CO2 EMISSIONS
Kammen: Gas Plants Should be Voluntarily Retired in 2040s
Date: 19.10.2018 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič, Copenhagen
Photo: Daniel M. Kammen
A new IPCC report shows that even though we are moving slowly, we still have a chance of fending offt some of the worst climate change. However, every day we delay, it will be harder to reach roughly
Policy Makers Underestimate the Impact of Climate Change
Date: 19.10.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Peter Palčec
“The policy makers of today are underestimating the risks of climate change. The lack of political will to take drastic action could seriously endanger our goal of preventing the rise in the global
ContourGlobal Plans to Build Kosovo’s New TPP Despite World Bank’s Rejection
Date: 18.10.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
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The power company ContourGlobal will proceed with plans to build a 500 MW coal-fired thermal power plant (TTP) in Kosovo despite the World Bank’s decision not to back the project, reported Reuters.
ENTSO-E and ENTSOG Call for Scaling Up of P2G Technologies
Date: 18.10.2018 Author: Andreja Šalamun
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Power-to-gas (P2G) may have the potential to reduce the cost of further decarbonisation of the energy system, said ENTSO-E and ENTSOG, the European associations of transmission system operators
Bulgaria Considering Merge of Kozloduy NPP and Maritsa Iztok 2 TPP
Date: 17.10.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: www.kznpp.org
The Maritsa Iztok 2 thermal power plant (TPP) and the Kozloduy nuclear power plant (NPP) in Bulgaria could be merged. This is one of the possibilities being considered by the Bulgarian Energy
Energy Community Becomes Observer of UNFCCC
Date: 15.10.2018 Author: Ana Vučina Vršnak
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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has admitted the Energy Community as an observer organisation of the 24th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP
World Bank Will Not Support Construction of New Coal Plant in Kosovo
Date: 12.10.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Ana Vučina Vršnak
The World Bank said on Wednesday that it would not support the planned 500 MW coal-fired Kosova e Re thermal power plant (TPP), the first major energy project in Kosovo for more than two decades,
Energy Trilemma Index 2018: Denmark Again First, Slovenia Improved
Date: 12.10.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Roman Peklaj
The World Energy Council’s Energy Trilemma Index 2018 once again places Denmark, Switzerland and Sweden at the top, recognising the well-balanced energy systems in these countries. Denmark also
New Report: Smog Costs EU 2.9% of Its GDP Every Year; Action Needed
Date: 10.10.2018 Author: Andreja Šalamun
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“Despite the fact that since 1990 there have been decreases in industrial pollution and greenhouse gas emissions (primarily thanks to EU policies and investment), a significant number of Europeans
IPCC Report: Huge Risk If Global Warming Exceeds 1.5°C
Date: 09.10.2018 Author: Andreja ŠalamunPhoto: Pixabay
“Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society,” said the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on Monday in a
Paravan: Energy Markets Remain Bullish
Date: 05.10.2018 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič
Photo: Tanja S. Volarič
“At present, the situation on the energy markets is very demanding. Technically speaking, we are still in a bull trend, and there is no indication that this trend will be reversed,” said Dejan
EBRD and EU to Support Innovative Businesses in Bulgaria and Romania
Date: 01.10.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are stepping up their support with a new EUR 20 million pilot programme to helping innovative small and
