North Macedonia government contemplates prompt coal exit
The North Macedonian government has approved a national energy strategy [1] that makes it the first country in the Western Balkans to consider a coal phase-out before 2030.
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Irrespective of the size, the EU budget must serve higher climate ambition
EU leaders hold today a special European Council meeting where they will discuss and maybe agree on the size and structure of the EU budget for the period 2021-2027. Regardless […]
After suspending the financing of the new 1GW Ostroleka C coal plant, Polish utilities should cancel the project altogether
Yesterday evening the Polish utility companies Energa SA (Energa) and Enea S.A. (Enea) behind the project to build what has been called Poland’s “last (new) coal-fired power plant”, the 1GW […]
The phasing out of fossil gas should have started today
In stark contrast with EU’s climate commitments, the European Parliament greenlighted the fourth list of Projects of Common Interest, which includes 55 fossil gas infrastructure projects. Pipelines in Southeast and […]
Greta Thunberg joins the indigenous Saami youth to demand climate justice
Greta Thunberg and activists from Fridays for Future are joining the climate strike organised by the indigenous Saami youth who are taking the EU to court over its weak 2030 […]
Renewables’ upward trend continues, but slow-down in progress must be fixed
Eurostat published today the latest trends on renewable energy sources. Despite continued progress in the share of renewables in the EU’s energy consumption, the pace of growth is slowing down. […]
Good timing of the EU 2030 climate target revision needed for the bloc to raise climate ambition worldwide
In a joint statement published yesterday, European affairs ministers of France, Germany, and Poland recalled the EU’s commitment to updating its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) – the bloc’s 2030 climate […]
A Just Transition Mechanism to bolster EU’s climate ambition
Today the European Commission has revealed the first act of the European Green Deal, the Just Transition Mechanism, a funding scheme set to address the investment needs of Europe’s regions […]
COP25 : a profound disconnect between people and politicians on the climate emergency
After a year of unprecedented mobilisations calling for urgent climate action, world leaders at COP 25 failed to step up climate action in line with the 1.5°C objective of the […]
EU aims for net zero emissions by 2050, now it needs to work on raising the 2030 target
EU leaders meeting in Brussels yesterday agreed to reduce emissions to net zero by 2050, thereby opening the way to start a discussion on raising the EU’s 2030 climate target […]