Global energy sector emissions hit record high in 2023
Droughts limited hydropower production last year, so emissions in the energy sector reached a third consecutive record high, IEA said
Another climate record broken: January 2024 warmest in history
January 2024 was the warmest in history and also the eighth consecutive month in which global temperatures reached all-time highs
EU proposes 2040 emissions cut target of 90%, spelling end of coal
The European Commission published an impact assessment on possible pathways toward making the European Union climate neutral by 2050
EU grants EUR 480 million to carbon transportation, storage projects
The EU aims to store at least 400 million tons of CO2 per year by mid-century, but not everything would be put away underground permanently
EU agrees to eliminate almost all emissions from trucks, buses by 2040
The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a deal on CO2 standards for heavy-duty vehicles
Kosovo* adopts first Law on Climate Change
Kosovo* failed to include all the 2030 Energy Community climate and energy targets and the 2050 climate neutrality objective in its new law
EU ETS 2 will likely be bigger and tighter market than current EU ETS
EU ETS 2 is being prepared for road transport buildings and small industrial units. Experts from Vertis Environmental Finance laid out the implications.
Carbon border and Western Balkans – barrier or bridge to EU?
The EU will start charging a carbon tax to importers in 2026 similar to the one for domestic companies and their emissions