CO2 EMISSIONS
EU Official: EU Needs to Double Electricity Share By 2050 to Meet Climate Goals
Date: 12.11.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Andreja Krašna
The European Green Deal to be unveiled in early 2020 will pursue a strategy of increasing the share of electricity in the EU’s energy mix, said Ditte Juul-Jørgensen, the new head of the European
Bulgarian Maritsa Iztok 2 TPP Expects Emissions to Reach 34 EUR/t by 2024
Date: 06.11.2019 Author: Valerija Hozjan
Photo: Pixabay
The Bulgarian state-owned Maritsa Iztok 2 thermal power plant (TPP), the company operating the largest coal-fired power plant in the Balkans, expects its net cash flow to increase to EUR 57.24 million
Chinese to Build Thermal Power Plant in BiH's Sanski Most
Date: 06.11.2019 Author: Valerija Hozjan
Photo: Ana Vučina Vršnak
The Chinese company China Energy Engineering Corporation Limited International and the Posušje-based company Lager have sent a letter of intent to the municipal authorities of Sanski Most in Bosnia
EEA: EU GHG Emissions Down 2% in 2018, Energy Consumption Up
Date: 05.11.2019 Author: Tanja SrnovršnikPhoto: Ana Vučina Vršnak
The European Union (EU) cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2% in 2018, according to preliminary estimates released last week by the European Environment Agency (EEA). However, the EEA warned
Preparatory Works for Construction of BiH’s 450 MW Tuzla 7 TPP Launched
Date: 04.11.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Elektroprivreda BiH
Preparatory works for the construction of a new 450 MW unit 7 of the Tuzla thermal power plant (TPP) started on Friday, announced Elektroprivreda BiH, the largest power utility in Bosnia and
Birol, IEA: Nuclear in Advanced Economies Could Decline By Two-Thirds By 2040
Date: 25.10.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Rosatom
Without additional lifetime extensions or new projects, nuclear capacity in advanced economies - primarily in the USA, the EU and Japan - would decline by two-thirds by 2040, substantially as a result
Energy Community Secretariat Seeks Carbon Pricing Design Consultants
Date: 15.10.2019 Author: Tanja SrnovršnikPhoto: Pixabay
The Energy Community Secretariat has published a tender for qualified consultants to carry out a study on carbon pricing design for the Energy Community. The deadline for the submission of proposals
Paravan: Electricity Prices in SEE Matching Those in Italy, as Gas Prices Slump
Date: 04.10.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Tanja Srnovršnik
“Technically speaking, we are still experiencing a sideways trend in electricity, whereas the trend is bearish in the case of gas,” explained Dejan Paravan, Chief Innovation Officer at the
German RWE Plans to Become Carbon Neutral by 2040
Date: 02.10.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: S. Miles/FreeDigitalPhotos.net
The German utility RWE plans to become climate neutral by 2040, it announced on Monday, adding that it plans annual net investments of EUR 1.5 billion to further strengthen its position as “one of
En.trading 019: Study on Carbon Pricing in EnC to be Finalised in Spring 2020
Date: 26.09.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik, Skopje
Photo: Alenka Lena Klopčič
As EU countries, including Greece, are shutting down their coal-fired power plants, they are looking at what will happen in the Western Balkan countries that still lack carbon pricing, thus making
Consultation Launched on CO2 Emission Limits in Capacity Mechanisms
Date: 26.09.2019 Author: Tanja SrnovršnikPhoto: Ana Vučina Vršnak
The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) has launched a public consultation on its draft opinion providing technical guidance on the calculation of the values related to CO2 emission
UN: World Will Need to Increase Efforts Five‑Fold to Contain Climate Change
Date: 24.09.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Alenka Lena Klopčič
The United Nations (UN) estimates that the world will need to increase its efforts between three- and five‑fold to contain climate change to the levels dictated by science - a 1.5°C rise at most
