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Just transition report looks into post-coal job prospects in Romania’s Jiu Valley
23 September 2019 - NGOs Greenpeace and Bankwatch Romania have launched a new report outlining scenarios for the just...
Greece to start shutting down coal power plants
20 September 2019 - A business plan being drafted by the management of majority state-owned Public Power Corporation (PPC)...
Plovdiv, Vidin municipalities sign projects to reduce air pollution from heating
22 August 2019 - Contracts have been signed on projects for Bulgaria’s municipalities of Plovdiv and Vidin to improve...
IMF calls for raising electricity tariffs in Serbia
22 July 2019 - Electricity tariffs in Serbia have not changed in two years and should be raised, International...
Republika Srpska to adopt new renewables incentive schemes by end-2019
04 July 2019 - Republika Srpska plans to introduce auctions for the construction of hydropower and solar power plants,...
Independent report: Air pollution caused 136 premature deaths in Tuzla in 2018
25 June 2019 - Air pollution in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, was twice the legal limit on two thirds...
Turkey touts ambitious renewable energy plans as it awards 1 GW of wind capacity
25 June 2019 - Turkey aims to increase the share of the domestic and renewable energy sources in the...
BiH, Kosovo*, Serbia pay EUR 444 million in coal subsidies, EUR 147 million for renewables – report
21 June 2019 - The three most coal-intensive Energy Community (EnC) Contracting Parties – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, and...
Nearly 200 families hit by pollution from Veliki Crljeni open-pit coal mine
20 June 2019 - Residents of Veliki Crljeni, a suburban settlement only 50 kilometers from the center of Belgrade,...
European Commission: Kosovo* continues to rely on lignite, some progress seen on renewables
12 June 2019 - Kosovo* has some level of preparation in the field of energy, but continues to rely...
IEEFA: GE lost billions in market capitalization by misjudging energy transition
07 June 2019 - According to a report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), General...
Montenegro registers 10 days of coal-free electricity generation
04 June 2019 - Montenegro produced enough electricity to cover domestic consumption from renewable energy sources only from May...
Greens land historic result in European elections in clear call for climate action
27 May 2019 - The Greens claimed their best ever result in the European Parliament (EP) elections held over...
Montenegro scraps feed-in tariff surcharge
06 May 2019 - The Montenegrin government has decided to abolish the surcharge paid by consumers through electricity bills...
European Parliament confirms fossil fuel subsidy phase-out by 2025
04 April 2019 - The European Parliament (EP) has adopted four new laws on the EU electricity market, formally...
Energy Community Contracting Parties pour EUR 2.4 billion annually into coal power plants, mines
26 March 2019 - The Energy Community Contracting Parties support electricity generated from coal with some EUR 2.4 billion...