Region/EU
European carbon emission prices hit record highs, nearing EUR 100 per ton
03 February 2022 - The cost of a ton of CO2 within the EU ETS reached an all-time high of just below EUR 95 as the market is bracing for a rally to EUR 100.
After years of efforts, EU agrees on common charger type for mobile devices
02 February 2022 - The European Council will open talks with the European Parliament to make USB-C the universal charging socket and cut electronic waste
Vulcan expands to Italy with geothermal lithium research permit
02 February 2022 - The Cesano geothermal area near Rome has potential for sustainable lithium battery chemicals development, Vulcan Energy said
Fossil fuels still subsidized more than renewables in EU, auditors find
01 February 2022 - The EU's energy taxation and carbon pricing policies don't square with its climate goals, the European Court of Auditors said in a review
EU backs Greece-Cyprus power link project with EUR 657 million
28 January 2022 - The EU decided to fund the Cyprus-Crete section of subsea power corridor project EuroAsia Interconnector with EUR 657 million
HEAL: Biomass is one of main sources of air pollution in Western Balkans
27 January 2022 - Health experts from HEAL demand more attention and action on the public health threat of biomass burning in the Western Balkans
Energy Community starts renewables certificates project to help accelerate energy transition
26 January 2022 - The Energy Community Secretariat is creating an electronic system for guarantees of origin to enable consumers to choose green electricity
Agora: Faster decarbonization in Western Balkans would ease impact of EU’s CO2 border tax
21 January 2022 - The Western Balkans need to step up the integration of their power markets and roll out carbon pricing to avoid the CO2 border tax, Agora said
Swiss energy trader Axpo inks PPA to buy electricity from 300 MWp of solar in Poland
19 January 2022 - Axpo Polska will buy the entire output of the solar power plants between 2022 and 2026, and will act as the balancing agent for the project portfolio.
Call for postgrads, young professionals to apply for Energy Community Summer School
18 January 2022 - The Energy Community Secretariat is receiving applications for the 2022 Energy Community Summer School in Sarajevo, to be held in August
Slovenia, Czech Republic to exit coal by 2033
14 January 2022 - Coal phase-out by 2033 announced Slovenian government, and the new Czech government announced a coal exit for the same year
Western Balkans need to integrate markets for easier energy transition, funding
14 January 2022 - A joint approach makes funding green energy and the coal phaseout easier for the Western Balkans, but funding sources are still insufficient
Germany’s new government announces ambitious decarbonization plan
13 January 2022 - Germany published a climate plan for the 2030 emissions target, decarbonization of industry, electrification of transport, and heating
Greece’s IPTO plans new power interconnections in Balkans
12 January 2022 - Greece's transmission system operator IPTO plans new power interconnections in the Balkans to improve flows and security of supply
EU should roll out CO2 border tax earlier, apply it to indirect emissions from electricity
12 January 2022 - The draft report is part of the legislative procedure for the adoption of the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM)
EIB halts loan for Budapest Airport expansion over breach of EU environmental law
11 January 2022 - The European Investment Bank's due diligence for the project of Hungary's main international airport lacked basic necessary documentation