Slovenia sells Europe’s first sustainability bond, worth EUR 1 billion
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
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
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
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
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
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%
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
The monitoring, reporting, and verification system for greenhouse gases will enable the government to plan and implement measures to reduce emissions