EU ETS

With the adoption of the climate change law and the introduction of an emissions trading system, Montenegro solidified its position as the region’s leader in energy transition. It seems the…

Lignite power plants are occupying the most positions on the 2019 list of the top three CO2 emitters in the EU member states in the region. The facilities hold 10…

The consortium made of Kantor Management Consultant SA and E3 modelling will be in charge of preparing a study on carbon pricing design in the Energy Community. The consortium was…

The Romanian government is considering introducing a scheme for offsetting the cost of the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS), but details have not yet been announced, local media reported….

Montenegro has made some progress in harmonizing its legislation with the EU in the field of energy, especially regarding renewables, the European Commission said in its latest report on the…

Serbia made limited progress in the area of energy, while the policy areas of environment and climate change have yet to receive adequate attention, according to the European Commission’s latest…

A Belgrade consortium comprising engineering firm Energoprojekt Hidroinženjering and water management institute Jaroslav Černi has been selected to produce a conceptual design for hydropower plant (HPP) Komarnica, and has already…

In line with the Guidelines on State Aid for Environmental Protection and Energy 2014-2020, Croatia’s Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy has prepared a decree on the criteria for reducing…

Montenegro has opened chapter 27 of EU membership negotiations, which deals with the environment and climate change. To provisionally close the most demanding and expensive chapter of EU accession talks,…

Author: Igor Kalaba, Energy Policy Coordinator for South East Europe, CAN Europe Governments in the Western Balkans have developed a liking for taking out Chinese loans to buy new Chinese…

Carbon pricing – forcing electrical generators to pay for the right to emit carbon – is coming to Serbia, sometime in the period 2020 – 2025, as Serbia joins the…

Croatia will earn EUR 116 million from auctions of emissions allowances by 2020, of which EUR 110 million will be spent on the implementation of climate change mitigation and adaptation…