Climate Change
Public consultation on Serbia’s national energy and climate plan: Coal use to be cut 25% by 2030
15 June 2023 - The document is available on the website of the Ministry of Mining and Energy and public consultation is open from June 13 to July 28
Applications open for International Summer School on energy planning
13 June 2023 - 18th International Summer School, themed Advanced Planning of Affordable, Secure and Sustainable Energy, will be held from August 10 to 19
Serbia adopts Low Carbon Development Strategy
07 June 2023 - The most expensive scenario for the country is to ignore the costs related to climate change, the document said
CAN Europe: Western Balkans took little to no action in preparing NECPs
05 June 2023 - In 2021, the obligation to adopt NECPs was postponed until 2024 at the latest while the deadline for delivering drafts is June 30, 2023
Serbia to target emission cuts of 34% by 2030
01 June 2023 - Serbia will declare its targets this year for renewables, energy efficiency and emission cuts, Minister Dubravka Đedović said
As CBAM carbon border tax looms, EU wants to help Western Balkans to adapt
23 May 2023 - The EU needs to help both the governments and industrial producers adapt to CBAM and overcome the initial impact, officials said
WMO: Global temperatures poised to set new record within five years
18 May 2023 - There is a 98% likelihood that at least one of the next five years, and the five-year period as a whole, will be the warmest on record
Urban construction waste – potential game changer for CBAM-affected industries in Serbia
16 May 2023 - When the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) takes effect, it will mark a new stage in Serbia’s energy transition, shifting the attention from phasing out a single resource, coal, to the costs that will be borne by a part of the Serbian economy much larger than the electricity sector alone
BEF 2023: Decarbonization is essential for economic progress in Southeastern Europe
08 May 2023 - It is necessary to accelerate the decarbonization of the electricity sector and energy in general to maintain economic development, top officials from Southeastern European countries and the Energy Community Secretariat said at the kickoff of Belgrade Energy Forum 2023
BiH’s NECP: coal power plants to be shut, 2 GW of renewables installed
28 April 2023 - The draft national energy and climate plan of BiH was presented for the first time at the Energy Summit 2023 in Neum
EU to abolish free CO2 emission allowances for companies in 2034
25 April 2023 - The EU has passed the reform of the CO2 Emissions Trading System including a carbon border tax and passed a law on the Social Climate Fund
Greek industries can save EUR 6 billion through CO2 capture, storage
25 April 2023 - CO2 capture and storage has the potential to generate up to EUR 6 billion for the Greek economy, according to a new study
Serbia to officially commit to phasing out coal by 2050
22 April 2023 - Obligation on decarbonization are part of the bill on the ratification of contract on guarantees for the EUR 300 million loan
Apply for Youth Climate Fellowship Program by April 30
13 April 2023 - The program, implemented by Das Progressive Zentrum, specifically targets Central and Eastern Europe as well as the Western Balkans
Ember: World’s electricity sector hits peak emissions in 2022 on wind, solar expansion
12 April 2023 - Emissions from power plants rose in 2022, but change is coming fast with the rise in output from clean sources, according to Ember
Energean to store CO2 in depleted oil wells off Greek coast
30 March 2023 - Energean’s CCS project for depleted wells in the Prinos area in the Aegean Sea has entered the phase of final preparations