coal phaseout
Greenpeace demands coal phaseout in Bulgaria by 2030
20 August 2020 - The government in Sofia should look up to Greece in its energy policy, according to...
Greek fossil fuel companies expanding their renewables portfolios
17 August 2020 - Hellenic Petroleum asked the EBRD for a EUR 75 million loan for a solar power...
Slovenia launches online platform for preparation of coal phaseout strategy
05 August 2020 - The Ministry of Infrastructure has set up an online platform as the main communication channel...
EU preparing CO2 tax for products from other countries
29 July 2020 - The European Commission launched public consultations on taxation rules that would help its climate agenda....
EU cuts Just Transition Fund to EUR 10 billion in COVID-19 recovery deal
21 July 2020 - The European Council reached an agreement on the seven-year budget through 2027 including a mechanism...
Fool’s Gold: Financial institutions waste billions on coal, undermining climate action
15 July 2020 - European financial institutions and international investors and banks including BlackRock and Japanese megabanks are keeping...
EPBiH has opted for decarbonization, but progress on building renewable energy capacities is slow
07 July 2020 - State power utility Elektropriveda Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBiH) has opted for decarbonization, company officials say,...
Greece asks EU to approve state aid for 680 MW pumped storage project
07 July 2020 - GEK Terna is building two pumped storage hydropower plants and artificial lakes in Amfilochia in...
Major flaws in EPS environmental study for TENT A thermal power plant overhaul
25 June 2020 - Environmentalist organizations and activists claim Elektroprivreda Srbije, EPS, won’t be able to obtain the necessary...
Coal power plants in EU shuttering amid jump in expenses from end-June
25 June 2020 - Exemptions in air pollution limits in the EU are about to be abolished, so owners...
SO2 emissions in Western Balkans coal plants six times above limit in 2019
23 June 2020 - There was no improvement last year on air pollution from lignite-fired industrial facilities reported to...
Environmentalist groups unite to protest small hydropower, pollution in Serbia
15 June 2020 - More than forty environmentalist organizations participated at the demonstration in front of the building of...
Climate targets warrant closure of all gas, coal power plants soon, study shows
11 June 2020 - If solutions to turn emissions negative aren’t scaled up substantially in the mid-term to cap...
PPC begins voluntary layoffs at coal mines with program for 890 workers
09 June 2020 - The state-owned company PPC managing lignite open pits and thermal power plants in Greece launched...
Serbia issues draft spatial plan for coal-fired thermal power plant Kolubara B
08 June 2020 - A public consultation was launched on the draft spatial plan for the special purpose area...
Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Slovenia plan to burn coal beyond 2030 – report on final NECPs
05 June 2020 - A new report published by Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe and ZERO looks into the...