Biden Administration Releases US National Climate Plan
You’ve probably heard of the Paris Climate Agreement, the world’s hallmark climate action framework. At the core of the agreement are national climate plans, also known as Nationally Determined Contributions. But what exactly is that? Each country develops its plan to reduce…
Secretariat Launches Dispute Settlement Procedure Against Montenegro for Breaching Large Combustion Plants Directive as TPP Pljevlja Exhausts ‘opt-out’
Secretariat sent an Opening Letter to Montenegro to address its breach of the Large Combustion Plants Directive. In particular, the country’s sole thermal power plant, TPP Pljevlja, continues to operate despite the expiry of the limited lifetime derogation period of…
Plastic is a climate, health and social justice issue
Companies like Coke, Pepsi and Nestle rely on single-use plastic, which is not only polluting the entire planet with waste, but helping to prop up the oil and gas sector and fueling climate change. For the fossil fuel industry, plastic represents…
Looking to Help Restore the Natural World? Here’s Your Guide.
Food, water, medicine, energy: the planet’s ecosystems provide the essentials of life, so long as they’re taken care of. Unfortunately, that hasn’t been happening. During the last several decades, human development has pushed many of the world’s forests, savannahs and…
Albania, Montenegro and North Macedonia Procure Electricity Trading Platforms in the First Half of 2021
The National Electricity Market Operator of North Macedonia, MEMO, and the Montenegrin Power Exchange, BELEN, launched this week public tenders for the selection of a service provider for the operation of the day-ahead market. The deadline to submit offers to…
Chernobyl: The Next Phase
At 01:23:40 on 26 April 1986, the failure of a routine test at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union, caused reactor 4 to explode, releasing parts of its radioactive core. It was the…
ABB Unveils Enhanced Terra HP Charger
Ideal for highway corridor charging and EV fleets, the new 350 kW Terra HP Generation III delivers a premium charging experience and full support for expanded operator branding. ABB has further evolved its top-selling Terra High Power (HP) charger to…