One of Slovenia’s biggest rooftop solar plants to help decarbonize cement production
Slovenian cement maker Salonit Anhovo has put into operation one of the largest rooftop solar power plants in the country
Waste management sector can help Europe lower gas consumption
The sector conducts recycling and recovery operations and produces heat and energy through incineration and anaerobic digestion
Bulgarian cement plant gets EU grant for innovative carbon capture, storage project
Devnya Cement got a EUR 190 million grant from the EU for the first full-chain carbon capture and storage project in the Balkans
Fossil fuels returned as top energy source in EU power generation in 2021
Among renewable sources, the biggest increase in 2021 was seen in electricity produced from solar energy, 13%,
EU agrees fossil fuel car ban as climate package talks are starting
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
MEPs want to maintain free emission allowances for industrial producers in the EU after the CO2 border tax is fully implemented in 2030
BMW building world’s first carbon-free car plant in Hungary
The new BMW factory in Hungary will produce electric automobiles entirely without the the use of fossil fuels.
Sweden introduces imported good’s emissions in country’s climate targets
Swedish lawmakers backed the proposal to include CO2 emissions from the production and transport of imported goods in climate targets