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Apply for European Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning Award

19 August 2021 - Local authorities can apply for the European Award for Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning or SUMP Award by the end of October

EU coal consumption decreased by two thirds in last 30 years

EU coal consumption decreased by two thirds in last 30 years

18 August 2021 - In 2020, the EU consumed 63% and 64% less hard coal and brown coal, respectively, than in 1990, according to Eurostat's data.

EU countries fail cut emissions most toxic lignite-fired plants

EU countries fail to minimize pollution from large combustion plants

18 August 2021 - EEB warns of a massive financial and health bill as big industrial units that use lignite stretched rules from the Industrial Emissions Directive

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Organize your Sustainable Energy Day within EU Sustainable Energy Week – EUSEW

11 August 2021 - EUSEW is taking place from October 25 to 29 but Sustainable Energy Day events will be held over two months throughout Europe

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Zaev: North Macedonia to invest in 700 MW solar power plant with Serbia, Albania

03 August 2021 - North Macedonia's Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said his country would invest in a photovoltaic system of 700 MW with Serbia and Albania

Apply for exchange programme for coal regions in Western Balkans, Ukraine, EU

Apply for exchange programme for coal regions in Western Balkans, Ukraine, EU

29 July 2021 - The exchange programme is part of the Initiative for Coal Regions in Transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine.

EU Forest Strategy targets 3 billion trees planted by 2030

EU Forest Strategy targets 3 billion trees planted by 2030

23 July 2021 - The new EU Forest Strategy includes roadmap to increase the number of trees grown per year from 300 million to 600 million.

Global solar power to cross 200 GW annual installations threshold in 2021

Global solar power to cross 200 GW annual installation threshold in 2022

22 July 2021 - Solar’s growth confirmed its dominance among all newly installed power generation technologies, reaching a 39% global share.

Fit for 55 package to push CO2 prices to EUR 90 by 2030

Fit for 55 package to push CO2 prices to EUR 90 by 2030

20 July 2021 - A price increase is expected in particular in the second half of the decade, according to the analysis of the ICIS.

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Greece sees sharpest coal emissions cut among EU coal-producing countries

19 July 2021 - Greece has achieved a 56.3% reduction in emissions in the sectors covered by the EU ETS, the third best performance among member states.

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EU announces carbon border tax from 2026 – what lies ahead for exporters from Western Balkans, Turkey

16 July 2021 - CBAM will be paid from 2026 on cement, iron, steel, fertilizers, aluminium and electricity, but power producers have on option to be exempted until 2030.

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Serbia ranked worst in Europe by household waste recycling, as Croatia sees second biggest increase

16 July 2021 - Serbia recorded the sharpest decline in household waste recycling in Europe between 2010 and 2019, of 70%, with the average recycling rate of just 0.4%.

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EU’s climate-neutrality bills unveiled – ban on diesel and petrol cars, carbon border tax on imports

15 July 2021 - The European Commission adopted a package of 12 draft laws in order to achieve net GHG emissions reductions by at least 55% by 2030.

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Not even carbon price of EUR 200 would make clean hydrogen competitive

14 July 2021 - As clean hydrogen remains far less cost-effective than fossil fuels, the EU is urged to adopt policies that would bring down its production costs and make it competitive with fossil fuels.

European Parliament wants fossil fuel subsidies phased out by 2025

European Parliament wants fossil fuel subsidies phased out by 2025

13 July 2021 - Members of the European Parliament said that all environmentally harmful subsidies should be phased out by 2027.

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Coal power stations in Western Balkans emit twice as much SO2 as EU plants

13 July 2021 - The Western Balkans’ 18 coal-fired power plants released twice as much sulfur dioxide in 2019 as all 221 such facilities in the EU.

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