Closing the door on waste incineration for district heating in central and eastern Europe
December 2, 2024
This issue paper underlines that Member States and public financing should align with EU principles and avoid investments that lock them into unsustainable practices like waste incineration.
Repower the regions: How to make a heating and cooling plan for municipalities. A methodology for creating a sustainable and just plan for district heating decarbonisation
September 27, 2024
The methodology proposed in this study for local heating and cooling planning at the local level is supplemented by a set of specific legislative and regulatory recommendations at the state level.
European Parliament fails to halt disastrous hydropower project jeopardising local livelihoods and endangered species
September 27, 2024
WWF and CEE Bankwatch Network question the EU Commission’s reasons for putting this decades-old project on the Danube river on its priority investment list.
From coal to clean energy: A Romanian initiative for sustainable employment
August 5, 2024
The transition to a low-carbon economic model is a radical paradigm shift that requires transformation at all levels, from individual behaviour to entire economic sectors. But it’s also an unprecedented opportunity to reinvent our relationship with the economy, one that respects nature and planetary boundaries.
Western Balkans have as many prospective solar, wind projects as Germany
July 17, 2024
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Powering up Central and Eastern Europe: How the EU should step up
May 27, 2024
A new European Commission should build on the progress made and strengthen its support for the energy transition in central and eastern Europe.
Europe’s most coal-dependent country Kosovo turns to renewables
January 23, 2024
Most of Kosovo’s electricity companies from Kosova A and B near Pristina, two of the most polluting power plants in Europe. / bne …
People or Planet: A False Dilemma
December 8, 2023
As the world grapples with runaway climate change, growing inequalities, and a resurgent far right, the political establishment feels …
In Uzbekistan, a Nascent Push for Green Energy
October 12, 2023
Amidst the energy and electricity crisis, Tashkent’s pursuit of renewables is as much about addressing the threat of climate change as it …
EU lawmakers pass bill hiking renewable energy targets
September 13, 2023
Source: EU lawmakers pass bill hiking renewable energy targets
