Climate Change Law – form or essence
Climate change expert Danijela Božanić analyzes the Draft Climate Change Law, which the government adopted three years since the public consultation process ended
Serbia adopts bill on climate change
More than two and a half years after the public debate on the draft law on climate change has ended, the government has adopted the bill.
US poised for radical change on climate policy under President Biden
US President Joe Biden has ordered the new administration to review oil and gas projects on federal land, scrap fossil fuel subsidies, and replace the government’s vehicle fleet with electric cars.
Carbon border tax needed to ensure “survival” of EU’s industry
The EU will introduce it on non-EU countries unless they commit to lowering their emissions, according to Frans Timmermans.
German International Climate Initiative offers EUR 60,000-100,000 grants for climate, biodiversity projects
The initiative has published Small Grants International Call for small and local organisations from 142 partner countries.
World’s richest 1% cause two times more CO2 emissions than poorest 50%
The wealthiest 1% of people need to reduce their CO2 footprint by a factor of 30 to stay in line with the Paris Agreement targets, UNEP said.
China pledges carbon neutrality by 2060
China, the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gasses, has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2060. The pledge was given by Chinese President Xi Jinping during his speech at the general debate of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Jinping spoke via video link. The pledge was given by Chinese President Xi […]
Strong political will and access to European electricity market – key enablers of RES integration challenges in Western Balkans
Authors: REPCONS project team of key experts Experts from the Western Balkans see energy transition as a development opportunity for countries in the region that allows building modern, environmentally and climate-friendly power systems by 2050. Decarbonization of the power sectors needs to be achieved dominantly through the application of solar photovoltaic and wind power technologies, […]