Milena Maglovski
Milena Maglovski
Landmark EU Solar Strategy SolarPower Europe Response
A new dawn for European solar as the European Commission substantially increases 2030 solar targets to 740 GWdc, recognising solar’s central role in delivering for Europe’s security, economic, and climate goals. As part of package of announcements, the European Commission…
Four Key Climate Change Indicators Break Records in 2021
Four key climate change indicators – greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification – set new records in 2021. This is yet another clear sign that human activities are causing planetary scale changes on land, in…
REPowerEU: A Plan to Rapidly Reduce Dependence on Russian Fossil Fuels and Fast Forward the Green Transition
The European Commission has presented the REPowerEU Plan, its response to the hardships and global energy market disruption caused by war in Ukraine. There is a double urgency to transform Europe’s energy system: ending the EU’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels, which…
Who’s Afraid of Energy Crisis
The prices of fossil fuels are not standing still yet on the world market, so the kilowatts obtained from them are very expensive. It is clear that for a stable future, we need renewable energy sources (RES) that will make…
Berlin Pushes For a 60 Euros Minimum Price on EU Carbon Markets
Discounting allegations of speculation on the EU carbon market, Berlin is throwing its weight behind a minimum price of 60 euros per ton of CO2, saying it will ensure this through national measures if the EU does not take action.…
Facing Floods and Landslides, Afghans Turn to Nature for Protection
Amir Beg Khusrawi still has vivid memories of a flash flood that swept through his village in Afghanistan’s rugged northeast a decade ago. “[It] destroyed around 20 houses, claimed livestock, and damaged our agricultural lands so that even now we…
Fuel Price, Excise, Strategic Reserves of Oil and Petroleum Products – What Do We Know About It?
Fuel prices plummeted again in February, causing concern in the local market, especially after additional forecasts that the cost of crude oil will continue to rise. Although it is impossible to stay immune to the changes happening in the global…