Environment
Microsoft joins Norway’s pioneering CO2 capture, storage project
21 October 2020 - Various plants will be able to implement the CO2 capture and storage solutions that Microsoft is developing for Northern Lights
Romania’s NECP: 6 GW of solar, wind to be installed by 2030
21 October 2020 - Romania intends to install 6 GW in wind and solar power plants by 2030
North Macedonia to shut REK Bitola coal plant unit, turn to gas
20 October 2020 - Power producer ESM intends to turn off the first unit of coal-fired REK Bitola within five years and convert it to natural gas
EU adopts methane emission cuts strategy within European Green Deal
20 October 2020 - The EU plans international action throughout the supply chain to prevent methane from escaping into the atmosphere
Greece NECP: Renewables share in electricity consumption to reach 61% by 2030
20 October 2020 - Greece's 2030 target for renewables is set at 35%, compared to 18% in 2018
Cyprus NECP: Renewables share to double by 2030
19 October 2020 - Cyprus plans to almost double the share of renewables – from 13.9% to 22.9% – by 2030
Bulgaria’s NECP: EUR 42.7 billion in investment needed to meet 2030 goals
16 October 2020 - Bulgaria said in its National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) that it targets zero greenhouse gas emissions for 2030
Croatia’s NECP: Renewables share to reach 36.4% by 2030
16 October 2020 - Croatia’s National and Climate Plan (NECP) targets a rise in renewable energy share to 36.4% for 2030
EPS plans to extend lifespan of TPP Kostolac A until 2038
15 October 2020 - Elektroprivreda Srbije intends to extend the lifespan of TPP Kostolac A until 2038, by installing flue-gas desulfurization equipment
Climate tech investment poised for boom in decade ahead, PwC report implies
14 October 2020 - Startups in climate tech, a broad set of sectors tackling the decarbonization of the global economy...
Filip Radović: Serbia investing systemically in reducing air pollution
13 October 2020 - Last Saturday, AirVisual ranked Belgrade 10th in the world by air pollution, while the following...
Platform Initiative launched to support clean energy transition in coal regions in Western Balkans and Ukraine
13 October 2020 - The Energy Community Secretariat has announced the launch of a Platform Initiative to support the...
North Macedonia first EnC member which submitted draft National Energy Climate Plan
12 October 2020 - North Macedonia is the first Energy Community Contracting Party to submit its draft National Energy...
Government is most responsible for air pollution in Serbia
09 October 2020 - Air pollution reached alarming rates a long time ago and most of the blame is...
European Green Deal tells us decarbonisation is possible not only in the EU, but everywhere
09 October 2020 - The idea of the European Green Plan is to show that decarbonisation is possible not...
NGO Green Home: Montenegro to clarify whether TPP Pljevlja will be shut down
07 October 2020 - Montenegrin non-governmental organization Green Home has called on the Ministry of Economy and state power...