Emissions reduction

Environmental issues including the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships will be at the center of the 82nd session of the International Maritime Organization's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting in London through Friday.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Thursday a Serbia-US agreement on strategic cooperation in the energy sector, signed in Washington on Wednesday, was very important for the upcoming energy transition and that there was great interest among US companies in investing in renewable energy sources in Serbia.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic and US Ambassador to Belgrade Christopher Hill agreed on Tuesday a Serbia-US intergovernmental agreement on strategic cooperation, to be signed in Washington soon, would be a major step in advancement of bilateral cooperation, in which the energy sector occupies an increasingly significant position, the Ministry of Mi

Bulgaria has committed to phasing out coal by 2038, a reminder included in the European Commission's annual report on energy across the EU and individual member states. The report highlights that through the Just Transition Fund, Bulgaria could access 1.12 billion euros to support the social and economic impacts of closing coal plants in Kyustendil, Pernik, and Stara Zagora.

According to the European Commission's annual report on the Energy Union, EU gas storage facilities are now 90% full. This data, presented by European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson, highlights significant progress in energy security across the Union.

In the wake of the wildfires that have ripped through Attica in recent years, experts insist that successful reforestation requires meticulous studies tailored to the specific areas that have been burnt. 

The government has downwardly revised its short-term energy transition goals after realizing they would constrain growth too much.

The Prinos oil field in northern Greece can capture 3 million tons of carbon dioxide a year, three times the amount envisaged in an initial study.

Energean will proceeding with studies on how to expand the field's capture potential. This was decided at a meeting in Athens, where managers from Energean, EnEarth and Halliburton, one of the largest global advisers of energy firms.

BELGRADE - Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic announced on Thursday the Serbian government had adopted an integrated energy and climate plan under which 45 pct of the country's electricity should come from renewable energy sources by 2030.

The significant growth in renewable energy sources (RES) and the drastic reduction in carbon emissions were emphasized by the Chairman and CEO of PPC during the introductory discussion at the Euroelectric Power Summit.