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“I don't sit in my office and buy gas, but we will do our best to facilitate it," Jørgensen said about the €750bn in energy imports promised to the US under the EU-US trade deal.

Jørgensen pushes for Russian gas ban and offshore wind boost ahead of EU council

EU energy ministers met for an informal meeting in Copenhagen on 4 and 5 September to discuss the 2040 climate target, a proposed ban on Russian gas imports, and Europe’s plan to decarbonise its industries and expand grids.

Speaking in a rainy Copenhagen on Friday (5 September), EU energy commissioner Dan Jørgensen joked: “This is not a tan, this is rust,” poi...

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

“I don't sit in my office and buy gas, but we will do our best to facilitate it," Jørgensen said about the €750bn in energy imports promised to the US under the EU-US trade deal.

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Author Bio

Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

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