Greece and Israel agree deal to build world´s longest underwater gas pipeline despite pledge to ...
(WorldNews Europe)

Greece and Israel have agreed to build a new pipeline to bring natural gas to Europe, even though the EU is promising to reduce its use of damaging fossil fuels. The new EUR6bn (£5.1bn) underwater pipeline, which would be the world´s longest, is forecast to meet about 10 per cent of Europe´s gas needs by 2025. Italy will be the largest single purchaser of the Israeli gas, but several other European countries also stand to benefit. Download the new Indpendent Premium app Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now Last month the European Union launched a new Green Deal policy package committing the EU to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, with ambitious targets to cut...