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Von der Leyen targets 55% greenhouse gas emissions cut in EU by 2030
16 September 2020 - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen officially lifted the European Union’s 2030 emissions reduction...
Ten lessons learned from the pandemic crisis to be applied in combating climate change
10 September 2020 - Author: Danko Kalkan, Green Finance and Environmental Management Expert at ProCredit bank What are the...
Protesters in North Macedonia threaten escalation amid power price hike
21 August 2020 - The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and an unfavorable hydrological situation prompted the Energy Regulatory...
N. Macedonia to raise power prices by 7.42% due to coronavirus effect on energy companies
05 August 2020 - Regulated electricity prices for households in North Macedonia will be increased by 7.42% after the...
PPC, EPCG get EUR 210 million in loans to absorb coronavirus challenges
04 August 2020 - State-owned power utilities from Greece and Montenegro – Public Power Corporation (PPC) and Elektroprivreda Crne...
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,...
Energy companies in Montenegro to invest EUR 734 million by 2024, EUR 1 billion in total
27 July 2020 - Energy companies in Montenegro plan to invest more than EUR 1 billion, of which EUR...
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...
Cyclists ask European Parliament to add bicycle infrastructure, incentives
14 July 2020 - EU lawmakers and cycling organizations pressed European Parliament President David Sassoli and Secretary-General Klaus Welle...
Carbon prices jump in EU, taking industrial pollution costs to 14-year high
14 July 2020 - Expenses for greenhouse gas emissions at factories and energy producers briefly surged to a level...
ERS risks failure of Bistrica hydropower plants project on lack of funding
11 July 2020 - ERS claims it would extend deadlines for the three hydropower plants on the Bistrica, citing...
Plastic Free July – there are alternatives to single use packaging
02 July 2020 - The world is marking Plastic Bag Free Day on July 3 alongside Plastic Free July...