CO2 EMISSIONS
Serbian Government: Energy Companies Abide by Emission Reduction Measures
Date: 17.01.2020 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
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The Serbian Ministry of Mining and Energy announced on Thursday that the state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) and other energy companies in the country “are absolutely acting in
MEPs Support European Green Deal and Push For Even Higher Ambitions
Date: 16.01.2020 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
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The European Parliament supported the European Green Deal on Wednesday, however, it also highlighted “challenges, including ensuring a just and inclusive transition and the need for high interim
Dispute Settlement Case Against Serbia Launched for Lack of NERP Adoption
Date: 16.01.2020 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
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The Energy Community Secretariat sent an opening letter to Serbia on Wednesday to address the incomplete implementation of the large combustion plants directive, thus opening a dispute settlement
EC Presents Green Deal Investment Plan with Just Transition Mechanism At Its Core
Date: 15.01.2020 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
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The European Commission presented the European Green Deal's Investment Plan - the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan – on Tuesday, as an important element of financing the green transition, which
‘No-regret’ Measures Proposed to Advance Energy Transition in Western Balkans
Date: 15.01.2020 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Ana Vučina Vršnak
Following publication of the European Green Deal, which underlines the need to engage the Western Balkans in the decarbonisation pathway, the Energy Community Secretariat and the Berlin-based Agora
Serbia Consults on Draft Low Carbon Development Strategy
Date: 15.01.2020 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
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The Serbian long-term low carbon development strategy envisages six different scenarios to reduce and mitigate the effects of climate change, with the country’s ultimate goal to become
Bret Kugelmass, Energy Impact Center: If the EU Wants to Fight Climate Change, There Will Have
Date: 13.01.2020 Author: Alenka Lena Klopčič
Photo: Energy Impact Center
“How can anything solve the climate problem if everything has a carbon footprint? Everything has a carbon footprint! We even need fossil fuels to make batteries, wind turbines etc.,” said Bret
Periods of Bad Hydrology May Cause Slovenian and Croatian Power Prices to Surge
Date: 09.01.2020 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
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Slovenian and Croatian power prices are set to become the highest in Europe by the mid 2020s due to rising carbon, gas, and coal prices, wrote the global consulting company ICIS in its analysis
EU Needs 15 Times More EV Chargers by 2030 to Become Climate Neutral
Date: 09.01.2020 Author: Peter Palčec
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“Some 3 million public charging points will be needed for 44 million electric vehicles in 2030 if the EU is to become climate neutral by 2050,” shows a report from the green campaign and research
Nina Bračko Colja, Energia gas and power: Slovenia Slow to Cut Carbon Footprint
Date: 06.01.2020 Author: Alenka Lena Klopčič, Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Samo Trebižan
Italy’s Europe Energy, which has a subsidiary in Slovenia, wants to facilitate the industry’s transition to a low-carbon society. To this end, the company is launching a zero-carbon electricity
ACER Publishes Technical Guidance for CO2 Emission Limits in Generation Capacity
Date: 23.12.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
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In the context of the EU Clean Energy Package, the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) has published an opinion providing technical guidance on the calculation of the
Sandbag: Burning Biomass in Coal-to-Biomass Projects Accelerates Climate Change
Date: 19.12.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Andreja Krašna
Supported by EU legislation, biomass (mostly wood in the form of pellets or chips) is increasingly being used as a fuel to generate electricity, including in a number of large former coal power
