Delays to Balkan energy transition cost more
▶️ One Balkan country clocks its first coal-free days,▶️ Another is rushing in the opposite direction, reviving shelved projects for a new coal plant.▶️ 2-speed energy transition in the Western […]
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More than 20 Turkish NGOs demand withdrawal of finance by Chinese banks to the Hunutlu coal-fired power plant
More than 20 NGOs including East Mediterranean Platform of Environment Associations, the Chamber of Doctors in Adana, Chamber of Agricultural Engineers in Adana, 350.org, Climate Action Network Europe (CAN Europe), […]
Make-or-Break Time for the Balkan Green Agenda
The EU accession process with the Western Balkans requires more climate action now!
The EU accession process with the Western Balkans requires more climate action now
The time is right for the efforts by the EU, pursued under the Energy Community Treaty, which works to integrate the energy markets of the Union and its neighbours, and […]
Joint NGO proposals on the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans
We, the undersigned, welcome the European Commission’s (EC) work to advance the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, a timely opportunity to realise the region’s potential for sustainable development, allowing a better […]
Yükseliş ve Çöküş 2020: KÜRESEL KÖMÜRLÜ TERMİK SANTRAL TAKİBİ
Global Coal Plant Tracker’a (Küresel Kömür Santrali Takipçisi-GCPT) göre 2019 yılı, kömüre dayalı elektrik üretimine dair tüm belli başlı büyüme göstergelerinde büyük düşüş görülen ardı ardına dördüncü yıl olarak kayda geçti.
ContourGlobal abandons plan for new Kosovo coal power plant, making way for transition to renewables
ContourGlobal, a power generator, has announced today that it has abandoned its plans to construct a 500-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Kosovo. It’s the third such project in the region […]
Montenegro’s cap and trade system could signal end of free emissions in Western Balkans – but cap needs tightening
Montenegro has introduced own cap and trade system for its major CO2 emitters (1), thereby signaling the beginning of the end to free emissions in countries of the Western Balkans […]
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.
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 […]