Australia’s court finds government has duty to protect young people from climate change
The court has ruled environment minister Sussan Ley has a duty of care to protect Australia’s youth from the climate crisis
Think tanks supporting Western Balkans accelerate energy transition, reach Green Deal
A project implemented by Agora Energiewende will support regional governments in developing strategies and plans for coal phasing out, increasing the share of renewables, and identifying the financing sources.
Balkan countries are source of most of SO2 emissions in Europe
Over half of entire SO2 emissions in the continent in 2019 originated in Southeastern Europe, Ember said in an analysis
Romania tells EU it would close all coal mines by 2032
Romania said it intends to stop the excavation of coal in 2032 at the latest and replace conventional power plants in the meantime
G7 agrees to eliminate international funding for coal power generation
The group of the wealthiest developed countries became "net zero G7" this year as they all vowed to eliminate net emissions by 2050.
Serbia halts construction of 350 MW coal power plant Kolubara B
The move could be seen as the first serious step in the energy transition and the decarbonization of the energy sector.
Turkey preparing framework as it may issue its first sovereign green bond
The Turkish government is working on legal requirements that will enable it to raise money with green and social bond packages, a news report revealed
EU Greens want CO2 floor price of EUR 50, increase to EUR 150 by 2030
The Greens in the European Parliament want to increase the CO2 price in order to phase out coal and achieve 100 percent renewables target.