CO2 tax
Bosnian mining city Živinice to install solar power plants with state-owned utility EPBiH
05 May 2023 - It could make the city in the north of BiH the first coal-dependent area in the Western Balkans that kicks off the energy transition
BiH’s NECP: coal power plants to be shut, 2 GW of renewables installed
28 April 2023 - The draft national energy and climate plan of BiH was presented for the first time at the Energy Summit 2023 in Neum
EU to abolish free CO2 emission allowances for companies in 2034
25 April 2023 - The EU has passed the reform of the CO2 Emissions Trading System including a carbon border tax and passed a law on the Social Climate Fund
Firms in BiH plan joint solar power plant to avoid paying EU carbon border tax
05 April 2023 - The investors say they are aware carbon-free electricity would be required to keep exporting as CO2 emissions will be taxed
EPBiH foresees CO2 taxation to be introduced in BiH in three to eight years
05 January 2023 - According to EPBiH's Business Plan for the period 2023-2025, it is one of the biggest risks for its operations
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2022
31 December 2022 - With Russia's attack on Ukraine, the energy crisis took over from the coronavirus pandemic as topic number one this year
EU to phase in CO2 border tax by end-2033, when it fully eliminates free carbon permits
20 December 2022 - The EU is set to fully phase out free carbon allowances for the industry four years after it implements the carbon border tax, CBAM, in its entirety
MEP Kokkalis: EU shouldn’t penalize coal power in Western Balkans while producing coal-fired electricity itself
06 December 2022 - Many EU member states are prioritizing energy security over decarbonization and reviving retired coal power plants, MEP Petros Kokkalis said
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.
North Macedonia considering change in renewable energy auction model
24 June 2022 - North Macedonia may change its renewable energy auction model as power prices jumped, the Prime Minister's Energy Advisor Viktor Andonov says
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
North Macedonia first in Western Balkans adopts National Energy and Climate Plan
02 June 2022 - The NECP covers the period from 2021 to 2030 and prescribes the path to achieve the goals set for 2030, the government said
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
Tenants, landlords in Germany to share CO2 tax for heating
08 April 2022 - Renters in Germany are bearing the burden from a CO2 tax for heating systems, but new rules aim to make landlords pay a fair share
EU’s carbon border tax must become mainstream topic in Western Balkans
09 February 2022 - Measures accompanying the CBAM must be directed to helping the Western Balkans adjust to the CO2 pricing system, experts say
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