Stoves

From January 1, 2025, Sofia Municipality's low-emission zone for domestic heating comes into effect, prohibiting the use of wood and coal stoves in nine metropolitan districts.

A photo of the device with the portable stove left by unknown individuals outside the EFKA offices in Kypseli has been made public by protothema.gr.

According to information, the device consisted of a portable stove, two bottles of water containing gasoline, two large pieces of fireplace kindling, and six large fuses tied together with black tape.

Make more beef-free meals. Compost food scraps. Replace a natural gas stove with an electric one.

These are all fairly simple ways people can help combat climate change in their own kitchens. Still, most Americans don't do it. Why?

Starting in 2029, heating with wood and coal will be entirely banned in Sofia. The regulation for this change was adopted two years ago, and the city began enforcing restrictions last winter, initially targeting polluting vehicles in the city center.

A 56-year-old man has moved with his family to a wooden house built inside a truck in protection against the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Ömer Birinci, who lives in the Black Sea province of Trabzon, built the 20-square-meter house inside the truck as there is a ban on building in the city's highlands.

By Thursday (June 13th) all Bulgarians using solid fuel for heating can apply for replacement of old stoves with environmentally friendly heating systems. The next Thursday is the deadline for application under the Green Sofia program, which aims to improve green areas in inter-block spaces and local gardens.

1500 households from Ruse will be able to replace their wood and coal stoves with ecological heating systems. This will be the European Commission's Lifecycle program to improve the quality of ambient air.

Ruse is one of the six municipalities included in it.

Over the next four and a half years, Montana will spend 10.7 million leva from the Environment Operational Program to stimulate households in the municipality to go for more environmentally friendly heating options than existing wood and coal stoves. The Financing Contract was signed on Tuesday by Eco Minister Nino Dimov and Montana Mayor Zlatko Zhivkov.

The Ministry of Environment and Water (MoEW) announced the procedure through direct award of grants "Measures for improving the quality of the air" totaling BGN 111,442,101.58.

Euronews is further reporting that pollution in that country is "spiking ten times over recommended levels."