Vienna to Host the "TRATOLOW" Climate Conference for the Western Balkans and Turkey

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: April 29, 2024; 21:58 ♦ (Vindobona)

In a crucial meeting in Vienna today, leading climate and environmental representatives from the Western Balkans, Turkey and the EU discussed strategies to tackle climate change. Organized by the Austrian Ministry for Climate Action, the EU Department for Climate Action and the Austrian Environment Agency, the conference focused on the TRATOLOW project, which aims to achieve a sustainable climate transition in these regions.

Environment and climate ministers and other high-ranking representatives from the Western Balkans, Turkey and the EU met in Vienna to discuss climate protection, the energy transition and adaptation to climate change in the region. / Picture: © BMK/Paul Benteler

The TRATOLOW conference provides a unique platform for the exchange of best practices, the discussion of financial strategies, and the planning of measures to increase energy efficiency and independence through renewable energies. Important items on the agenda were the implementation of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which are…