Energy Transition Tracker: Energy Community’s coal power output drops 11% in 2021
Coal power production in all nine Energy Community contracting parties has been reduced by 13% to a five-year low last year
Natural gas, nuclear energy remain part of EU taxonomy – NGOs to file lawsuit
The European Parliament rejected the motion to exclude investments in natural gas and nuclear energy from the sustainable finance taxonomy
Romania to switch its coal plants to reserve as it closes them, without decommissioning
Romania decided to extend the coal phaseout back to 2032 and gave up on the plan to dismantle some of the coal plants that it retires
Romania at risk of losing EU energy transition funds on tight deadlines
The Ministry of Energy of Romania warned the deadline for the renewables tender within the National Recovery and Resilience Plan is too short
Voltalia breaks ground in Albania for biggest solar park in Western Balkans
The site for the Karavasta solar park spans 196 hectares in Fier county in Albania's west. The planned capacity is 140 MW.
EU agrees fossil fuel car ban as climate package talks are starting
The Council of the EU and European Parliament are set for talks on the Fit-for-55 package. Both agree new combustion engines should be banned by 2035.
G7 reverses climate policy with support for LNG, gas, nuclear power
The G7 reaffirmed its commitment to climate goals, but it backed the deployment of gas, particularly LNG, and of nuclear power
Romania’s renewables can statistically be attributed to Netherlands
The EU enables countries to pay other member states to formally make up for shortfalls in achieving own green energy targets
