Lufthansa introduces surcharge to offset rising environmental compliance costs
27 June 2024 - The costs include sustainable fuel use, emissions trading systems, and the international carbon offsetting scheme, Lufthansa said
CO2 is CO2: Zero Waste Europe calls for including incineration in EU ETS
25 June 2024 - Incinerators are poised to become the most carbon-intensive power source once coal is phased out, claims Zero Waste Europe
WindEurope on EU elections – center-right expected to partly revise European Green Deal
19 June 2024 - Electricity-intensive industry and WindEurope are seeking assurances on the European Green Deal from EU leaders, following the elections
Western Balkans face tight electricity market coupling deadlines
24 May 2024 - Market coupling is the first task in the Western Balkans energy transition and their main condition to be exempted from CBAM, panelists said at Belgrade Energy Forum
Carbon capture still has no alternative for decarbonizing cement industry
07 May 2024 - Cement has no credible alternatives for decarbonization without carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), Carbon Tracker found
Mitsotakis: Greece to launch EUR 2 billion fund for decarbonization of islands
19 April 2024 - Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece would create a special fund for islands of up to EUR 2 billion for phasing out fossil fuels
EU proposes 2040 emissions cut target of 90%, spelling end of coal
07 February 2024 - The European Commission published an impact assessment on possible pathways toward making the European Union climate neutral by 2050
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2023
29 December 2023 - The more the energy transition progresses, the more questions and challenges arise. Here are the most important topics, according to the readers of Balkan Green Energy News.
EU ETS 2 will likely be bigger and tighter market than current EU ETS
18 December 2023 - EU ETS 2 is being prepared for road transport buildings and small industrial units. Experts from Vertis Environmental Finance laid out the implications.
Carbon border and Western Balkans – barrier or bridge to EU?
11 December 2023 - The EU will start charging a carbon tax to importers in 2026 similar to the one for domestic companies and their emissions
EU’s Growth Plan for Western Balkans of EUR 6 billion is conditional on reforms
09 November 2023 - Similar to funding from the EU's RRF for member states, the Western Balkans can obtain EUR 6 billion from the new Growth Plan by fulfilling reforms
Lorkowski: Carbon pricing is condition for electricity sector to avoid EU’s carbon border tax
09 June 2023 - Market coupling and emissions trading systems are the prerequisites for an exemption from CBAM for electricity