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Both NGOs and cities criticised the draft amendment, according to which only the Minister of Environment would decide on the use of millions of euros from the sale of emissions. Although in the end the investment must be approved by the government, NGOs fear that it will go to "gigantic infrastructure and not to help people with the climate crisis".
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Re-elected chairman Jozef Holjenčík stated in the annual report of the Regulatory Authority that too much attention was paid to green energy last year. Cities and representatives of the sector object, and the Ministry of Economy distances itself from the claims.
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Slovakia did not include charging for emissions from heating and road transport in the amendment to the Emissions Trading Act. According to the European Commission, it should have done so by 25th September. The environment minister wants Brussels to change the directive.
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Although heat pumps saw a decline in sales in Slovakia and even in Europe last year, owners of smaller houses are increasingly opting for them compared to gas boilers, claims a new report from the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA).
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Geothermal energy is for the first time in history the focus of the meeting of energy ministers, who discussed the possibilities of its commercial introduction this week in Budapest. Slovakia is counting on it only for heat production in its energy plan, leaving electricity aside.
