Kosovo* adopts first Law on Climate Change
12 January 2024 - Kosovo* failed to include all the 2030 Energy Community climate and energy targets and the 2050 climate neutrality objective in its new law
Energy Community urges Kosovo* to commit in its NECP to phasing out coal by 2050
05 January 2024 - The Energy Community Secretariat doesn’t have any major objections to Kosovo's draft National Energy and Climate Plan
EU seeks to phase out fossil fuel boilers in buildings by 2040
11 December 2023 - A revision of the EU's Energy Performance of Buildings Directive aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption in buildings
CAN Europe: BiH, Kosovo* and Serbia’s NECPs lack climate ambition, coal phaseout dates
28 November 2023 - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, and Serbia sent draft NECPs to the Energy Community Secretariat for review in late June and July
AIKO Solar enters Albanian market, announces further regional expansion
17 November 2023 - AIKO Solar's technologically advanced, highly-efficient solar panels with an elegant pure-black front are sold around Europe
EU approves Italy’s EUR 1.7 billion agrivoltaic state aid scheme
17 November 2023 - The European Commission has approved Italy's EUR 1.7 billion state aid mechanism for supporting agrivoltaic installations
EU adopts joint green bond standard
30 October 2023 - The regulation sets out requirements for issuers who want to use the designation European green bond or EuGB for their debt securities
Hoekstra: EU will push for global tax on fossil fuels
04 October 2023 - The nominee for the new EU Commissioner for Climate Action also pledged to phase out the bloc's fossil fuel subsidies
Energy Community tracker: Western Balkans’ progress towards CBAM exemption
07 July 2023 - The report assesses the steps made by the Western Balkans contracting parties in fulfilling six conditions for CBAM exemption
Eurelectric: Clean electrification and massive renewables rollout can drive Europe to net zero by 2050
22 June 2023 - Two of Eurelectric's three decarbonization “speedways” envisage climate neutrality by 2050, while the third targets 2040
EU pays out EUR 1.4 billion to Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania for green transition
09 June 2023 - The European Union's Modernization Fund has paid out EUR 2.4 billion for the seven member states, which is the joint largest disbursement
CAN Europe: Western Balkans took little to no action in preparing NECPs
05 June 2023 - In 2021, the obligation to adopt NECPs was postponed until 2024 at the latest while the deadline for delivering drafts is June 30, 2023