EIB adopts new energy lending policy, to stop financing fossil fuel projects from end-2021
The European Investment Bank’s (EIB) Board of Directors has agreed on a new energy lending policy which envisages that the bank will stop financing fossil fuel projects from the end of 2021. The EIB will no longer consider new financing for unabated, fossil fuel energy projects, including gas, from the end of 2021 onwards, the […]
Elektro Celje, Elektro Gorenjska, Elektro Ljubljana join ELES/GEN-I consortium for Slovenia’s green transformation
Power distribution companies Elektro Celje, Elektro Gorenjska and Elektro Ljubljana have joined the consortium for the promotion and acceleration of the green transformation of the Slovenian energy sector. The consortium was established in September by power utilities ELES and GEN-I with the aim of decarbonizing Slovenia by 2050. The identification of the need to link […]
TENDERING: Consulting services to design carbon tax for Energy Community Contracting Parties
The Energy Community Secretariat has published a public call for the provision of consulting services to design carbon pricing for the Energy Community Contracting Parties, setting November 25 as the deadline to file bids. The Energy Community Secretariat is looking for qualified consultants to carry out a study on carbon tax design for the Energy […]
Top 3 in September: New fossil fuel subsidies planned in EU, Tesla, decarbonization
The world is taking strides to a point of no return on climate breakdown, yet no less than 5 EU member states are planning to introduce new fossil fuel subsidies by 2030. This story was number-one on our English-language Top 3 Most Read list for September. The Top 3 Most Read list for September is […]
SrbGBC organizing World Green Building Week in Serbia
Buildings and construction are responsible for 39% of global energy-related carbon emissions. World Green Building Week, taking place from September 23 to 29, this year aims to raise awareness of the carbon emissions from all stages of a building’s lifecycle. The Serbia Green Building Council (SrbGBC) is organizing the campaign for the ninth year running […]
Greece working on new energy storage support framework
Greece’s energy regulator, RAE, is preparing a new energy storage support framework to foster renewable energy growth, chairman Nikolaos Boulaxis has said at the Thessaloniki International Fair. The new energy storage support framework should be completed by the end of 2019, Boulaxis said, energypress reported. “The future of renewable energy is linked to the ability […]
Vienna Energy Transition Forum to be held on June 6-7
The Vienna Energy Transition Forum, convened by the Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE) in partnership with the Vienna-based Energy Centre Europe (ECE), is bringing together some of the most progressive energy specialists from across Europe to discuss the critical energy and environmental issues and how these can be tackled as the region enters […]
2018 tracks progress for sustainability in Energy Community Contracting Parties
Author: Irina Lazzerini, Sustainable Energy Expert, Energy Community Secretariat When opening the Energy Community homepage, the first information that captures the reader’s attention is the mission of the organization: creating an integrated and sustainable pan-European energy market. And indeed, during the last few years, sustainability has increasingly become a pivotal consideration when designing and adopting […]
