The beginning of the end – coal phase out in Romania
August 16, 2021
On 27 July, the most polluting coal power plant in Romania was shut down. After more than 50 years in service, the Mintia power plant is closing because it has failed for a long time to comply with the legal emissions limit. The European Commission sent infringement notices to Romania five years in a row for non-compliance with the Industrial Emissions Directive. At the same time, two units at Oltenia Energy Complex, Romania’s largest lignite power producer, will be closed by the end of the year. For Romanian coal power, this is the beginning of the end.
Romania, Romania may still have 2,100 MW in coal capacity by 2030
August 15, 2021
According to the latest Bankwatch report, in 2020, the installed coal capacity in the Romanian energy system stood at 4,590 MW in eight …
Harta interactivă a cărbunelui – unde, cât şi până când vom mai arde cărbune în România
August 11, 2021
Autorităţile române au anunţat închiderea mai multor unităţi pe bază de cărbune şi au stabilit 2032 ca dată de renunţare la energia pe bază …
Зелените субвенции на ЕУ може да завршат во џебовите на олигарсите
August 7, 2021
Ја реобјавуваме саботната анализа првично објавена на 10 април, 2021nКако најсиромашна членка на ЕУ, Бугарија е зависна од јаглен. Земјата …
Fit for 55 Package: Speeding up Decarbonization
July 28, 2021
In the European Commission work programme for 2021, the revisions and initiatives linked to the European Green Deal climate actions and in …
The heroic dust monitor
July 22, 2021
This year we are marking five years since Bankwatch engaged in air pollution work in the Balkans. Throughout these years, there was one constant in the work – the environmental dust monitor. It has become the hero of many communities and is known to every organisation in the region that works for cleaner air.
Големият замърсител в ЕС са въглищните централи на Западните балкани
July 22, 2021
Публикувано във факти.бг: Западните Балканите емитират двойно повече серен диоксид (SO2) от 221 електроцентрали в ЕС
Въглищните централи на Западните Балкани са най-големият замърсител
July 21, 2021
В момента Северна Македония е единствената държава в Западните Балкани, която потвърди, че ще се откаже от въглищата. Плановете са Скопие …
GLOBALNO ZAGRIJAVANJE, SUŠA, GLAD: Zašto su ljeta sve toplija?
July 18, 2021
Toplotni talas u Kanadi u junu odneo je desetine života, javlja britanski javni servis BBC. U …
Western Balkans coal plants pollute twice as much as those in the EU
July 15, 2021
North Macedonia is currently the only country in the Western Balkans to have confirmed that it will exit coal.nnA new report by the Centre …
