EU outlines measures for 90% emissions cut by 2040
02 July 2025 - A proposed amendment to the European Climate Law sets a 2040 target of a 90% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions
Montenegro publishes NECP for public consultation – sole coal plant planned for shutdown in 2041
30 June 2025 - The retirement of the Pljevlja coal plant is planned for 2041, but it depends on a just transition and supply security, the draft NECP reads
Slovenia sells Europe’s first sustainability bond, worth EUR 1 billion
27 June 2025 - Slovenia's inaugural sustainability-linked bond, and the first sovereign one in Europe, was oversubscribed by more than 6.5 times
World Bank: Carbon pricing schemes cover 28% of global emissions
16 June 2025 - Carbon pricing schemes include about half of global emissions from electricity generation and industry, the World Bank says.
Ember: Warming’s 2024 share of global power demand rise was covered with fossil fuels
09 April 2025 - Renewables and nuclear energy met 79,1% of 2024 global power demand growth. The fossil fuels share was bigger than the part attributed to the annual rise in temperatures.
Croatia among EU’s top three emitters of methane from oil, gas industry
08 April 2025 - The first large independent analysis in Croatia of methane emissions from the oil and gas infrastructure was carried out, according to Greenpeace Croatia
Croatia earmarks EUR 1.6 billion for Social Plan for Climate Policy
08 April 2025 - The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition has presented the Social Plan for Climate Policy and the EU ETS 2
Trump administration suspends USD 20 billion in emissions reduction funding
12 March 2025 - The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has frozen USD 20 billion in funding for greenhouse gas reduction projects.
Croatia raises 2030 renewables target to 42.5%
15 November 2024 - Croatia increased all the most important targets in its updated National Energy and Climate Plan for the period 2021-2030
Dokić: Emission permits are the first step in systemic emissions reduction
12 November 2024 - The monitoring, reporting, and verification system for greenhouse gases will enable the government to plan and implement measures to reduce emissions
As Trump wins new term, he is preparing to pull US out of Paris climate deal again
11 November 2024 - Donald Trump’s team has already prepared executive orders to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, the New York Times reported
2024 State of the Energy Union report reveals progress, gap in efforts to meet climate targets
12 September 2024 - The 2024 State of the Energy Union report is out. It is an update on how the EU acted on unprecedented developments and challenges in 2023.