Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2020
The energy transition and environmental protection were the most popular topics in 2020 in the English language section on Balkan Green Energy News
Using solar energy is getting easier in Serbia – what you need to know to produce your own electricity
It isn't mission impossible anymore to install solar panels and produce electricity for self-consumption.
Professors say coal already uncompetitive, energy transition must accelerate in region
Energy transition into renewables is necessary and more cost effective even than to maintain coal thermal power plants, the academic community claims
EU leaders agree on budget, green recovery funds, 55% emission cut goal
The European Parliament is set to vote on a proposal for the EU's seven-year budget, green recovery funds and the 55% emission cut target
RESET: European Green Deal is chance for energy transition in BiH
The European Green Deal is a chance for BiH to upgrade its energy system and make it environmentally sustainable, experts from RESET said.
Von der Leyen targets 55% greenhouse gas emissions cut in EU by 2030
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen officially lifted the European Union’s 2030 emissions reduction target to 55%. Earlier, the relevant committee in the European Parliament demanded 60%. The EU is preparing an economic recovery package for the Western Balkans. Europe will become a climate-neutral continent by 2050, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen […]
EU preparing CO2 tax for products from other countries
The European Commission launched public consultations on taxation rules that would help its climate agenda. It expressed the intention to revise the internal Energy Tax Directive and to introduce a carbon border adjustment mechanism in line with the European Green Deal. The latter, effectively a CO2 tax, could be applied for imported and domestic goods […]
Region must take energy transition planning back into its own hands
The European Union and the Energy Community are preparing big decisions for the energy sector of the region, decisions that the region itself knows very little about. This, according to Professor Mirza Kušljugić of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of Tuzla, means that the region has handed the strategic planning of its […]