Bulgaria works on renewables portfolio expansion, plans offshore wind, floating solar
The country intends to remove restrictions and simplify procedures for the deployment of renewables, deрuty Prime Minister Sandov said
Which Western Balkan countries intend to introduce carbon tax?
Countries are doing so in order to accelerate decarbonization, but also to avoid paying the carbon border tax announced by the EU
EPCG starts ecological reconstruction of TPP Pljevlja
The ecological reconstruction of TPP Pljevlja will cost a total of EUR 70 million or about 15 million more than originally planned
EPCG to start reconstruction of TPP Pljevlja by end of April
The EUR 54 million contract for the reconstruction was signed with the consortium DEC International-Bemax-BB Solar-Permonte
Most of bilateral financing of power plants from China, Japan, US went to fossil fuel projects
Between 2000-2018 three countries financed coal and gas power plants with installed capacity of 243 GW.
G20 countries directed more funds to fossil fuels projects than to renewables
Since the beginning of 2020, the G20 countries have committed at least USD 296 billion for fossil fuels and USD 227 billion for renewables.
Albania, Serbia among 81 Paris Agreement signatories that haven’t sent new emission cut targets
By the July 30 deadline, 110 parties to the Paris Agreement or 58% submitted new or updated nationally determined contributions or NDCs.
Earth Overshoot Day is July 29: resource consumption rebounds after pandemic
After the pandemic caused a decrease in the use of resources in 2020, the world returned to business as usual and matched the worst result ever.
