Coal Plants Cause Thousands of Deaths in Eastern Europe
In the last three years only, 19,000 deaths have been linked to coal-power plant-related air pollution in the Western Balkans –...
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Hungary Promises LNG flows to Ukraine from Krk Gas Terminal
Hungary has floated the idea of a tripartite agreement to supply Ukraine with natural gas flows through Hungary via liquefied natural...
Unbundling Rule Another Hurdle for Nord Stream II
The Nord Stream II (NSII) natural gas pipeline will be completed, despite political opposition from Ukraine, Poland and the US -...
Hungarian Government Opposes Single EU Carbon Price Tax
The Hungarian government is opposed to the introduction of a single EU carbon price and extension of the EU's Emissions Trading...
Latvia: Striving for a Competitive Low-carbon Economy
Latvia, a country with less than 2 million people, already has low CO2 emissions (half the OECD average), but they still...
Ukraine and Poland Will Oppose the Launch of Nord Stream 2
The United States and Germany issued a joint declaration in which the two countries agreed to complete Nord Stream 2 and...
Estonia Pursues Homegrown Technologies on Green Energy
On a global scale, Estonia does not emit high levels of greenhouse gasses, but on a per capita basis, it is...
Road Ending for Fossil Fuel Cars in EU
It's looking like the end of the road for fossil fuel-burning cars (even hybrids) in Europe, according to the European Union's...
The Baltics and “Fit for 55” Green Economies: Offshore Wind, Etc.
With populations of only 2.79m (Lithuania), 1.92m (Latvia) and 1.32m (Estonia), the Baltic countries are not huge contributors to global emissions....
“Au Revoir” to Aviation Fuels Exemption
In an effort to urge the aviation industry to use more clean-burning fuels, a draft from the European Commission proposes a...
Big Carbon Price Increase on the Horizon
Europe's carbon price is set for a dramatic rise, according to a European Commission draft, while fuel prices for households and...
Visegrad Countries Discuss Recovery Plans in Warsaw
Meeting in Warsaw, finance ministers from the "Visegrad 4" (V4) country grouping - Poland, Czechia, Hungary, and Slovakia - discussed post...
Recovery Plans not “Green” Enough, say Watchdogs
In recovery plans being submitted by member states to the European Commission to tap into the EUR 750 billion in available...
Poland: Phasing Out Coal and Moving Away from Russian Gas
Meeting the EU’s 2030 climate targets poses a huge challenge for Central European countries, especially for coal-dependent Poland. But it is...
The East-West Divide on Gas Network Support Deepens
The future of natural gas and how it is funded by the EU are deepening the divide between eastern and western...
Industry Critical of EU Renewable Energy Directive Revision
A leaked draft version of the European Commission’s renewable energy directive has received loud criticism from the renewables industry and NGOs....
Member States Approve Coal Phase-out Funding
EU member states have approved a EUR 17.5 billion fund which aims to help some countries wean themselves from polluting industries...
Romania Bids Farewell to Coal
This week, Romania announced that it was ditching coal, thus joining the majority of EU member states that have made a...
Bill Gates & the EU Pledge $1 Billion for Green Technologies
With the aim of rolling out low carbon technologies, the Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures is teaming up with the European...
Hungarian Electricity Company Aims Further Regional Expansion
The net sales of Hungary's MVM Group amounted to HUF 1,835 billion last year, which is EUR 71,8 million higher than...