Climate change policy
State aid scheme to support industrial consumers through CO2 emission certificates, approved
The Government approved a draft emergency ordinance establishing a state aid scheme to support industrial consumers in 15 areas through CO2 emission certificates, Minister of Economy, Energy, and the Business Environment Virgil Popescu said on Friday.
Turkey to host COP22 meeting on Med Sea, coasts
Turkey's coastal city of Antalya will host COP22, an international convention on the protection of the Mediterranean marine environment and coastline in 2021, the country's minister of environment said on Dec. 18.
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Serbia is one of the Vice-Presidents of the next UN Climate Change Conference
In that capacity, Serbia will participate in the 2020 session in Glasgow, the environment ministry said.
At the closing of the conference, signatories to the UN Convention on Climate Change COP 25 in Madrid today, Serbia was also elected a member of the Convention Bureau on behalf of the Eastern European Group of countries, the statement added.
Balkan Coal Power Plants Failing Toxic Emissions Targets
Coal-fired power plants in the Balkans are failing to hit toxic emissions targets and many face imminent closure if they continue to operate at current rates, the Energy Community warned on Monday in its latest report.
UNDP, Hatay Municipality tackle climate change, environmental impacts of migration
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Hatay Metropolitan Municipality have joined forces to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the local level, in a bid to tackle climate change issues and the effect of the high influx of migration on the environment.
The US Is Taking the First Step to Withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced today that he has informed the UN that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, the AP reported.
This is the first official step in the 12-month procedure to exit the Global Climate Change Pact. In his message, Pompeo emphasizes that the document is an "unfair economic burden" on the US economy.
The UN Climate Conference Will Be Held in Madrid
The United Nations has confirmed that this year's climate change conference will take place in December in Madrid after Chile abandoned its household over anti-government protests in the country, Reuters reported.
The conference, also known as COP25, will be held from 2 to 13 December, as scheduled, but in the Spanish capital.
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New ENFIA cuts seen next May
The amount of additional revenues the government projects it will collect from the inclusion of new areas in the objective values system will determine the size of the new Single Property Tax (ENFIA) reductions planned for 2020.
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$ 11 Billion Is the Pledged Sum to the Global Climate Fund
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said today that the pledges to fill the international fund to help poor countries deal with climate change will reach $ 11 billion, the Associated Press reported.
Europe without Petrol and Diesel Cars after 2030?
Denmark and 10 other EU countries have called for the creation of a European strategy for the gradual decommissioning of diesel and petrol cars, including allowing the ban of sales at member state-level by 2030 to combat climate change, Reuters reported. .
Denmark made the proposal on Friday at an European meeting of environment ministers held in Luxembourg, BTA reported.
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