CO2
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.
EU Greens want CO2 floor price of EUR 50, increase to EUR 150 by 2030
21 May 2021 - The Greens in the European Parliament want to increase the CO2 price in order to phase out coal and achieve 100 percent renewables target.
Slovenia’s coal power plant TEŠ to generate EUR 870 million loss by 2030
10 May 2021 - The closure of Šoštanj power plant could be inevitable even before 2033, currently the most optimistic scenario for Slovenia’s coal phaseout.
Montenegro to set coal phaseout deadline in national energy and climate plan – prime minister
30 April 2021 - The country is preparing a new energy strategy, which will put priority on renewable energy sources in order to achieve climate neutrality.
EU agrees on European Climate Law, makes 2050 net zero emissions target legally binding
21 April 2021 - Reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to the 1990 levels will be also legally binding target.
Elon Musk offers USD 100 million prize for best carbon capture technology
25 January 2021 - Elon Musk, founder and CEO of electric car maker Tesla Motors, has said he will...
World’s richest 1% cause two times more CO2 emissions than poorest 50%
18 December 2020 - The wealthiest 1% of people need to reduce their CO2 footprint by a factor of 30 to stay in line with the Paris Agreement targets, UNEP said.
Belgrade University professors warn politicians failure to phase out coal will be more costly than any decarbonization measures
25 November 2020 - It will be more expensive for the country to did nothing to reduce CO2 emissions, than to implement decarbonization measures.
CO2 levels in atmosphere rising despite pandemic-related emissions drop
25 November 2020 - The coronavirus impact may only slightly slow growth in CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere as more drastic climate action is necessary
China pledges carbon neutrality by 2060
23 September 2020 - China, the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gasses, has pledged to become carbon neutral by...
Clean Air For All – a lesson on key air pollutants
07 September 2020 - *Expert advice in the preparation of this article was provided by Professor Aleksandar Jovović, Faculty...
Earth Overshoot Day is August 22 but Balkans already spent most of 2020 environmental credit
31 July 2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic reduced the overconsumption of nature’s capacity to levels from 15 years ago,...
Norway sets aside EUR 2.1 billion to develop carbon capture, storage
22 July 2020 - Equinor is working with Shell and Total on transferring liquefied CO2 through a pipeline to...
World Oceans Day 2020: Exploring innovation to protect oceans
08 June 2020 - The United Nations (UN) is celebrating this year’s World Oceans Day focusing on innovative solutions...
Finance in Motion releases impact investment report Road to Impact
14 May 2020 - In 2019 Finance in Motion advised funds which had facilitated over 70,000 new loans to...
Top 3 CO2 emitters for 2019 in Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus, Romania, Slovenia
11 May 2020 - Lignite power plants are occupying the most positions on the 2019 list of the top...