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The European hydrogen pipeline project H2Med, aimed at developing the use of hydrogen on the continent, will be extended from southwestern European countries to Germany, said French President Emmanuel Macron at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. SOUNDBITE
The Eiffel Tower in Paris goes dark to mark "Earth Hour", a global event held every year on the last Saturday in March to raise awareness of climate change and promote energy saving. IMAGES
Greenpeace activists dressed as Shell board members hold a mock profits party behind a burning sign reading "Your Future" outside the company's headquarters as it released its annual results. Shell announced a post-tax profit of $19.4 billion for 2023, a slump from $42.3 billion in 2022 when prices soared to a record on the Ukraine conflict. IMAGES
The OPEC oil cartel says there is no "single solution" to the energy transition as pressure grows to agree a phase-out of fossil fuels at the COP28 climate talks. "There is no single solution or path to achieve a sustainable energy future," said a speech by OPEC Secretary-General Haitham Al Ghais to the Dubai summit read on his behalf by the head of the cartel's research division, Ayed al-Qahtani. SOUNDBITE
French fishermen will benefit from an extension of the subsidy of 20 centimes per litre of fuel under the European framework that allows it until 30 June 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron announced at conference on the marine economy in Nantes, Brittany. SOUNDBITE
France will be putting out a major call for tenders in 2025 to increase its offshore wind farms production, with the aim of reaching 10 gigawatts by 2035, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday at a conference in the Brittany region. SOUNDBITE