Alarming levels of air pollution in settlements in coal regions are choking Central and Eastern Europe
March 4, 2020
Bankwatch’s ongoing air pollution campaign added six more locations to its independent particulate matter monitoring to provide on-the-ground data from these major polluting locations.
北马其顿或成为西巴尔干地区首个淘汰燃煤发电的国家
March 3, 2020
近日, 北马其顿政府已经批准了一项国家能源战略，这使该国成为西巴尔干地区第一个考虑在2030年之前淘汰燃煤发电的国家。 Source : 北马其顿或成为西巴尔干地区首个淘汰燃煤发电的国家
GE says it’s going green. Overseas, it’s still pushing coal
March 2, 2020
In the U.S., GE is increasingly known for wind turbines and other renewable energy technology, among many other products. But the 1,200-megawatt plant due to be built on Vietnam’s northern coast is one of 19 coal power projects the company is working o
North Macedonia first in the region to consider coal exit by 2030
February 26, 2020
By adopting to the new Energy Development Strategy until 2040 on February 24, North Macedonia has become the first country in the Western Balkans region to consider coal phase-out by 2030, announced the European network for preventing the environmental
Prompt coal exit on the cards for North Macedonia
February 25, 2020
The North Macedonian government has approved a national energy strategy that makes it the first country in the Western Balkans to consider a coal phase-out before 2030. Source : Prompt coal exit on the cards for North Macedonia
North Macedonia government contemplates prompt coal exit
February 24, 2020
The government has approved a national energy strategy that makes it the first country in the Western Balkans to consider a coal phase-out before 2030.
North Macedonia could be first country in Western Balkans to exit coal
February 24, 2020
North Macedonia’s government has approved a national energy strategy that makes it the first country in the Western Balkans to consider a coal phase-out before 2030. Source : North Macedonia could be first country in Western Balkans to exit coal
North Macedonia is first country in Western Balkans mulling coal phaseout before 2030
February 24, 2020
North Macedonia’s government has approved the Energy Development Strategy until 2040 which makes it the first country in the Western Balkans to consider a coal phaseout before 2030, Bankwatch said in a press release. Source : North Macedonia is first c
Financing the low carbon transition in Romania
February 21, 2020
Romania is the country in the South East European and Central East European with the best enabling conditions for the energy transition. Yet it continues to be one of the lignite intensive countries in the EU. Read our report to explore why on the European scale, Romanians still pay more than their European counterparts for the costs of this carbon intensive energy system.
Will Europe’s just transition pilot support locals in Slovakia?
February 20, 2020
A just transition for Slovakia’s Upper Nitra is already underway. But turning plans into projects which can actually bring about this transition will be no easy feat. One of the challenges ahead will be to ensure that there is both enough money invested in the region and a sufficient number of good quality projects–projects that don’t lock in carbon-intensive technologies–that support local people.
