The European Commission intends to propose a delay in the implementation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) by one year, and to exempt small importers from paying it, according to a leaked draft. Redshaw Advisors has reviewed a leaked European Commission draft legislative proposal detailing some significant potential changes to how CBAM will operate, […]
Turkey-based Kazancı Holding plans to invest EUR 1 billion in gas power plants, gas and heat distribution grids, Prime Minister of North Macedonia Hristijan Mickoski said. The company operates in the energy sector under the Aksa brand. Hristijan Mickoski said Aksa Energy is a leading Turkish company in the energy sector with power plants with […]
World Wildlife Day is celebrated every year on March 3. It reminds us of the richness of plant and animal life, as well as the challenges that threaten it. This year’s theme Financing Wildlife Conservation: Investing in People and the Planet highlights the urgent need to mobilize financial resources to halt biodiversity loss and ensure […]
Residents of the town of Lopare, Bosnia and Herzegovina, have held a protest to voice their opposition to plans to grant a concession for opening a lithium mine on Mount Majevica. The message from the protest is “No to lithium mining,” the Municipality of Lopare said in a statement. At the invitation of environmentalists, citizens’ […]
The Croatian government has handed over 19 contracts for investments in water supply and sewerage in more than 20 municipalities. The government also said it invested EUR 4.4 billion in water and sewerage infrastructure from 2016 to 2024. The contracts for water supply infrastructure, worth more than EUR 1 billion, envisage investments in Petrinja, Šibenik, […]
In its third edition, LUCE Awards continues to celebrate the outstanding contributions and achievements of women leading the way in the Green Transition. The public voting is now live for three outstanding finalists in the Legacy Women category, including Branislava Jovičić, the Founder and Editor of Balkan Green Energy News. The Lights on Women initiative […]
The European Commission scheduled for March 25 the declaration of the first batch of strategic projects under the European Union’s Critical Raw Materials Act. Rio Tinto has submitted its controversial Jadar project, for a lithium mine and processing plant in Serbia. In addition, the administration in Brussels said it would extend the Carbon Border Adjustment […]
International Day of Forests is celebrated worldwide on March 21. The initiative to establish it was approved in 2012 by the United Nations General Assembly. The goal is to raise awareness about the importance of forest conservation for the future of our planet. This year, special emphasis is placed on their role in ensuring food […]
After the Fiat Grande Panda electric car, the Citroën e-C3 will also be manufactured at the Stellantis factory in Kragujevac. In July last year, Stellantis launched a trial production of its electric Fiat Grande Panda in Kragujevac. Local media reported that the company would begin manufacturing Citroën C3 this year. Saša Đorđević, president of the […]
The Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX) is registering entities interested in participating in a market for guarantees of origin. There is no kickoff date yet for the platform, which the market operator will jointly run with the country’s Sustainable Energy Development Agency (SEDA). After several years of preparations, the Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX) is […]