Climate change policy
EU Leads Attacks on Trump's Rollback of Obama Climate Policy
The European Union has led criticism of Donald Trump's effort to unravel Barack Obama's measures to combat climate change, suggesting that Europe will now take the lead in global efforts, The Guardian reports.
From Africa to Asia, governments considering 'green' bond sales
A raft of developing countries are considering selling bonds earmarked for environmental projects, potentially accelerating growth in a market seen as crucial to efforts to keep global temperatures in check.
France and Poland have in recent months become the first sovereigns to issue 'green' bonds, previously the domain mainly of development banks and companies.
Trading exchange to help reform Greek power market
Greece plans to launch a power trading exchange next year to reform its electricity market in line with European plans for an interconnected energy grid which will help cut costs and improve energy security, it said on Tuesday.
Greece's wholesale electricity market is currently based on a mandatory pool system.
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Eleftherios Venizelos Airport is now certified carbon neutral
Athens International Airport recently became carbon neutral after certification by an independent body which attested to the fact that the airport had managed to reduce its CO2 emissions. The airport achieved Level 3+ Neutrality, certified by the independent carbon management program Airport Carbon Accreditation.
Turkey 'to halve its supply to private plants due to cold weather'
Turkey's state pipeline operator Botaş will cut supply to gas-fired power plants by 50 percent as of Jan. 6, due to increased household demand in cold weather, energy industry sources said on Jan. 5, in a bid to free up more gas for households.
Bulgarian Energy Watchdog Keeps Heating Price Unchanged
"I can state unequivocally that there will be no change in the price of heating energy for the consumers of heating energy as of January 1, 2017," announced the chairman of the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (KEVR) Ivan Ivanov, reported BGNES.
No heating oil allowance until February
Consumers entitled to a heating oil allowance will have to wait until February before they receive it, the Finance Ministry has said.
Officials have decided to change the eligibility criteria causing delays in benefit distribution.
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Canada to phase out coal power by 2030: Official
Canada will shutter its coal-fired power plants by 2030 as part of its strategy to cut greenhouse gas emission under the Paris climate accord, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna announced on Nov. 21.
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Trump fears push nations at Morocco talks to call climate action an 'urgent duty'
Fears that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will pull out of the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming pushed almost 200 nations at climate talks in Morocco on Nov. 17 to declare action an "urgent duty."
Paris climate agreement becomes international law
The Paris Agreement to combat climate change became international law on Nov. 4, putting pressure on countries to take action to slash greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming.
This action comes after record-fast ratification by nations reassembling next week for a fresh round of U.N. climate talks.
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