Greece plans EUR 5.3 billion for Social Climate Fund programs for energy efficiency, electric cars
The Greek government presented an array of support programs as part of the European Union's Social Climate Fund
Federation of BiH to get new law on air quality after 21 years
The current law dates back to 2003 and it was last amended in 2010. However, the air quality in the country has worsened
Serbia adopts Low Carbon Development Strategy
The most expensive scenario for the country is to ignore the costs related to climate change, the document said
Study: energy crisis triggered by Ukraine war may push millions into extreme poverty
The University of Birmingham has said households in Sub-Saharan Africa are hardest hit in terms of the total energy cost burden rate
Londoners paid highest electricity prices in Europe in February
The highest electricity price is in London, 43 eurocents per kilowatt-hour, and the lowest in Kyiv, 5.4 eurocents.
Bulgaria’s households to be able to choose electricity supplier from 2020
Households in Bulgaria will get the right to choose the electricity supplier but not before 2020, Bulgaria’s Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova said, local media reported. The electricity market liberalization for households and small consumers was scheduled to happen a year ago. She said that the process has started, but that it will be finished in […]
EU project expected to mobilize EUR 1.4 billion to tackle polluting household heating in Bulgaria
The European Commission has approved a EUR 16.7 million project to improve air quality in Bulgaria, with the EU contribution at nearly EUR 10 million. The LIFE IP CLEAN AIR project will be a catalyst for the mobilization of EU structural funding and national funds worth around EUR 1.4 billion in total to tackle polluting […]
Fines for sale of low-quality solid fuels for households come into effect
Bulgaria has introduced fines for the sale of low-quality solid fuels for household heating. The fines have been introduced under changes to the Law on Clean Atmospheric Air, which came into effect a few days ago, with fine amounts ranging from BGN 100 to BGN 50,000, the Bulgarian media reported. Fines for selling low-quality firewood […]