Croatia has prepared a Social Climate Plan for the period 2026-2032, worth EUR 1.68 billion. It would introduce measures for the buildings and road transport sectors aimed at supporting households and small businesses. The draft of Croatia’s Social Climate Plan is under public discussion, which will last until December 22. The process of adopting the […]
The Serbian Law on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Tax and Law on Carbon-Intensive Product Imports Tax, both at EUR 4 per ton of CO2 equivalent, are coming into effect on January 1. It is the country’s answer to and equivalent of, respectively, the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). Notably, several bylaws are still required for […]
Obtaining an exemption from the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for electricity would mean a rapid and unfeasible decarbonization of Serbia’s energy sector, which would be unacceptable for households and businesses alike, according to Ljubo Maćić, special advisor at Serbia’s Economics Institute. This is why Serbia never sought an exemption. He added that […]
The Council of the European Union upheld the proposed 90% emissions cut target for 2040 ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP30 in Brazil, but with substantial workaround possibilities. In addition, the environment ministers failed to define the 2035 ambition, leaving the desired reduction in the amount of released greenhouse gases in a […]
The European Commission is collecting evidence to come up with solutions for unintended effects of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on renewable electricity in the Western Balkans, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat Artur Lorkowski pointed out in an interview with Balkan Green Energy News, as one of the most important developments in the […]
Slovenia has allocated EUR 835 million from the Climate Fund for climate change mitigation and adaptation. The funds should be used over the period 2025-2028. The Government of Slovenia has adopted a decree on the allocation plan for the Climate Fund for 2025-2028. The plan follows the key measures from the previous plan for the […]
The Ministry of Finance of Serbia launched public consultations on the draft Law on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Tax and Law on Carbon-Intensive Product Imports Tax, both at EUR 4 per ton of CO2 equivalent. On January 1, importers of electricity, cement, iron and steel, aluminum, hydrogen and fertilizers to the European Union will start paying […]
Romania has drafted a directive that would regulate the production, transportation and distribution of biomethane and its inclusion into the gas network. The change is aimed at limiting the increase in the prices of gas for household heating, expected from the upcoming introduction of the ETS 2 carbon allowance scheme in the European Union. Delaying […]
International Airport Avram Iancu Cluj will cover more than half of the costs for a 5 MW solar power plant, with a battery energy storage system of 12 MW, from European funds. It expects the facility to cover more than 60% of its electricity needs. Civilian airports throughout Southeastern Europe are building dozens of solar […]
State institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of its two political entities, the Federation of BiH, will take joint steps aimed at introducing an emissions trading system by the end of the year, according to Nermin Nikšić, the entity’s prime minister. According to Nikšić, the European Union’s carbon border tax, which is set to […]