gas link between Estonia and Finland was seriously damaged in October together with 3 telecoms cables, injuring energy security and raising alarm bells in the broader region. I can currently confirm that Balticconnector is running usually, Gasgrid executive Janne Gronlund told . Some 60 gigawatt hours of gas would flow from Finland to Estonia on Monday, he added. Finnish cops have named

Balticconnector gas pipeline will remain in commercial use again April 22, Gasgrid says