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EU Observer (16 May 2026)

Pascoe SABIDO

European energy ministers were in Cyprus this week discussing how to reduce dependence on the gas that’s currently stuck in the Strait of Hormuz. 

On the table was the European Commission’s ‘AccelerateEU‘ proposal, which aims to fast-track renewable energy projects by “streamlining” permitting rules and hastening the shift away from gas.

The renewed push to ditch fossil fuels is long overdue, but thanks to the influence of industry lobby groups, permitting exemptions intended for renewables are being used for new dirty energy projects, such as CO2 pipelines and fossil hydrogen. 

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