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Croatia’s Mezzanine Partner launches €100mn "dark green" energy fund
Fund to support renewable energy projects across the region, with a focus on solar and wind energy.
Carbon Brief releases sixth version of extreme weather event interactive map
As the planet warms and the Climate Crisis accelerates faster than scientists predicted, extreme weather events from floods to fires have turned into an annual disaster season that is only going to get worse.
Central European countries least likely in the EU to prioritise climate change
Stark contrast with Southern Europe, where around half of respondents from Bulgaria, Romania and other countries fear they will have to relocate to escape climate crisis, EIB survey shows.
Albania partners with UAE's Masdar for gigawatt-scale green projects
Agreement aims to help Albania become more energy independent and reduce reliance on coal-heavy electricity imports.
This year to be warmest on record, says Copernicus
The year 2024 is almost certain to set a new record as the warmest year in documented history, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.
Scandal of UK treating Turkey as dumping ground for mountains of plastic waste worsens again
Other big countries in Europe also shipping crazy volumes of trash, says Greenpeace. Campaigners hope upcoming Global Plastics Treaty talks can bring change.
Prime Batteries Technology nears launch of new battery production facility in Romania
Romania’s Prime Batteries Technology is close to launching production at its new factory near Bucharest, which will provide an initial capacity of 2,000 MWh per year in lithium-ion batteries for energy storage.
Turkey invites bids for 1,200 MW of wind plants
Grid connections to be awarded for 49 years.
EBRD, EU to secure €400mn for Western Balkans’ green transition
Programme to provide €120mn of targeted SME financing in the Western Balkans region in its initial phase, scaling up to €400mn over the next few years.
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Planet-heating emissions reach new record in 2023, says WMO report
Greenhouse gas levels surged to a new record in 2023, committing the planet to rising temperatures for many years to come, according to a report from the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).
PPC to take over Europe’s biggest onshore wind farm in Romania
PPC, Greece's leading electricity producer and supplier, has been expanding in Southeast Europe, including Romania.
UN says Earth on track to heat to a dangerous 3.1°C
Global heating may rise to 3.1°C by the end of the century if policy action stays the same, says a new annual UN Emissions Gap report. That is an eye-popping 5.6°F.
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Global CO2 emissions from forest fires have increased by 60% in 23 years
Global carbon dioxide emissions from forest fires have surged by 60% since 2001, with emissions nearly tripling in some of the most climate-sensitive boreal forests, according to a new study published in the journal Science.
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Global electricity demand is surging faster than expected, warns IEA
The International Energy Agency (IEA) suggests that global electricity demand is surging faster than expected and that keeping climate change in check may thus become harder.
Serbia signs landmark deal with Hyundai and UGT Renewables
Deal on the construction of solar power plants is a significant step towards boosting Serbia's renewable energy capacity.
Turkey stays out in front as Europe's largest coal-fired electricity producer
Country has surged ahead of Germany and Poland. Generation of inevitable CO2 emissions also up.
Solar power sees record gains in 2023
Renewables generated 30% of global electricity for the first time in 2023, on the back of strong growth in solar and wind generation.
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Romania-Bulgaria Danube hydropower project is dangerous, environmental groups warn
Critics of the Turnu Magurele-Nikopol HPP project say it will put villages along the Danube at risk, and could endanger nuclear power plants.
Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro among countries least likely to separate waste
Western Balkans struggles with waste management as infrastructure fails to keep up with increased volume.
Not even “cancer explosion” warnings deterring Turkey from coal power expansion, says HRW
“I have asthma, and my doctor says I need clean air. But there is no clean air. We are all ill here,” relates villager living near plant fed by “carbon bomb” mine.