Julian Popov

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Julian Popov is Fellow of the European Climate Foundation, Chairman of the Building Performance Institute Europe and Former Minister of Environment of Bulgaria. He was the good will Bulgarian Ambassador for energy and climate policy and energy security adviser to the President of Bulgaria.

Julian Popov

Mar 28 2026

Do not weaken ETS, but accelerate technologies that make energy cheaper, cleaner and safer

Illuminem Voices

Carbon Market · Carbon Regulations

Bulgaria’s Environment Minister argues that high energy costs stem from infrastructure gaps, not the ETS, advocating for renewables and grids.

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Natural Gas is not a transitional fuel, so let’s stop saying it is

Julian Popov

Dec 24 2021

Natural Gas is not a transitional fuel, so let’s stop saying it is

Energy

Instead of being promoted as “transitional fuel”, gas could be better described as a fuel of last resort, with the caveat that it is not the only one: other technologies are advancing into the balancing role for the power systems, writes Julian Popov.

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Julian Popov

Dec 24 2021