Rio Tinto–backed firm InoBat plans to build battery gigafactory in Serbia
InoBat is considering options for a battery plant in Serbia, claiming the government offered massive incentives. Environmentalists said they won't allow it.
Billions of euros to support EU coal regions achieve little for energy transition
EU support for coal regions has achieved little for the climate transition, according to the European Court of Auditors (ECA), which analyzed the effects of an aid fund amounting to around EUR 12.5 billion in 2014-2020. The billions of euros allocated to coal regions in the EU have almost failed to make any progress and […]
Adriatic pipeline to supply Italy with water from Albania
Puglia sees it as a solution to deal with droughts, which have been especially severe in recent years
Turkish court blocks geothermal projects near Izmir to protect water sources
Locals and environmentalists in the Seferihisar area near Izmir were relieved to hear that a court scrapped permits for geothermal drilling
Waste-to-energy in Serbia – a cause for concern or an opportunity to reap environmental-climate-energy benefits
In this latest article in the series "Serbia, from garbage dumps to circular economy", we discuss the waste-to-energy concept with Professor Vladimir Pavićević, Igor Jezdimirović, and Helga Stoiber
CAN Europe: Limited progress of national climate and energy plans in Western Balkans
National plans must implement a more efficient energy policy that will ensure the path to the decarbonization of the region by 2050
EU to accelerate renewables permitting, cut environmental requirements
The European Commission wants to cut red tape for renewables but it may lower environmental standards in the process
IRENA: World must double green energy targets for 2030
IRENA said it is necessary to double the target for global renewable energy capacity for 2030 to 10.8 TW to achieve climate goals