greenhouse gas emissions
US chooses to step up climate action with landmark bill
09 August 2022 - The US Senate has approved a bill that allocates USD 369 billion for combating climate change
Serbia to target emissions cut of 40.3% by 2030 in upcoming NECP
27 July 2022 - Serbia presented the preliminary goals for its integrated national energy and climate plan as it is about to start a public debate
Bulgarian cement plant gets EU grant for innovative carbon capture, storage project
18 July 2022 - Devnya Cement got a EUR 190 million grant from the EU for the first full-chain carbon capture and storage project in the Balkans
EU agrees fossil fuel car ban as climate package talks are starting
29 June 2022 - 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.
EP votes to protect EU industry even after CO2 border tax is fully implemented
23 June 2022 - MEPs want to maintain free emission allowances for industrial producers in the EU after the CO2 border tax is fully implemented in 2030
Renewables are cornerstone of Kosovo* energy strategy through 2031
08 June 2022 - Kosovo* aims to boost its renewables capacity by 5.6 times within a decade to 1.4 GW including 100 MW from the prosumers segment
European carbon prices tumble, failing to scale new highs as gas drops
09 May 2022 - Recession fears spilled over to the EU's carbon market: the price dropped 5% per ton after challenging recent record highs
Vienna, Europe’s unofficial green capital, launches international competition for green ideas
26 April 2022 - Firms and research institutions can apply by July 22 for up to EUR 500,000 for R&D projects for climate protection in Vienna
Sweden introduces imported good’s emissions in country’s climate targets
15 April 2022 - Swedish lawmakers backed the proposal to include CO2 emissions from the production and transport of imported goods in climate targets
Tenants, landlords in Germany to share CO2 tax for heating
08 April 2022 - Renters in Germany are bearing the burden from a CO2 tax for heating systems, but new rules aim to make landlords pay a fair share
Energy transition in Western Balkans – how to move forward
08 April 2022 - In an op-ed for Balkan Green Energy News, energy experts Mirza Kušljugić and Damir Miljević write about the ongoing energy crisis and the energy transition in the Western Balkans.
We have to run, not walk, to tackle climate change!
06 April 2022 - The transformation of the energy sector towards renewable energy sources must be accelerated and emissions must be halved by 2030
INA kicks off wind measurements on its gas platforms in Adriatic Sea
30 March 2022 - The Croatian oil and gas company began to measure wind potential for offshore wind farms in the Adriatic Sea
Fossil fuel giant Occidental to capture carbon on behalf of Airbus
23 March 2022 - Occidental Petroleum is making the world's biggest CO2 direct air capture and storage system that will lower Airbus's carbon footprint for a fee
Coal use pushes global energy-related CO2 emissions to all-time high in 2021
10 March 2022 - The increase in the use of coal last year was the main factor driving the record global rise in energy-related CO2 emissions, IEA found
Energy Community is obligated to follow EU’s CEEAG state aid guidelines
14 February 2022 - The EU's Guidelines on State Aid for Climate, Environmental Protection and Energy (CEEAG) are obligatory, the Energy Community Secretariat said