carbon border tax
EU agrees fossil fuel car ban as climate package talks are starting
29 June 2022 - The Council of the EU and European Parliament are set for talks on the Fit-for-55 package. Both agree new combustion engines should be banned by 2035.
EP votes to protect EU industry even after CO2 border tax is fully implemented
23 June 2022 - MEPs want to maintain free emission allowances for industrial producers in the EU after the CO2 border tax is fully implemented in 2030
European Parliament delays decision to introduce carbon border tax – CBAM
08 June 2022 - The European Parliament rejected a set of law proposals within the Fit-for-55 climate package including the CBAM carbon border tax scheme
Which Western Balkan countries intend to introduce carbon tax?
18 May 2022 - Countries are doing so in order to accelerate decarbonization, but also to avoid paying the carbon border tax announced by the EU
Serbian Companies on the Changing Power Market: carbon taxation is inevitable and must be discussed publicly
23 February 2022 - The EU's carbon border tax or national CO2 pricing systems will affect both businesses and citizens in the region, businesspeople and experts warned at the conference Serbian Companies on the Changing Power Market.
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
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)
Serbia freezes electricity prices to help businesses through energy crisis
04 November 2021 - The Serbian government has ordered state power utility EPS to keep electricity prices for business customers unchanged until the end of November.
Turkish exporters to EU face EUR 771 million burden due to carbon border tax
06 August 2021 - Producers of cement, aluminium, electricity, and steel could face additional costs estimated at EUR 399-771 million in 2026.
Serbia in talks with UGT Renewables on 1 GW in solar power plant projects
02 August 2021 - Serbia intends to sign a contract soon with Chicago-based UGT Renewables for the installation of photovoltaic systems with a combined capacity of 1 GW
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.
Petar Đokić: Republic of Srpska cannot escape paying for CO2 emissions
25 June 2021 - Fossil fuels are not the future, but they certainly are our present, says Petar Đokić, minister of mining and energy of the Republic of Srpska.
Energy transition in Serbia kicks off – challenges in planning, implementation
03 June 2021 - Serbia’s decision to halt the construction of thermal power plant Kolubara B is the country’s first serious step in the energy transition.
Turkey wasting no time preparing for Europe’s carbon border tax
30 April 2021 - The CBAM, planned for 2023, could drastically change the business conditions for all companies exporting goods to EU.
EU MPs want carbon border tax to apply for for all energy-intensive industries
04 February 2021 - Members of the European Parliament want the tax to be rolled out for oil products, glass, paper and aluminium as well.
Serbia holds public consultations on draft laws on renewable energy, energy efficiency
04 February 2021 - Draft laws were discussed by representatives of the energy ministry, citizens, investors, and companies.