Emission impossible? Malta pays for Bulgarian energy

Somewhere in Bulgaria a solar farm or some other ‘mystery’ green project is being funded by Maltese taxpayers because the island is missing its emissions targets, The Sunday Times of Malta has learnt.   The issue dates back to 2007, when the EU first launched its 2020 targets, which entail Member States substantially reducing their greenhouse gases. It turns out that Malta has been lagging so far behind its greenhouse gas reduction targets that it has been forced to restort to a ‘flexibility measure’. This takes the form of a bilateral agreement to buy Bulgaria’s extra emissions-reduction points. The Bulgarian government is bound to use the money it makes from selling its extra reductions on climate change awareness projects, research or green energy initiatives. The Maltese government has refused to divulge how much taxpayers are forking out to buy Bulgarian reductions. READ: Meanwhile, Malta's first solar farm is nearing completion In fact, the government would not give any details on the agreement and did not make any reference to the Bulgarian purchases when replying to questions sent about the matter earlier this week.   And, while government sources said the cost of this...